as in gourmet
informal
a person who enjoys and cares about food very much
The restaurant is very popular among foodies.
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Recent Examples of foodie
This adorable puzzle with bright, fun pieces that are easy for little hands to grab is perfect for the foodie in the making.
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Shanna Shipin, Glamour, 7 Oct. 2024
Regardless of what’s on your foodie’s wishlist, here’s our gift guide of 37 frankly delicious ideas for food people.
—Megan Wahn, Architectural Digest, 24 Oct. 2024
This indoor garden grows fresh herbs that your favorite foodies and home mixologists can use to garnish dishes or muddle in drinks.
—Malia Griggs, SELF, 18 Oct. 2024
With trendy spots and celebrity chefs abound, local foodies and visitors are struggling to keep up with the many new offerings.
—Jennifer Fernández Solano, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
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Shanna Shipin, Glamour, 7 Oct. 2024
Regardless of what’s on your foodie’s wishlist, here’s our gift guide of 37 frankly delicious ideas for food people.
—Megan Wahn, Architectural Digest, 24 Oct. 2024
This indoor garden grows fresh herbs that your favorite foodies and home mixologists can use to garnish dishes or muddle in drinks.
—Malia Griggs, SELF, 18 Oct. 2024
With trendy spots and celebrity chefs abound, local foodies and visitors are struggling to keep up with the many new offerings.
—Jennifer Fernández Solano, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
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Cocktail connoisseurs will want to make a special point of stopping at the hotel’s Library Bar.Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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So while some exhibitors at The Art Show are catering to the tastes of an older generation of connoisseurs, the ADAA has been adding more primary and younger dealers to the association in recent years, meaning that there is now both historical and contemporary work on view.Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 30 Oct. 2024
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Biggest Fear: Pain of their own insecurity, uncertainty. Type 7: The Enthusiast/Epicure The enthusiast/epicure looks to explore all the wonders of life and are always on the hunt for new experiences and adventures.Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 25 Apr. 2024
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Simic’s work is often described as surreal, darkly humorous, minimalist, the work of an impassioned epicure.Rowan Ricardo Phillips, The New Republic, 13 Jan. 2023
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With autumn on the horizon, there’s no better time than the present to begin planning your next escape to the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico—and for any gastronomes in search of an underrated drinking and dining destination on its shores, Alabama’s Beaches are tough to beat.Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
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Now, the dessert is more than just a daily chore for gastronomes who visit his revered restaurant in the south of France, where rum is as prevalent as wine.Michelle Tchea, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 July 2024
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He will be called a fascist and a coward and a dilettante.The Editors, National Review, 31 Oct. 2024
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Back in the 1930s, Cocteau was dubbed a dilettante.Harriet Quick, theweek, 17 July 2024
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“Foodie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foodie. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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