as in gourmet
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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
And so many familiar-to-foodies faces — aside from Lakshmi herself, there’s molecular gastronomist Wylie Dufresne, meat purveyor Pat LaFrieda, and numerous past Top Chef contestants, including two-time winner Buddha Lo.
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026
It's become an annual March Madness tradition at CBS Chicago, pitting our city's best eateries in direct competition in a foodie bracket challenge.
—Cbs Chicago Team, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
City of Gold is a warm portrait of Los Angeles foodie and critic Jonathan Gold, who made a passionate daily life (and Pulitzer-winning career) of seeking out singular food experiences throughout the city.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Mar. 2026
Each town and city have their own culinary specialty — where are the foodies?
—Talla Mountjoy, Twin Cities, 11 Mar. 2026
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026
It's become an annual March Madness tradition at CBS Chicago, pitting our city's best eateries in direct competition in a foodie bracket challenge.
—Cbs Chicago Team, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
City of Gold is a warm portrait of Los Angeles foodie and critic Jonathan Gold, who made a passionate daily life (and Pulitzer-winning career) of seeking out singular food experiences throughout the city.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Mar. 2026
Each town and city have their own culinary specialty — where are the foodies?
—Talla Mountjoy, Twin Cities, 11 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foodie
Noun
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At the Gritti Epicurean cooking school, small groups are introduced to the marvels of Venetian culinary traditions in half-day to three-day courses.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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Serious steak enthusiasts and oenophiles may want to book a room at the Epicurean Hotel, Bern’s sister property just across the street.—
USA TODAY NETWORK,
USA Today,
19 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Urie plays Monty Blakemont III, a dashing art connoisseur and philanthropist, whose enthusiasms are genuine though his financial resources are suspect.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
18 Mar. 2026
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Available in two different colorways, conservative design connoisseurs will likely find comfort in the classic blue and natural beige color combo, while the punchy purple and green option might entice those with more adventurous color appetites.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
17 Mar. 2026
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The epicure who dreamed up this last part was, allegedly, a priest.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Ever since, keen epicures had been ardently awaiting his next move.—
Sarah Khan,
Bon Appétit,
18 Mar. 2025
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Anne Marie Panoringan, Culture OC food writer, notes that even for seasoned gastronomes, the value proposition feels off.—
Brock Keeling,
Daily News,
16 Jan. 2026
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Painters, sculptors, designers, and young gastronomes with a forward-thinking vision have put down roots.—
Lindsay Cohn,
Vogue,
4 Dec. 2025
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Spoken like a true pseudo-bohemian trust-fund dilettante, an archetype as old as dynastic wealth.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
29 Jan. 2026
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From Senior Editor Jessie Gaynor, who highlighted not one Tweet, but an entire body of work from one of the best to ever do it: A thorough accounting of Joyce Carol Oates’ viral tweets is a task better suited to her extremely lucky future biographer than to a dilettante like me.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Nov. 2025
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