foodie

noun

Definition of foodienext
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 Tennis foodies can try additional vendors offering everything from Argentine and Greek fare to Mexican and Italian dishes. — Hanlon Walsh, Midwest Living, 6 Aug. 2026 McKeown also has Peppi’s Steaks & Hoagies inside Miami’s Brightline station, but this is his first foodie foray into Broward County, choosing The Gateway Shopping District for his latest debut. — Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2026 Pioneering fashion foodie Giorgio Armani unveiled the Emporio Armani Caffè in Paris in 1998, starting what would become a global restaurant empire with more than two dozen locations. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 5 Aug. 2026 Despite considering foodie-favorite Mexico City one of her hometowns, her favorite gastronomical destination in Mexico is Veracruz. — Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for foodie
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foodie
  1. epicurean
  2. connoisseur
  3. epicure
  4. gastronome
  5. dilettante
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  • During this time, Wareheim — who played the epicurean Arnold opposite his real-life foodie friend Aziz Ansari on Netflix’s Master of None — also became a best-selling cookbook author with the playful Foodheim.
    — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Seline, a 14- to 17-course epicurean adventure told through seasonal and regional ingredients, innovative techniques and showy plating that makes use of bones, antlers and bowls within bowls, has been racking up accolades in 2026.
    — Carrie Bell, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of epicurean
Noun
  • With their next Paris Fashion Week show set for September, fashion connoisseurs are eagerly waiting to see what’s next.
    — Beatrice Dupuy, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The women in my family are hair oil connoisseurs; there’s hardly a bathroom drawer in our entire house that isn’t filled to the brim with glass jars.
    — Isabel Bekele, InStyle, 26 July 2026
Definition of connoisseur
Noun
  • And now, with a myriad of buzzy new restaurants helmed by some of France’s top chefs and curious creatives from around the world eager to experiment with the territory’s rich ingredients, Biarritz is becoming an epicure’s paradise in its own right.
    — Monica Mendal, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The epicure who dreamed up this last part was, allegedly, a priest.
    — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Definition of epicure
Noun
  • With its winning trifecta of sandy beaches, boutique hotels, and unpretentious tavernas, the Greek island of Milos seduces couples, water lovers, and gastronomes alike.
    — Helen Iatrou, Travel + Leisure, 11 July 2026
  • Founded in 2017 by three Italian food journalists and gastronomes, Luciano Pignataro, Albert Sapere and Barbara Guerra, 50 Top Pizza ranks pizzas around the world.
    — Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 2 June 2026
Definition of gastronome
Noun
  • Thinking otherwise is the mistake of amateurs and dilettantes.
    — Padgett Powell, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
  • Is Steyer just a billionaire dilettante trying to buy an office?
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
Definition of dilettante

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