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
Here is some of the latest in dining news from across San Diego County, as well as some upcoming events for foodies.
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Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
New York City’s Carbone has been synonymous with A-listers and fashionable figures, with mere mortal foodies refreshing their emails in anticipation of securing a coveted reservation.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
The market also contains restaurants, retail shops and crafts markets — a destination that appeals to foodies and casual browsers alike.
—Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026
The Taste of the BIFF is a foodie festival within the festival!
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 23 Apr. 2026
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Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
New York City’s Carbone has been synonymous with A-listers and fashionable figures, with mere mortal foodies refreshing their emails in anticipation of securing a coveted reservation.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
The market also contains restaurants, retail shops and crafts markets — a destination that appeals to foodies and casual browsers alike.
—Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026
The Taste of the BIFF is a foodie festival within the festival!
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 23 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foodie
Noun
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The Lavender Lady at Reverence at Epicurean Atlanta.—
Aly Walansky,
Forbes.com,
7 May 2026
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For example, every state seems to have a signature epicurean specialty, such as Cochinita Pibil, a stew of pork slow-roasted in a banana leaf and Sopa de Lima, a traditional lime soup made with chicken or beef and served with tortilla chips.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 Apr. 2026
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This is the right era to be a whiz in math and a connoisseur of baseball.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2026
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Longtime connoisseurs of the Sam’s Club bakery may recognize this one.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
1 May 2026
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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
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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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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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Two of our esteemed gubernatorial candidates, the cowboy and the dilettante, apparently could not find ties for the first debate Wednesday night, showing up with dress shirts casually unbuttoned.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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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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“Foodie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foodie. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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