foodies

plural of foodie
as in dilettanti
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 foodies However, here are some new and returning crowd pleasers that foodies, bloggers, and festival attendees are excited to bite into! Ronny Maye, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025 Asheville is packed with breweries and restaurants that foodies will adore, along with great shopping, arts and crafts, and live music venues. Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 27 Aug. 2025 Now, local foodies have spoken up about which is the best of the best. Chyna Blackmon, Charlotte Observer, 26 Aug. 2025 Fecal foodies have appeared in lighter cinematic fare for decades, and if gross-out laughs are your thing, there is something amusing about watching a person put in what someone else just put out. Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2025 Here is some of the latest in menu news from across San Diego County, as well as some upcoming events for foodies. Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025 Good news, foodies and royal family fans! Jordana Comiter, People.com, 13 Aug. 2025 For foodies, McCabe said the northern cities of Bologna and Parma should be top of the list. Marylou Costa, Contributor, CNBC, 17 Jan. 2025 Tampa Bay's foodies have much to look forward to in 2025, with a lineup of new eateries set to pile more onto our plates. Yacob Reyes, Axios, 17 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foodies
Noun
  • If Toni’s home had been open to gourmets there would always be porgys frying.
    Nikki Giovanni September 3, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The one that connoisseurs tend to care about the most, of course, is India Pale Ale.
    Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • In 2019, Lung made a deal with Pop Mart, a company that caters to toy connoisseurs and influencers, to sell the figurines.
    Fortune, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025
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  • But now this metropolis of some 2 million people has more and more options for later in the day, ranging from an intimate dining counter where a local chef nerds out about indigenous ingredients to a sleek izakaya bar where the city’s scene-seeking gastronomes gather for spicy tuna hand rolls.
    Ann Abel, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025

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“Foodies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foodies. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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