A gourmet is a person with a discriminating palate and who is knowledgeable in fine food and drink. The word is a corruption of the French word groumet, a valet in charge of the wines. It is often used as an adjective for meals of especially high quality, whose makers or preparers have used especial effort or art in presentation or cooking the meal, or for facilities equipped for preparing such meals, such as a restaurant.
Foodie is a conversational synonym for gourmet that is frequently used in the media. The word was coined synchronously by Gael Greene and by Paul Levy and Ann Barr, co-authors of The Official Foodie Handbook (1984).
Certain events and publications cater to people who consider themselves gourmets or foodies, such as wine tastings and Gourmet magazine.
It should not be confused with gourmand, a person who eats and drinks in large quantities, even to excess.
Aristology, the science of dining
Philosophical Gourmet Report
The Frugal Gourmet, a cooking show
The Surreal Gourmet, a cooking show
Who's Who of Gourmet Chefs
Gourmet food, recipes, chefs, and news
Check out the following recipes that are tagged "Gourmet":
Tuna Braised with Cranberries, Port, and Cream, Gourmet Chili Pot Pie Topping, Minestrone, Vichyssoise Creme Glacee', Gourmet Double Chocolate Chunk Cookies, Prune Armagnac Gingerbread- Gourmet, Oysters Rockefeller - Gourmet Magazine, Oysters Rockefeller (Gourmet Mag.), Oysters Rockefeller(Gourmet Mag.), Crostata Di Ricotta, Honey Mustard Bread For Bread Machine, Honey mustard bread for bread machine, Konbu No Tsukukani (Pickled Seaweed), Broiled Salmon With Curried Eggplant Chutney, Hot Chocolate- Al Martin, Gourmet Gift Basket, Honey Barbequed Salmon With Mache, Plum Or Apricot Tea Cake, Chipotle Chutney Dressing(Gourmet), Egg Salad And Green Bean Sandwiches, Gingered Sweet-Potato Fritters, Chocolate Chip Cookies(Chefs Cuisiniers Club), Herbed Vinaigrette, Lemony Green Beans, Stewed Green Beans, Haricots Verts A La Vapeur(Steamed Green Beans), Striped Bass Escabeche With Bell Peppers And Green Beans, Lemon Rosemary Green Beans, Green Beans With Olives, Green Beans With Red Onion And Olives, Green Beans With Lemon, Green Beans, Chocolate Chip Cookies (Chefs Cuisiniers Club), Salsa Di Balsamella- Bechamel Cream Sauce, Salsa Di Pomodoro- Basic Tomato Sauce, Gourmet Chocolate Chip Cookies, Frugal Gourmet's Sesame Candy, Papaya-Habanero Hot Sauce with Passion, Peanut Butter Pie- Key Gourmet, Steamed Haricots Verts And Potatoes, Diabetic Sponge Cake, Diabetic Cake2, Diabetic Fruit Cakes, Diabetic And Low Sodium Pound Cake, Munich Cheesecake, Frozen Cranberry Souffle With Spun Sugar Cran, Rice Pudding With Cranberry Walnut Sauce, Baked Swedish Brown Beans, Cheese-Stuffed Poblano Chiles in Pastry (Rellenos), Gourmet Glossary
