gourmet Definition
gour·met (go̵or mā′, gôr-; go̵or′mā, gôr′-)
noun
a person who likes and is an excellent judge of fine foods and drinks; epicure
Etymology: Fr < OFr gormet, gromet, servant, wine taster, vintner's assistant: meaning infl. by gourmand
gourmet Synonyms
gourmet
n.
gourmet Usage Examples
Possessives
- delight: A culinary bicycle tour is a gourmet's delight.
- paradise: Sydney is also a gourmet's paradise, with countless restaurants.
Converse of object
- include: The course fee includes a gourmet three course lunch with wine.
- offer: Cuisine The warm south of France seems to offer the gourmet the best of everything.
- serve: Windows Restaurant at The London Hilton will serve a special three-course gourmet Cuban menu with wine suggestions to evoke the spices of Cuba.
- enjoy: After the lecture we all enjoyed a gourmet Christmas tea prepared by the committee and their faithful helpers.
- go: Pub grub goes gourmet With a smoking ban looming and beer sales dwindling, pubs are seeking their salvation in food.
Adjective modifier
discerning: The elegant dining room features imaginative and tempting menus for the discerning gourmet.
Modifies a noun
- cuisine: Of boat day a lounge at the impeccable quality gourmet cuisine can.
- dinner: Let gourmet dinner service do the job for you!
- meal: A gourmet meal is wasted on someone who prefers only fish fingers.
- dining: Gourmet dining is promised, part of the luxury standard for all classes of service.
- chef: Meg, a gourmet chef, is working on a sauce to improve the steak's taste.
- restaurant: Or dine more formally at some of the gourmet restaurants all within a short distance.
Noun used with modifier
- merchant: Merchant Gourmet Merchant Gourmet sources the best quality food ingredients from around the world and delivers straight to your door!
- origin: These beans have been carefully selected to form our single origin gourmet coffee, Kilimanjaro Mountain Special, Fresh Ground.
- course: Restaurant with 5 course gourmet dinner menu changing daily.
- offer: Alta staff offer gourmet dining inside, or an equally elegant al fresco meal on the foredeck.
- five-course: Here the service is professional, the menu is a five-course gourmet feast and the intimate restaurant seats just 20 people.
- three-course: Dinner, beneath the domed thatch, is a traditional, three-course gourmet affair.
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