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  • noun Plural form of gourmet.

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Examples

  • As caring about food has become inter - woven with caring about the environment, enjoying good food has lost some of the elitist, hedonistic taint that long barred gourmets from the ranks of the politically correct.

    Good-bye, Cryovac 2004

  • As caring about food has become inter - woven with caring about the environment, enjoying good food has lost some of the elitist, hedonistic taint that long barred gourmets from the ranks of the politically correct.

    Good-bye, Cryovac 2004

  • As caring about food has become inter - woven with caring about the environment, enjoying good food has lost some of the elitist, hedonistic taint that long barred gourmets from the ranks of the politically correct.

    Good-bye, Cryovac 2004

  • While many so-called gourmets will turn up their noses at any cuisine that originates in the British Isles, the fact is the Brits are outdone by no one when it comes to preparing a good stew.

    unknown title 2009

  • They were not what was then called gourmets, nor were they sophisticates.

    The Pour 2008

  • Her aunt and uncle, who she calls "gourmets," were friendly with a German chef-entrepreneur, Joachim Splichal, owner of a restaurant group in Los Angeles.

    How Women Are Heating Up The Restaurant World Heidi Brown 2009

  • Will it stop for instance, the endangerment of the turtles who are dying out because the people in Preto Rica gather their eggs by the sacklful to sell to self-indulgent thoughtless "gourmets"?

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2010

  • I'm sure plenty of people who fancy themselves "gourmets" would turn up their noses at a place like this.

    unknown title 2009

  • I'm sure plenty of people who fancy themselves "gourmets" would turn up their noses at a place like this.

    unknown title 2009

  • Inexpensive ethnic foods have always been suited to street vending, and urban gourmets have long made a fetish of seeking out the best bites in obscure places.

    A Food Movement on Wheels Paul Lukas 2011

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