gastronome
noun
gas·tro·nome
ˈga-strə-ˌnōm 
: a lover of good food
especially
: one with a serious interest in gastronomy
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gastronomes from all over make the pilgrimage to this temple of haute cuisine
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With autumn on the horizon, there’s no better time than the present to begin planning your next escape to the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico—and for any gastronomes in search of an underrated drinking and dining destination on its shores, Alabama’s Beaches are tough to beat.
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Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
Now, the dessert is more than just a daily chore for gastronomes who visit his revered restaurant in the south of France, where rum is as prevalent as wine.
—Michelle Tchea, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 July 2024
But fear not my fellow gastronomes, for amidst the sips and swirls there will be laughter, there will be revelry and just maybe a nugget or two of culinary enlightenment.
—Johnny Noakes, Hartford Courant, 14 Apr. 2024
For coffee and pastries that helped put Los Alamos on the map amongst discerning gastronomes, hit Bob's Well Bread—a second location opened in Ballard in 2019.
—David Amsden, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Mar. 2023
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Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
Now, the dessert is more than just a daily chore for gastronomes who visit his revered restaurant in the south of France, where rum is as prevalent as wine.
—Michelle Tchea, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 July 2024
But fear not my fellow gastronomes, for amidst the sips and swirls there will be laughter, there will be revelry and just maybe a nugget or two of culinary enlightenment.
—Johnny Noakes, Hartford Courant, 14 Apr. 2024
For coffee and pastries that helped put Los Alamos on the map amongst discerning gastronomes, hit Bob's Well Bread—a second location opened in Ballard in 2019.
—David Amsden, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Mar. 2023
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“Gastronome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gastronome. Accessed 8 Oct. 2024.
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