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Foodies is a slang term used to describe people with a strong love of fine dining, food and the experience of dining out or creating elaborate meals at home. The term used to describe those who closely follow the openings and closings of new restaurants and the comings and goings of celebrity chefs. Image File history File links Gnome-globe. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... A gourmet is a person with a discriminating palate and who is knowledgeable in fine food and drink. ... Slang is the use of highly informal words and expressions that are not considered standard in the speakers dialect or language. ...

The word foodie was coined by Gael Greene and Paul Levy and Ann Barr, who together wrote The Official Foodie Handbook (1984). Many foodies would not consider themselves gourmets -- they simply love the food experience. [1] A foodie might dedicate significant time to food-related pursuits, including the pursuit of a specific item, such as the best egg cream or burrito. However, this effort might not interest a gourmet. A gourmet is a person with a discriminating palate and who is knowledgeable in fine food and drink. ... Paul Pierre Lévy (September 15, 1886 - December 15, 1971) was a French mathematician who was active especially in probability theory, introduced martingales and Lévy flights. ...

Foodies have been known to either make or break the career of a chef. Foodie blogs and word of mouth among foodies have in the past sealed the fate of certain restaurants more quickly and more decisively than reviews by professional reviewers. Many New York City foodies examine the Zagat restaurant guide each year and check the newly listed and newly praised restaurants to see if their review concurs with the guide's review. Zagat Survey was established by Tim and Nina Zagat in 1979 as a way to collect and correlate the ratings of restaurants by diners. ...

David Boulet is considered to be the chef most appreciated by New York City foodies, who have supported his career with near universal loyalty since he began his days in the kitchen. Bar Piti, a small Italian restaurant in Manhattan on Avenue of the Americas at Houston Street is another restaurant that has received warm recognition from new York City foodies. The restaurant is modest and embraces none of the usual airs of a "top restaurant," but its food has been consistently praised by food lovers. The Borough of Manhattan, highlighted in yellow, lies between the East River and the Hudson River. ... Sixth Avenue is a major avenue in New York Citys borough of Manhattan. ...

Pursuits for people who consider themselves foodies include wine tastings and Gourmet magazine. Publications often serve gourmets with food columns and features. Wine degustation is the tasting of wine. ... Gourmet magazine, a publication of Condé Nast, which also produces its sister publication Bon Appetit, first started publication in 1941. ... A food column is a type of newspaper column dealing with food. ...

See also

• Aristology, the science of dining
• The Frugal Gourmet, a cooking show
• The Surreal Gourmet, a cooking show
• Food column

Aristology is the art or science of cooking and dining. ... The Frugal Gourmet was a cooking show that aired on PBS from 1988 to 1997. ... The Surreal Gourmet is a program on Food Network hosted by Bob Blumer. ... A food column is a type of newspaper column dealing with food. ...

External links

• Who's Who of Gourmet Chefs
• William Safire's distinction between gourmets and gourmands
• Cornell Food and Brand Lab [2]
• Foodie Quiz
• Mindless eating [3]
• The official IFOCE homepage