gourmet

The word gourmet is usually applied to food (as in gourmet chocolate) or a place that offers such items (as in a gourmet restaurant or grocery store), but can sometimes be used to describe any high quality experience or pastime; often associated with sophisticated tastes. Since the 1980's, the consumption of gourmet food has been on the increase.

In some cases, gourmet meals can be more expensive to make than non-gourmet meals due to the cost of the ingredients used in recipe preparation. However, this is not always true. Some foods and meals are considered to be gourmet due to the quality or origin of their ingredients, their rarity, freshness, or because of their method of preparation (as in the case of some organic, artisanal, or ethnic foods). As a result, even such traditionally low cost and everyday foods as macaroni and cheese and pizza can be prepared in a ways that are often considered to be gourmet.

The word gourmet can also be used to describe someone knowledgeable and/or passionate about food, cooking, or culinary preparation (like a chef, cook, or food writer). You'll find plenty of information about gourmet dining at blogs like Cannelle et Vanille, Chocolate and Zucchini, and David Lebovitz.com.

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• Black Scale x Gourmet The 35

  
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  Gourmet goes all black with this pair, a collab they whipped up in conjunction with current it brand Black Scale. The silhouette selected is the Gourmet the 35 , a mid-level banger from the lifestyle label that gets quite the textured upgraded. The black leather utilized has a strange pattern of slits in it, ...
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• Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Earnings Preview: Can This Streak Continue?

  
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  Red Robin Gourmet Burgers ( NASDAQ:RRGB ) will report earnings before markets open on Tuesday, May 21st. Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc. owns and operates a chain of specialty restaurants in the United States and Canada. Here is your Cheat Sheet to Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Earnings: Earnings Expectations: ...
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• Black Scale x Gourmet The 35

  
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  San Francisco based Black Scale has connected with Los Angeles based Gourmet to hook up a pair of The 35. The retro inspired mid-tops come dressed in premium black leather with small slices adding texture. The co-branded kicks can now be found at shops that include Hanon. The post Black Scale x Gourmet The 35 ...
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• Gourmet Grilled Cheese & Apples Sandwich Recipe

  
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  Entry #2436, May 20, 2013 Are you in a rush for a unique sandwich recipe or just want a twist on a childhood favorite sandwich? Whether it’s for a breakfast or snack, the all-time favorite sandwich should satisfy your appetite. A tasty sandwich comes in handy and easy to consume. The fillings of the sandwich can ...
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• Estate of the Day: $9.7 Million Spectacular Estate in Minnesota

  
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  Spectacular one-of-a-kind home ($9,750,000) on nearly 78 acres with its own 7 acre pond. Amenities including: gourmet kitchen, indoor pool, 2 level 10+ car garage, 44×20 greenhouse, wine cellar with kitchen, awesome entertaining areas and top of the line appliances and finishes.
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• “Taste of the Lions” proved we love our Lions, Eastern Market, and delicious food

  
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  If there is one thing to be said about Detroiters, it is that they love their sports teams. The number of people who showed up at the Taste of the Lions event on Tuesday night proves that we love our Lions, Eastern Market, and delicious food. Of course, the large draw for the Taste of the Lions fundraiser was all the ...
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• Beavertons Bohemian Gourmet Food serves culinary entrepreneurs, Czech dishes

  
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  They told the Czech Republic native her magic mix -- potatoes, mayonnaise, ham, onions, mustard and other spices -- was so good she should open a restaurant.
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• Shizuoka Sake Tasting: Morimoto Brewery: Sayogoromo no Uta Genshu Nama Junmai Ginjo

  
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  “Sayogoromo no Uta/The Light Night Veil Song”! Call a Japanese friend to translate the label. It is worth it! And the sake is also worth a long conversation as it it is practically untouched/adulterated in its making! No pure alcohol or water added! Rice milled down to 55% Alcohol: 17~18 degrees Dryness: + 1 ...
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• Shizuoka Sake Tasting: Shidaizumi Brewery-Junmai Daiginjo Yamada Nishiki

  
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  The toji/brewmaster at Shidaizumi brewery in Fujieda City is of the Noto School, that is from Noto Peninsula in Ichikawa Prefecture. Ichikawa and Shizuoka Prefecture sake arevery similar in concept and many are made for sake tasting competitions. Elegant presentation! plenty of explanations but this is the ...
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• Shizuoka sake Tasting: Morimoto Brewery-Sayogoromo Junmai Koshu Roman

  
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  Morimoto brewery is not only “notorious” for its sake away from the general Shizuoka trend but it also produces extraordinary “koshu/old sake”! But the more extraordinary is that that particular koshu had been matured at room temperature for the last 12 years! And there were only 3 bottles left in ...
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• Bryan Baird’s Newsletter (2013/05/16): Two More Hoppy Spring Seasonal Beers

  
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  Baird Beer & Taproom Events Bulletin Two More Hoppy Spring Seasonal Beers Dear Taproom Friend & Baird Beer Enthusiast: May is our ‘tribute to the hop’ month and we are pleased to announce the release of two more wonderful hop-character seasonal brews: Fire in the Belly — Doug’s Red Ale and ...
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• Sir Kensington’s Condiments Bring Healthy Alternatives To Summer Cookouts

  
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  The weather is getting hotter, the nights longer, and the fireflies and cookouts have come back; it’s almost summer! Of course, with those summer cookouts comes the tempting smells and tastes of everything cooking on the grill and all the sides that come with those burgers and hot dogs, but what’s the harm right? ...
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• The Health Evolution Raw and Living Foods Home Study Course

  
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  "Who Else Wants An In-Depth, Behind-The-Scenes, Fast-Track Education In Raw Foods Nutrition And Natural Healing… COMBINED With An Intensive "Boot Camp Style" Personalized Training With Step-By-Step Techniques For Overcoming Food Cravings, Preparing Delicious and Healthy Meals, Discovering the Best Superfoods, ...
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• How to Grow a Moustache Feature Interview with Leisureguy Michael Ham

  
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  How to Grow a Moustache Feature Interview with Leisureguy Michael Ham     This week at How to Grow a Moustache we are finally getting to chat with Leisureguy Michael Ham. When it comes to wet shaving proper, Michael Ham practically wrote the book on it…oh wait, he did ! In this interview Michael ...
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• Nine nabs second ratings week

  
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  Nine has won its second ratings week of the year. Last week Nine was dominant thanks to its Reality shows and Nine News . Seven took a Celebrity Splash plunge for the very same reasons, due largely to House Rules under-performing. The battle between The Block and House Rules was the week’s biggest ...
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• Tilapia Amandine

  
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• Gourmet food trucks beware, corporate types are onto the secret of your success, and Birds Eye is going from New York to San Diego and beyond to grocery stores, with a dynamite truck of impeccable standards, to offer free samples of their foods

  
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  this is an incredible van, spotlessly clean inside and out... and the pans of food? Could they advertise any better in another fashion? Hell no. My compliments
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• Toriko Fighting Game Adds Terry Cloth, Melk The First, And Melk The Second

  
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  Toriko: Gorumet ga Battle, a four player fighting game with gourmet monsters on the stage, has Terry Cloth as a playable character. Zonge, Guemon, Melk the First, and Melk the Second join Torikos Battle Wolf. Read Toriko Fighting Game Adds Terry Cloth, Melk The First, And Melk The Second on Siliconera !
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• Nike LeBron X “Invictus” Custom by Chef of GourmetKickz

  
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  Sneaker customizing guru Chef of GourmetKickz has whipped up yet another incredible pair of custom Nike Lebron X’s. If you ever wondered what the “BHM” colorway form last years Nike LeBron 9 would look like on the Nike Lebron X silhouette, Chef has emerged from his custom kitchen with a special treat for you ...
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• Universal Housewares Gourmet Cast Iron Coffee Grinder

  
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