Difference between Epicurean and Gourmet

What is the difference between Epicurean and Gourmet?

Epicurean as an adjective is pursuing pleasure, especially in reference to food or comfort while Gourmet as an adjective is fine

Epicurean

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: pursuing pleasure, especially in reference to food or comfort devoted to luxurious living relating to Epicurus

Part of speech: noun

Definition: one who is devoted to pleasure

Gourmet

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: fine

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A connoisseur in eating and drinking. Also called a foodie, a gourmet is someone who takes their food considerably more seriously than most. Some might say that they live to eat rather than eating to live. They appreciate fine quality of food. Gourmets started the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slow_Food Slow Food] movement.

Example sentence: I always thought it was sad that you couldn't get anything really good to eat at concerts, so we sit down with our fans before every show and eat a gourmet meal that we made for them.

We hope you now know whether to use Epicurean or Gourmet in your sentence.

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