Difference between Gourmet and Epicurean

What is the difference between Gourmet and Epicurean?

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

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 don't like gourmet cooking or 'this' cooking or 'that' cooking. I like good cooking.

Epicurean

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: pursuing pleasure, especially in reference to food or comfortdevoted to luxurious livingrelating to Epicurus

Part of speech: noun

Definition: one who is devoted to pleasure

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

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