epicurean

In this way, escalating truffle prices aren’t just a benchmark for epicurean status.
‘The Mozart of fungi’: For ages, truffle hunting has been one of the most challenging pursuits on earth. Then the pandemic hit|Bernhard Warner|December 12, 2020|Fortune
NYC is having its worst year in restaurant closures, and only one thing is certain: its epicurean reign is in trouble.
High Rents Are Killing the Restaurant Capital|Will Doig|October 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Forget the beach, have an epicurean adventure this summer at one of America's excellent food festivals.
America’s Best Summer Food Festivals|Lonely Planet|July 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Barbie Latza Nadeau on the unforgiving world of epicurean rankings.
The Death of Star Chef Bernard Loiseau|Barbie Latza Nadeau|January 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST

These 10 authors had similar epicurean tendencies, which nourished their writing—and often spilled into it.
Menu for a Moveable Feast: 10 Famous Authors and Their Favorite Foods & Recipes|Nicole Villeneuve|October 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST
There is an almost anti-epicurean tradition at the very base of America.
Reichl’s Favorite Food Books|The Browser|August 11, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The decline of Art was rapid as men became rich, and Epicurean life was sought as the highest good.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I|John Lord
Much as I abhor the title of an epicure, on the other hand I feel proud of the title of genuine Epicurean.
Solomon Maimon: An Autobiography.|Solomon Maimon
I took you for a man of noble thoughts and exalted feelings; but I see now that you are a genuine Epicurean.
Solomon Maimon: An Autobiography.|Solomon Maimon
All the goods of life he tasted with epicurean zest; all the evils he bore with stoical indifference.
Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10)|Maria Edgeworth
Is it an improvement to give up a simple life and lofty religious enthusiasm for materialistic enjoyments and epicurean display?
Beacon Lights of History, Volume VI|John Lord

British Dictionary definitions for epicurean (1 of 2)

epicurean

/ (ˌɛpɪkjʊˈriːən) /

adjective

devoted to sensual pleasures, esp food and drink; hedonistic

suitable for an epicurean epicurean feast

noun

an epicure; gourmet

Derived forms of epicurean

epicureanism, noun

British Dictionary definitions for epicurean (2 of 2)

Epicurean

/ (ˌɛpɪkjʊˈriːən) /

adjective

of or relating to the philosophy of Epicurus

noun

a follower of the philosophy of Epicurus

Derived forms of Epicurean

Epicureanism, noun

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