foodie

American  

[foo-dee] / ˈfu di /

noun

Slang.

1. a person keenly interested in food, especially in eating or cooking.

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foodie British  

/ ˈfuːdɪ /

noun

1. a person having an enthusiastic interest in the preparation and consumption of good food

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Etymology

Origin of foodie

food + -ie, perhaps in part extracted from junkie

Example Sentences

James Beard, a pioneer foodie and cooking teacher, brought some personality as a host for NBC’s first cooking show in 1946.

From The Wall Street Journal

After all, foodie content is everywhere these days.

From Salon

As a former career waiter, I say without hesitation that I would not want to go to war with a battalion of conscripted foodies.

From The Wall Street Journal

Think “overdraft-protection polenta” or a “cheap chorizo tostada” — meals that somehow still felt cheffy, like a little wink at your former foodie ambitions.

From Salon

Salumi quickly became an institution in the Seattle food scene, a national destination for foodies, and a supplier of cured meats to restaurants around the country.

From The Wall Street Journal