gourmet

gourmet (Middle French)

gourmet (French)

(more commonly) a culinary connoisseur, gourmet. (of wines) a wine expert, especially one who is adept at determining the label, date, and sundry other qualities solely by smatch.

gourmet (English)

A connoisseur in eating and drinking; someone who takes their food seriously. (of food and drink) Fine; of superior quality. [from 1820].