epicurean

But you may be surprised to know that Epicurean is a much misused word.

This sense of epicurean is also both a noun and an adjective.

By the late Republic, the chief pleasure of an Epicurean was food.

It has two main varieties: simple, and Epicurean.

The Epicurean is a novel by Thomas Moore, published in 1827.

Rice Epicurean Markets is wholly owned by founding family members.

But the company would soon assume the Rice Epicurean Markets name.

"The epicurean can now discern the flavor of young ginger from Hawaii, or the difference between green and black cardamom."

Beneath the cafe's rough-and-ready veneer beats the heart of an ambitious epicurean.

To be distinguished from the Eleatic and the Epicurean of the same name.

You are a true Epicurean.

His studies also took in each of the principal philosophical systems of the time, including Aristotelian and Epicurean.

In 2002, Rice Epicurean became the only Houston grocer to offer online shopping.

Kit found himself scooping warm, still little bodies into an ornate brass wastebasket that could only have come from the Epicurean.

'I've had in mind an American equivalent of Marius the Epicurean.

Epicurean may also refer to:

He promised that "Fletcherizing," as it became known, would turn "a pitiable glutton into an intelligent epicurean."

The corporate office for Rice Epicurean Markets is located on a lot in Southwest Houston.

In 1960, Rice Epicurean moved its headquarters to a plot of land in Southwest Houston.

At that time Rice Epicurean was a division of Rice Food Markets.

Publius Octavius, a noted epicurean during the reign of Tiberius.

The captain in "Dance of Death," a confirmed epicurean, drinks grog and smacks his lips over remembered veal.

Whereas epicurean (lowercase) later came to describe those who indulge in sensual pleasure, Epicureous never took on this meaning.

For all of the epicurean talk, the cook has written only one book.

On the epicurean trail, I could no longer relax long enough to see the sky.

It's in the surrounding district that epicurean dreams come true.

He rolled his eyes in the epicurean bliss of memory.

He lived a lazy Epicurean life and was an amateur of good food.

Feelings are more related to ethics than Epicurean physical theory.

Without coming right out and saying so, Keller thinks of himself as an epicurean ambassador.

Nevertheless, by current epicurean standards, these temperatures may be slightly high.

It is often taken to be an epicurean declaration.

This argument was used to support the Epicurean thesis about the universe.

He was sympathetic to the Epicurean ideal of a tranquil mind.

Not all of them provide an Epicurean experience, but they do offer table service and freshly prepared meals.

While at the Post, he also served as the epicurean editor and reviewed all the new garden books.

Taking a seat here is the epicurean equivalent of front-row center.

The full Epicurean appeal of the dish reveals itself only upon close scrutiny.

But the most epicurean take can be found at the tiny, charming Carlota.

But despite such epicurean eagerness, the last man's days in the old neighborhood may be numbered.

He also commonly presents himself as a humane liberal on the epicurean model.

The tortilla is another measure of the epicurean nature of the city.

He can regale you with stories of his epicurean mishaps.

It is also a medium for epicurean improvisation, as in the recipes that follow.

The food is not epicurean, no bells and whistles.

Much of what is known about Epicurean philosophy derives from later followers and commentators.

Skip the epicurean ads, he said; instead, use newspapers and television to "reach the average guy in the street."

But the culmination of the Epicurean experience was an ugly dead end, a throwaway.