They should be grown in tolerably rich soil, but which has been enriched with decayed leaves rather than animal manure; as, when they are manured with dung, they are very apt to produce what are called water shoots or gourmands, that is, strong vigorous shoots without any blossom buds. ❋ Jane (1845)
Unfortunately, many are content to be gourmands, which is not at all the same thing. ❋ Alexandre Dumas P��re (1836)
So, it turns out the grill was 11 months old and apparently these "gourmands" couldn't get it to light up anymore. ❋ Unknown (2009)
In Japan anyone who "dies" from eating Fugu mustn't be prounounced for 6 days, because it has not been uncommon for such gourmands to wake up after that interval after consuming too much neurotoxin in their fish portion. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Julia had been in the midst of testing recipes for a French cookbook she was contracted to write for the Boston publisher Houghton Mifflin with two fellow gourmands she had met in Paris. ❋ Jennet Conant (2011)
Of course, the budding Greek gourmands don't always toast the finished product. ❋ Adam Thompson (2011)
Italiaoutdoors's ski instructor/mountain guide duo, Kathy Bechtel and Vernon McClure, leads snow-loving gourmands on custom tours through the Trentino-Alto Adige region of the Dolomite mountains. ❋ Unknown (2012)
And some gourmands have argued that that is long enough. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Culinary experimentation fell by the wayside on both sides of the Wall, and the Cold War's end sent few gourmands rushing to the reunited city. ❋ Vanessa Fuhrmans (2011)
In fact, the Danish capital is chockablock with exciting new restaurants, many of which are helmed by former Noma chefs and after sampling a few, I can see why many gourmands feel the world's most dynamic dining scene revolves around Denmark. ❋ Jill Fergus (2011)
Mastering the Art of French Cooking has been a bible for many gourmands, present company included. ❋ Unknown (2009)
He also found an avid following among like-minded gourmands who now buy bags of cereal marshmallows from him. ❋ Shirley S. Wang (2012)
OK, waterfowl hunters, here's a question for you: if you had a chance to hand over one of your ducks to a world-class chef and have him turn it into a meal fit for the most discriminating of gourmands, what species of duck would you choose? ❋ Unknown (2009)
The Brooklyn Kitchen offers toys for all types of gourmands, from experts who regularly butcher their own meat to casual foodies who just want to read a nice chef memoir while someone else does the cooking. ❋ Unknown (2011)
Liebling, who arrived in the City of Light in 1926 and returned often during his life, would become one of the great gourmands of the era, eventually becoming intimate with the greatest growths of Burgundy and Bordeaux. ❋ Jay McInerney (2011)
Surely his "simple stew of onions, beer, and beef," a satisfying cold-weather dish cooked in a Dutch oven and using Trappist beer, will remind many well-traveled gourmands of hearty Belgian fare, although the author enlivens the recipe with a tangy-tart applesauce accompaniment. ❋ Aram Bakshian Jr. (2011)
The prepared food counters at Whole Foods do sell takeout food marketed to soi-disant gourmands, though. ❋ Unknown (2009)
