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    Gourmet Suppliers

  • "A gourmet who thinks of calories is like a tart who looks at her watch." - James Beard.

    "No man under forty can be dignified with the title of gourmet." - Brillat-Savarin.

    Gourmet is a cultural ideal associated with the culinary arts of fine food and drink, or haute cuisine, which is characterised by elaborate preparations and presentations of large meals of small, often quite rich courses.

    The term and its associated practices are usually used positively to describe people of refined taste and passion. For some, it holds a negative connotation of elitism or snobbery.

    Gourmet may describe a class of restaurant, cuisine, meal or ingredient of high quality, of special presentation, or high sophistication. In the United States, a 1980s gourmet food movement evolved from a long-term division between elitist (or "gourmet") tastes and a populist aversion to fancy foods. Gourmet is an industry classification for high-quality premium foods in the United States. In the 2000s, there has been an accelerating increase in the American gourmet market, due in part to rising income, globalization of taste, and health and nutrition concerns. Individual food and beverage categories, such as coffee, are often divided between a standard and a "gourmet" sub-market.

    The word gourmet is from the French term for a wine broker or taste-vin employed by a wine dealer. Friand was the reputable name for a connoisseur of delicious things that were not eaten primarily for nourishment: "A good gourmet", wrote the conservative eighteenth-century Dictionnaire de Trévoux, employing this original sense, "must have le goût friand", or a refined palate. In the eighteenth century, gourmet and gourmand carried disreputable connotations of gluttony, which only gourmand has retained. Gourmet was rendered respectable by
    Monsieur Grimod de la Reynière, whose Almanach des Gourmands, essentially the first restaurant guide, appeared in Paris from 1803 to 1812. Previously, even the liberal Encyclopédie offered a moralising tone in its entry Gourmandise, defined as "refined and uncontrolled love of good food", employing reproving illustrations that contrasted the frugal ancient Spartans and Romans of the Republic with the decadent luxury of Sybaris.
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    • Caviar
    • BELUGA CAVIAR - Wikipedia.
    • CAVIAR - Wikipedia.
      • CAVIAR HOUSE & PRUNIER - creators of fine gastronomy. Obsession with excellence.
      • DEAN & DELUCA - online gourmet suppliers.
      • PETROSSIAN - exquisite food and gifts since 1920. Caviar, salmon, foie gras, chocloates, fine food gourmet gifts online.
      • ZWYER CAVIAR - "Le Caviar Éthique: Sustainable Wild-Raised Caviar."
      Cheese
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    • CHEESE - Wikipedia.
    • GOURMET CHEESES ONLINE
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      • Denmark
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        France
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        Spain
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        Switzerland
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        United Kingdom
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        U.S.A.
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        The Netherlands
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      Chocolate
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    • 70% | SEVENTYPERCENT.COM - the chocolate connoisseur's website.
    • CHOCO-STORY
    • CHOCOLATE - Wikipedia.
    • CHOCOSPHERE: 46 WORLD-CLASS CHOCOLATIERS
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    • LIST OF BEAN-TO-BAR CHOCOLATE MANUFACTURERS - Wikipedia.
    • SALON DU CHOCOLAT
    • THE CHOCOLATE REVOLUTION
    • WILLY WONKA & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY - Wikipedia.
      • Chocolate Museums
      • CANDY AMERICANA MUSEUM - Lititz, Pa, U.S.A.
      • CHOCOLATE HOUSE - Praha, the Czech Republic.
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      • CHOCOLATE MUSEUM - Musée les Secrets du Chocolat: Geispolsheim, Strasbourg, France.
      • CHOCOLATE MUSEUM COLOGNE - Schokoladenmuseum Köln, Germany.
      • MUSEU DE LA XOCOLATA - Barcelona, Spain.
      • NESTLÉ CHOCOLATE MUSEUM - Mexico City, Mexico.
      • PANNY AMAZING WORLD OF CHOCOLATE - Australia.
      • THE CHOCOLATE MUSEUM - Belgium: Brügge & the Czech Republic: Praha.
      • THE CHOCOLATE MUSEUM - St. Stephen ("Canada's Chocolate Town"), New Brunswick, Canada.
        Belgium
      • BELGIAN CHOCOLATE
      • BELGIAN CHOCOLATE ONLINE
      • BELVEDERE BELGIAN CHOCOLATE SHOP ONLINE
      • CALLEBAUT & JACQUES
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      • COEUR TOUCHÉ
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      • MUSEUM OF COCOA AND CHCOLATE
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        Denmark
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        France
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      • MICHEL CLUIZEL CHOCOLATES
      • PIERRE HERMÉ - macarons and chocolate delivered in France and Europe.
      • PRALUS
      • RICHART
      • VALRHONA
        Germany
      • BAKER'S CHOCOLATE
      • COPPENEUR
      • FEODORA CHOCOLATE
      • NIEDEREGGER MARZIPAN LÜBECK
      • RITTER SPORT
      • VIVANI
        Italy
      • AMEDIE
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      • GUIDO GOBINA CHOLATE
      • MAGLIO
        Japan
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        Spain
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        Sweden
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        Switzerland
      • CHOCOLAT.CH - CHAINE CONFISEUR
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      • TOBLERONE
        United Kingdom
      • AFTER EIGHT
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        U.S.A.
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      • LIST OF AMERICAN CHOCOLATIERS AND CHOCOLATE MAKERS
      • MARIEBELLE
      • NEWTREE CHOCOLATE
      • OLIVER KITA
      • PAYARD
      • ROMANICOS CHOCOLATE
      • SCHARFFEN BERGER CHOCOLATE MAKER
      • THEO CHOCOLATE
      • VOSGES - haut chocolat.
      • ZCHOCOLAT.COM
        Venezuela
      • CHOCOLATES EL REY
      Coffee
    • COFFEE - Wikipedia.
    • WORLD BARISTA CHAMPIONSHIP
      • BEST COFFEE BUZZ
      • BEST COFFEE NEWS
      • COFFEE MAKER REVIEWS
      • COFFEE REVIEW
      • HACIENDA LA ESMERALDA - Esmeralda Gesha (Geisha) was judged number one at the Specialty Coffee Of America in 2009. Located on the slopes of Mount Barú in Western Panama, Hacienda La Esmeralda produces premium Central American export coffee.
      • ILLY ITALIAN COFFEE
      • JONES COFFEE ROASTERS
      • KOPI LUWAK COFFEE - world's most expensive coffee costing up to US$600 per pound.
      • STARBUCKS COFFEE COMPANY
      Food Guides
    • ANDY HAYLER'S RESTAURANT GUIDE - This site reviews the top restaurants of the world, including extensive coverage of 3-star Michelin restaurants across the globe.
    • BEST MEALS OF 2009 - Opinionated About Dining Blog: "A guide to where to eat & why you should eat there."
    • GAULT MILLAU - one of the most influential French restaurant guides founded by two restaurant critics, Henri Gault (1929-2000) and Christian Millau in 1965.
    • GOURMAND MAGAZINE - the international cookbook revue.
    • GOURMET MAGAZINE - focuses on good living, travel, entertaining, and culture.
    • GOURMETSLEUTH.COM - "The Gourmet Food and Cooking Resource."
    • LES GRANDES TABLES DU MONDE - The Traditions & Qualité association was created in 1954 by a group of Parisian restaurateurs.
    • MICHELIN GUIDE - official site. A series of annual guide books published by Michelin for over a dozen countries.
    • MICHELIN GUIDE - Wikipedia.
    • OPINIONATED ABOUT DINING - "A guide to where to eat & why you should eat there."
    • S.PELLEGRINO WORLD'S 50 BEST RESTAURANTS
    • The 50 best things to eat in the world, and where to eat them - The Observer.
    • THE MIELE GUIDE- Asia's 'Michelin' guide.
    • THE WORLD'S BEST FOOD - blog.
    • THE WORLDWIDE GOURMET - gourmet recipes.
      Gourmet Food & Suppliers
    • ALBERT Y FERRAN ADRIÀ - buy Texturas, Lyo-Sabores and Ingenios from El Bulli's chef Ferran Adrià.
    • ANGUS BEEF
    • ARGENTINE BEEF
    • BIEN MANGER - French gourmet food and gifts.
    • BUY FRESH MAINE LOBSTER - list of 45 suppliers.
    • CAVIAR HOUSE & PRUNIER - creators of fine gastronomy. Obsession with excellence.
    • CHAÎNE DES RÔTISSEURS - an international gastronomic association dedicated to bringing together both professional and non-professional members worldwide who appreciate and share a mutual interest in cuisine, wine and fine dining.
    • CLEARWATER - premium shellfish and seafood: lobster, scallops, and crab online.
    • DEAN & DELUCA - online gourmet suppliers.
    • DUCHY ORIGINALS - organic food from HRH The Prince of Wales.
    • ELEGANT-AFFAIRS - "Impeccable design for life's most important occasions." The Hamptons' famous catering firm.
    • FORTNUM & MASON - 'the original experts in hampers'.
    • HARRODS - Food Halls.
    • HÉDIARD PARIS - since 1854 a benchmark in luxury fine foods, fruits, spices, tea, coffee, foies gras, gift baskets, and more. Online shop.
    • HISTORY OF KOBE BEEF
    • IAVARONE BROTHERS GOURMET FOODS - New York's first "salciceria".
    • KOBE BEEF - Wikipedia.
    • LIST OF FOODS NAMED AFTER PEOPLE - Wikipedia.
    • LOBEL'S - online gourmet butcher shop.
    • LØGISMOSE VIN - Denmark.
    • MAINE LOBSTER COUNCIL - "The World's Finest Lobster Comes from Maine.
    • NEWMAN'S OWN
    • PETROSSIAN - exquisite food and gifts since 1920. Caviar, salmon, foie gras, chocloates, fine food gourmet gifts online.
    • PROSCIUTTO
    • SELFRIDGES
    • TRUFFLES
    • WAGYU ("KOBE") MEAT - from Australia.
    • WOLFGANG PUCK
      Pastry
    • PASTRY - Wikipedia.
      • CHRISTIANSFELD GINGERBREAD, DENMARK
      • CONDITORI LA GLACE, COPENHAGEN, DENMARK
      • HUNTLEY & PALMERS
      • SACHER TORTE, VIENNA, AUSTRIA - the most famous cake in the world since 1832.
      • TATE'S BAKE SHOP, U.S.A. - cookies, cakes, brownies and squares.
      Tea
    • Afternoon & High Tea Rooms
    • Tea Online
    • Tea-plantation Hotels
    • Tea Tastings
    • AFTERNOON TEA - Glossary.
    • CAMOMILE TEA - Wikipedia.
    • EARL GREY TEA - Wikipedia.
    • FLAVONOIDS - an antioxidant found in green teas.
    • GREEN TEA - Wikipedia.
    • GYOKURO TEA - a green tea.
    • HIGH TEA - Glossary.
    • HISTORY OF ENGLISH AFTERNOON TEA
    • HOJICHA - a green tea.
    • MATCHA TEA - a green tea.
    • PU-ERH TEA - a green tea.
    • SENCHA TEA - a green tea.
    • TEA - Wikipedia.
      • Afternoon & High Tea Rooms
      • 10 BEST TEA ROOMS IN LONDON
      • LADURÉE - Paris, France.
      • LUK YU TEA HOUSE - Hong Kong.
      • MARIAGE FRÈRES - Paris France.
      • PERCH'S TEA ROOM - Copenhagen, Denmark.
      • RESTAURANT YONGFOO ÉLITE - Shanghai, China.
      • ST. JAMES'S RESTAURANT AT FORTNUM & MASON - London, England.
      • THE ATHENÆUM HOTEL - London, England.
      • THE CARAMEL ROOM AT THE BERKELEY - London, England.
      • THE GORING HOTEL - London, England.
      • THE KABOKU TEAROOM - Kyoto, Japan.
      • THE MANDEVILLE HOTEL - London, England.
      • THE PALM COURT AT THE PLAZA - New York City, NY, U.S.A.
      • THE SOHO HOTEL - London, England.
        Tea Online
      • A.C. PERCHS THEHANDEL - since 1835.
      • BEST TEA: AMAZON.COM
      • CHINA PAI MU TAN TEA
      • DARJEELING TEA
      • DEAN & DELUCA
      • FIRST FLUSH DARJEELING TEAS
      • IMPERIAL TEAS ONLINE
      • IPPODO - quality Japanese green tea for nearly 3 centuries.
      • JASMINE GREEN TEA
      • LAPSONG SOUCHONG BLACK TEA
      • LIPTON
      • MARRIAGE FRÈRES - discover a particular "art de vivre" so called the French Art of Tea.
      • RARE TEA COMPANY - white tea, green tea and silver tip tea.
      • SPECIAL TEAS
      • TOP TEA SHOPS
      • TWININGS OF LONDON
        Tea-Plantation Hotels
      • CAMERON HIGHLANDS RESORT, PAHANG, MALAYSIA
      • GLENBURN TEA ESTATE, DARJEELING, WEST BENGAL
        Tea Tastings
      • IPPODO TEA CO., KYOTO, JAPAN
      • LAO SHE'S TEAHOUSE, BEIJING, CHINA
      • MAISON DES TROIS THÉS, PARIS, FRANCE



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