A gourmand is a person who takes great pleasure and interest in consuming good food and drink. A gourmand has also been defined as a person who is "a glutton for food and drink", a person who eats and drinks excessively.
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The word has different connotations from the similar word gourmet, which emphasises an individual with a refined discerning palate, but in practice the two terms are closely linked, as both imply the enjoyment of good food.
An alternative and older usage of the word is to describe a person given to excess in the consumption of food and drink, as a glutton or a trencherman.
Another alternative use has gained popularity among parfumes and fragrance designers. In this realm, gourmand is a category of scents related to foods, such as cocoa, apple, or plum.
Regarding the latter usage of the term, there is a parallel concern among the French that their word for the appreciation of gourmet cuisine (gourmandise) is historically included in the French Catholic list of the Seven Deadly Sins. With the evolution in the meaning of gourmand (and gourmandise) away from gluttony, towards the appreciation of good food, French culinary proponents are advocating that the Catholic Church update the said list to refer to "gloutonnerie" rather than "gourmandise."
Power Stone is a fully 3Darenafighting game series made by Capcom. Power Stone was initially released on the Sega NAOMI hardware and later ported to the Dreamcast. In 2006, Capcom ported the entire series, known as Power Stone Collection, to the PlayStation Portable with a few enhancements: most notably, the PSP version of the original Power Stone included the four new characters introduced in Power Stone 2. An animeTV series based on the game ran in 1999 from April 3 to September 25.
Gameplay involves selecting a character and then proceeding to battle the other characters, one at a time, in various locales. The three-dimensional fighting includes the ability to use special attacks as well as to pick up and fight with such objects as tables, chairs, rocks and bombs. During battle, "Power Stones", resembling gems of different colors, appear in the arena. If a character collects three Power Stones, he/she transforms into a more powerful version of himself/herself. He/she will then be able to use one of two super special attacks: generally a massive long-range power attack and a grab or close-range move. The powered-up mode only lasts until the power bar is fully drained, during which the special attack can be executed (which completely depletes the power bar) or other, lesser special moves can be executed (which only use a small portion of power). Each match continues until the life bar of one of the two characters fighting is depleted.
A gourmand fragrance is a perfume which consists primarily of synthetic edible (gourmand) notes such as honey, chocolate, vanilla or candy. These top and middle notes may be blended with non-edible basenotes such as patchouli or musk. They have been described as olfactory desserts. They are also called foodie fragrances. Gourmand scents can be worn by women or men.
Thierry Mugler's Angel, launched in 1992, is one example of a gourmand scent. Other examples for women include
Aquolina's Pink Sugar, Lolita Lempicka's Lolita Lempicka, Hanae Mori's Butterfly, Chopard's Wish and Calvin Klein's Euphoria. Examples for men include Burberry's Brit for Men, Thierry Mugler's A*Men, Rochas's Rochas Man, Lolita Lempicka's Au Masculin and Viktor & Rolf's Antidote. The gourmand trend has steadily increased in popularity ever since 1992 but is not a new concept. In 1956, Edmond Roundnitska created Diorissimo to counter the contemporary preference for heavy, sweet notes, making it one of the first gourmand fragrances.
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Renowned chef Vikas Khanna has made Indians proud again, as his restaurant, 'Bungalow', in New York has won the Michelin 2024 Bib Gourmand Award... today we received the Michelin 2024 Bib Gourmand Award.
... paid off in a flavourful manner as, his New York-based restaurant, Bungalow, has been honoured with the Michelin 2024 Bib Gourmand Award.The elated chef shared the news on his official Instagram post.
