1. Excessive indulgence in eating and drinking; gluttony or the practice of eating greedily.
Usage: Usually plural or used as a mass noun; Formal or literary register
2. Instances or habits of refined or elaborate eating; devotion to fine food and culinary pleasures.
Usage: Less common than sense 1; May carry positive connotations when referring to appreciation of cuisine

Examples

• The critic condemned the restaurant's gourmandisms as excessive and wasteful.
• His gourmandisms were evident in the lavish seven-course meals he prepared.
• Medieval feasts were marked by the gourmandisms of the nobility.
• She indulged in occasional gourmandisms when traveling through France.
• The novel satirized the gourmandisms of the wealthy merchant class.
• His gourmandisms extended to collecting rare wines from around the world.