#gourmet hound

[leehama]

🎄🛸💛 As is tradition, happy holidays from Lucy, Clementine, Meyer, and everyone from Gourmet Hound! 🍎🍊🍋

(It's been a couple of years since I last made one of these, but I missed drawing the holiday trio 🥹)

[lemonitenite]

another couple years have passed since my last proper fan art of this huh ? Well anyhow, happy birthday Lucy :]

@leehama @sparksandsalt :D

[heaven-dope]

im really normal about gourmet hound

[daisukekambehateaccount]

my favourite things in webcomics

- comics appreciating comics

- love letters to food

- anything involving / putting focus on aroace characters

- overwhelmingly and unwaveringly kind mcs

- feel-good endings

[purpletintedwhitepeony]

Someone asked me today, "What's the most niche fandom you're part of?" It got me thinking about Gourmet Hound by Leehama. 

I haven't read webtoons in a while, and I hadn’t even thought about Gourmet Hound for months. Yet, it remains one of my all-time favourites, sitting quietly in a corner of my heart like a most cherished memory. The premise is so mundane that you'd wonder what a story about food and chefs could possibly offer. But trust me, if you think that, you're missing out. 

For those who don't know what 'niche fandom' means, it's basically a group of fans who are passionate about something that is not widely known or mainstream. And let me tell you, Gourmet Hound is the epitome of niche. 

The story revolves around Lucy, our main character, who has an incredible sense of taste and smell. She loves eating good food, and her favourite go-to spot is a restaurant called Dimanche. Her life takes a bittersweet turn when she discovers that her favourite restaurant has changed its kitchen staff, and she does not know the identity of the chef whose cooking she'd loved for years. When a lucky accident leads her to two former chefs at Dimanche, she decides to track down each of their old colleagues in order to rediscover the 'perfect taste' she couldn’t let go of.

I cannot talk about Gourmet Hound without mentioning Leehama, the creator and brain behind this masterpiece. The amount of detail and care she put into this story is mind-blowing. "I've always thought the dinner table should be a happy place. Whether you're at the most expensive restaurant in the world or at home with one other person, I hope you live a life full of wonderful meals." Like girl, are you trying to make me cry??

Leehama's brilliance as an artist and author shines through, but it's not just that. She also interacts with the fanbase, however small that may be. She has this little blog where she shares notes and thoughts about each chapter after it gets released, and it's the most thoughtful thing ever written.

Normally, when I fall in love with something, I'm very vocal about it. I can't stop talking about it. I'm loud and animated. It's just who I am. But with Gourmet Hound, it's different. It doesn't need to be shouted about. It makes me pause, take a breath, and sit quietly with my feelings. It’s a good kind of different, one that balances my hyper fangirling with quiet appreciation.

I stumbled upon Gourmet Hound while I was going through a particularly tough time a few years back. It was a fresh take from my usual genres, so I was a bit hesitant to pick it up. But something drew me in, and I'm so glad I did what I did back then. I can't stress enough how much this webtoon saved me. Every chapter felt like eating a warm bowl of your comfort food, and for the first time in a long time, I felt okay. I felt like I could do life again. 

To this day, Gourmet Hound is my comfort read. It's one of the stories I turn to when everything feels too much, like a friend who knows just what to say. 

I'm very emotionally attached to this one and would recommend it to anyone who loves comics without any hesitation. It deserves all the love and appreciation it could get. (It's on webtoon for free.)

[barrioghost]

just finished reading Gourmet Hound again

[gintoki23]

Some webtoon fanart stuff I did. Please read these!! I dare you!! They're great.

[who-tf-cares-bitch]

rereading gourmet hound for like the 18628263th and it is still the best and my comfort webtoon ever

[webtoonrealness]

months old sketches of Them 💖

[webtoon-brackets]

[subzerocosmic]

gourmet hound changed my brain chemistry no joke, i read it and the beginning stages of the pandemic and it ALTERED MY BRAIN CHEMISTRY and made me think about stuff alot!! and im so glad i read it because i dont think i'd be the person i am today without it

[leehama]

Hi! I’ve been thinking about Gourmet Hound and specifically Lucy and her tendency to like people who give her food. I was wondering, do you think she’d be on the aro/ace spectrum? Gray maybe?

The only GH character I wrote with the intention of being aspec is Chef Bartlett, but that doesn't exclude the possibility of other characters being aspec too! If you're specifically talking about Ep. 63 - Blueberry Pie, the joke there is supposed to be that all of Lucy's crushes kinda look like Graham, but Joanna, Walt, and Graham are getting distracted by the detail that they gave her food--but that doesn't mean there aren't other interpretations of the scene than what I intended!

[lemonitenite]

eggs ? In this economy ??

[ah0yh0y]

thinking about Gourmet Hound the pinnacle of webtoons im so glad it was my first ever one

[hellwurld]

do u think the creator of gourmet hound knows how much graham loving cooking and loving food but not being able to smell meant to me as a child

[skulls-and-wishbones]

Deleted TikTok immediately after the ban and am not planning on getting it back however if anyone wants to sent me Gourmet Hound edits I would be. Grateful.