Gourmets prepared to give us recipe (8)
I believe the answer is:
epicures
'gourmets' is the definition.
('epicure' can be a synonym of 'gourmet')
'prepared to give us recipe' is the wordplay.
'prepared' indicates anagramming the letters.
'to give' says to put letters next to each other.
'us' next to 'recipe' is 'usrecipe'.
'usrecipe' with letters rearranged gives 'EPICURES'.
(Other definitions for epicures that I've seen before include "those with refined tastes" , "They know about eating" .)