gastronomy

American  

[ga-stron-uh-mee] / gæˈstrɒn ə mi /

noun

1. the art or science of good eating.

2. a style of cooking or eating.

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gastronomy British  

/ ɡæsˈtrɒnəmɪ /

noun

1. the art of good eating

2. the type of cookery of a particular region

   the gastronomy of Provence

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Other Word Forms

• gastronomic adjective
• gastronomical adjective
• gastronomically adverb

Etymology

Origin of gastronomy

1805–15; < French gastronomie < Greek gastronómia. See gastro-, -nomy

Example Sentences

But at Woohoo, the brains behind the menu is not a person but an AI programme -- known as chef Aiman -- trained on thousands of recipes and decades of culinary research and molecular gastronomy.

From Barron's

Several times crowned the best restaurant in the world, noma, a beacon of gastronomy in Copenhagen, wants to carve a niche among home cooks by selling them some of its products.

From Barron's

Set at Chiddinglye Estate, a 15th-century farm in West Sussex, England, the three-day event includes fungus-focused art installations, lectures and gastronomy; educational walks; and lots of music, mysticism and science—sometimes all three at once.

From The Wall Street Journal

She says this project is "pushing the boundaries" of gastronomy, as she worked with her team to create special food, while keeping within the technical constraints.

From BBC

But behind the molecular gastronomy and Michelin stars, his mind was increasingly in turmoil.

From BBC