gastronomy

noun gas·tron·o·my \ ga-ˈsträ-nə-mē \

|Updated on: 18 Jun 2018

Examples: gastronomy in a Sentence

1 : the art or science of good eating

2 : culinary customs or style

Chinese gastronomy

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gastronomic

play \ˌga-strə-ˈnä-mik\ or less commonly gastronomical play \ˌga-strə-ˈnä-mi-kəl\ adjective

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gastronomically

play \ˌga-strə-ˈnä-mi-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

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Examples of gastronomy in a Sentence

books about wine tasting and gastronomy

Recent Examples of gastronomy from the Web

Illustration by Jaya Nicely GQ's resident food authority, Marian Bull, went on a journey into a wild new world of gastronomy: the California edibles community.

— marian bull, GQ, "Stoner Food Has Gotten Fully Baked," 7 June 2018
He is regularly quoted on a wide range of subjects, from genocide to gastronomy.

— The Economist, "Brexit v Bernard-Henri Lévy," 6 June 2018
What team could pull off this blend of luxe gastronomy and living history?

— mike sutter, San Antonio Express-News, "San Antonio’s Top 9 restaurants," 4 June 2018
Newman will discuss the history of flower ingredients from ancient dishes to molecular gastronomy and farm-to-table restaurants.

— carole goldberg, courant.com, "Local Authors Festival To Host Authors, Panel Discussions," 30 May 2018
From the baguette to Champagne, France has long seen its gastronomy as a sacred treasure, and none of the 1,200 varieties of cheese produced in the country are as much a national symbol as Camembert.

— elian peltier, New York Times, "Camembert Without Raw Milk? It’s Treason, Connoisseurs Cry," 16 May 2018
At North Paulding High School, Momin experimented with molecular gastronomy as executive chef for a team project, part of the school’s culinary arts program.

— fiza pirani, ajc, "Owner of Decatur’s Tava Indian Bistro to compete on ‘MasterChef’," 30 May 2018
Wylie Dufresne, who became a leading practitioner of a scientific cooking style known as molecular gastronomy in the 2000s, now slings cake doughnuts, crullers and coffee at Du’s Donuts inside the William Vale Hotel in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

— jeanette settembre, WSJ, "Wylie Dufresne, Famed Molecular Chef, Reinvents the Doughnut," 13 May 2018
Cooking show obsessives will get a kick out of this at-home molecular gastronomy kit, but be prepared to try her salmon mousse.

— lauren le vine, Redbook, "Don't Worry, We've Already Found the Best Gifts for Mother's Day," 6 May 2013

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