gastronomy

noun gas·tron·o·my \ ga-ˈsträ-nə-mē \

Updated on: 10 Apr 2018

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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While only a few blocks from the glitz of Bal Harbor, this is a beacon to gastronomy from a true mom-and-pop team that’s affordable enough to become a hang out.

— linda bladholm, miamiherald, "Argentine and Spanish dishes in a Balinese setting set this Bal Harbor restaurant apart | Miami Herald," 5 Apr. 2018
His masterwork was fundamentally motivated by gastronomy as a manufacturing process rather than as an art. . . .

— Longreads, "“We All Had the Same Acid Flashback at the Same Time”: The New American Cuisine," 29 Mar. 2018
Growing like spaghetti For all its progress, space gastronomy remains a work in progress.

— randy rieland, Smithsonian, "If Humans Want To Colonize Other Planets, We Need To Perfect Space Cuisine," 28 Mar. 2018
And in Peru, chefs like Gaston Acurio and Virgilio Martinez are promoting native plant species and traditional farming as part of their high-end gastronomy, with a focus on native potato, hot pepper, and corn varieties.

— kiona n. smith, Ars Technica, "Pre-Columbian people spread fruit species across Latin America," 13 Mar. 2018
Bocuse — nicknamed the pope of French gastronomy — passed away on Saturday at L'Auberge du Pont de Collonges, his eatery that has held three Michelin stars continuously for more than 50 years.

— melanie feuk, Houston Chronicle, "Kingwood chef tackles another year as chief cook for rodeo championship BBQ team," 24 Feb. 2018
Campers also participate in daily challenges and learn about local food, gastronomy and other tasty topics.

— emily udell, Indianapolis Star, "25 best summer camps for curious kids in Central Indiana," 18 Feb. 2018
Merino was a rockstar mixologist in New York who designed cocktails for notable bars and restaurants, theme parks, cruise ships, airlines and — as an official ambassador of Mexican gastronomy and tourism — the country of Mexico.

— mark kurlyandchik, Detroit Free Press, "Best New Restaurant #5: M Cantina, Dearborn," 14 Feb. 2018
This casual sibling of Spanish temple of gastronomy, Olea, scores big with its skin-on trout fillet in a Dijon mustard sauce with lyonnaise potato and shallots.

— frank cohen, courant.com, "What Great Dishes Are On Your Own CT Bucket List? Here Are Our Picks," 21 Feb. 2018

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Origin and Etymology of gastronomy

French gastronomie, from Greek Gastronomia, title of a 4th century bc. poem, from gastro- gastr- + -nomia -nomy

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