as in cooking
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the art or activity of cooking and eating fine food
books about wine tasting and gastronomy
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Recent Examples of gastronomy
On Queen West stands a cathedral to gastronomy, complete with maple wood arched ceiling and steaks worth worshipping.
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Kate Dingwall, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
To stay within a fork’s reach, The Tokyo EDITION, Ginza is a 15-minute stroll from RyuGin, which earned three stars for its molecular kaiseki (a traditional multicourse meal) gastronomy.
—AFAR Media, 2 Sep. 2025
Spain With excellent weather, high-quality health care, a relatively low cost of living and world-famous gastronomy, this European country has been a perennially popular spot among the retiree set for decades.
—Blane Bachelor, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025
That job belongs to Chef Aiman, a large language model trained on food science, global culinary traditions and molecular gastronomy.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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Kate Dingwall, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
To stay within a fork’s reach, The Tokyo EDITION, Ginza is a 15-minute stroll from RyuGin, which earned three stars for its molecular kaiseki (a traditional multicourse meal) gastronomy.
—AFAR Media, 2 Sep. 2025
Spain With excellent weather, high-quality health care, a relatively low cost of living and world-famous gastronomy, this European country has been a perennially popular spot among the retiree set for decades.
—Blane Bachelor, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025
That job belongs to Chef Aiman, a large language model trained on food science, global culinary traditions and molecular gastronomy.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gastronomy
cooking
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As the name implies, the streamer’s latest competitive reality cooking series sought young culinary talents across the country to show what the future of American fine dining could look like.—
Shindy Chen,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Oct. 2025
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Stock up on holiday cooking essentials at Bloomingdale’s before they’re gone.—
Melissa Knific,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Gastronomy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gastronomy. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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