gas·tron·o·my

[ga-stron-uh-mee]
noun
1.
the art or science of good eating.
2.
a style of cooking or eating.

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

gas·tro·nom·ic [gas-truh-nom-ik] , gas·tro·nom·i·cal, adjective
gas·tro·nom·i·cal·ly, adverb
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gastronomy (ɡæsˈtrɒnəmɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  the art of good eating
2.  the type of cookery of a particular region: the gastronomy of Provence
 
[C19: from French gastronomie, from Greek gastronomia, from gastēr stomach; see -nomy]

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Gastronomy is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
Example sentences
It occurs to me an excursion in etymology led to an excursion in gastronomy led
  to a question about nuts.
The on-site gastronomy features two gourmet restaurants, a garden cafe, a
  lounge and bar.
First, celery root taught me about molecular gastronomy.
Gastronomy is knowledge, albeit knowledge that can improve your cooking and
  your appreciation of it.
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