adjective

gastronomic

gas-truh-NAH-mik/ˌɡæstrəˈnɑːmɪk/

Relating to food, cooking, and dining.

The chef's elegant plate and fresh herb garnish display gastronomic skill.

A chef carefully finishes an elegant plate of food with fresh herbs beside a small saucepan, showing the craft of fine cooking.

Etymology

gastroGreekstomach

+nomGreekrule, law

+icFrenchrelating to

Stomach and rule combine into the idea of rules for eating well. Gastronomy was coined for a poem on good living, linking gastronomic with fine food and cooking.

In context

Mercatus Center80:46

she's a great cook and we always had lots of foreign friends in our home so I had a very very unusual gastronomic upbringing

Fuchsia Dunlop on the Story of Chinese Food | Conversations with Tyler

More examples

Our trip includes a gastronomic tour of the region.
The new market offers plenty of gastronomic delights.
Local chefs share their gastronomic knowledge through cooking classes.

Forms

gastronomy noun — The study and practice of fine dining.

Similar words

culinary: Focuses on cooking and food preparation rather than dining culture.
epicurean: Emphasizes refined enjoyment of food rather than cooking in general.