gastronomy

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
gastronomy /gaˈstrɒnəmi/

▶noun the practice or art of choosing, cooking, and eating good food.

– derivatives
gastronomic adjective,
gastronomical adjective,
gastronomically adverb.

– origin C19: from Fr. gastronomie, from Gk gastronomia, alt. of gastrologia (see gastro-, -logy).