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Dietrich Mateschitz
Dietrich Mateschitz (full name Dietrich Markwart Eberhart Mateschitz; 1944–2022) was an Austrian entrepreneur who co-founded Red Bull, launched the energy drink category in 1987, and owned Formula 1 and football teams.
Digestive biscuit
Digestive biscuit: semi-sweet British wheatmeal biscuit created by Alexander Grant at McVitie & Price in 1892 (1839 origin also claimed), named for baking soda once believed to aid digestion; chocolate version, nutrition, and comparative taste tests.
Dijon mustard
Dijon mustard (moutarde de Dijon) is a strong, smooth pale-yellow French mustard from Dijon, Burgundy, made from Brassica juncea or nigra seeds with verjus, vinegar, or white wine; the name is a recipe, not a protected origin, unlike Moutarde de Bourgogne IGP.
Dim sum (点心)
Dim sum (点心) is Cantonese small-dish cuisine of steamer-basket dumplings and buns eaten with tea during yum cha; born in Qing-era Guangzhou teahouses, now a Hong Kong cultural icon and listed intangible heritage.
Din Tai Fung (鼎泰丰)
Din Tai Fung (鼎泰丰) is a Taiwanese restaurant chain founded in Taipei in 1958 by Yang Bing-yi as an oil shop, converted to xiaolongbao in 1972, known for 18-fold 21-gram soup dumplings, a 1993 New York Times top-ten listing, a Hong Kong Michelin star, and 170-plus restaurants worldwide.
Diner
A diner is a characteristically American restaurant serving inexpensive, hearty food at a counter and in booths, often around the clock, originating in 1870s lunch wagons.
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (Triple D) is a Food Network road-trip series, premiered April 23, 2007, hosted by Guy Fieri, created by David Page, visiting independent American diners, drive-ins, and dives in a red 1968 Camaro.
Ding Dong
Ding Dongs (Ding Dong) are Hostess chocolate snack cakes introduced in 1967 by Continental Baking, named for a bell-ringing TV campaign; round cream-filled, chocolate-coated cakes once foil wrapped, with Big Wheels as their Northeast regional name.
Dinner
Dinner: the main meal of the day, usually in the evening but at midday in parts of Britain; from Old French disner, to break one's fast. Covers etymology, the drift from midday to evening, meal structure, hospitality, and modern solo-dining trends.
Dinner theater
Dinner theater (dinner theatre): a restaurant venue format combining a meal with a live stage show, coined 1965–70 in the US. Two formats, in-room dining or restaurant-theatre packages; dismissed as middlebrow by 1970s critics; murder mystery shows now dominate.
Dippin' Dots
Dippin' Dots: beaded ice cream, yogurt, sherbet, and flavored ice invented by microbiologist Curt Jones in 1988, flash-frozen in liquid nitrogen at about -320 °F and stored near -40 °F, sold at theme parks and stadiums.
Disco fries
Disco fries, a New Jersey diner dish of French fries topped with brown gravy and shredded mozzarella, named for 1970s clubgoers; the Tick Tock Diner in Clifton claims invention, and the dish is distinguished from poutine by its cheese.
Disfrutar
Disfrutar, Catalan for "to enjoy," is a three-Michelin-star restaurant in Barcelona opened in 2014 by three former elBulli chefs, named the world's best restaurant in 2024.
Dishwasher
A dishwasher, also called a dishwashing machine, is a kitchen appliance that cleans, rinses, and dries dishware and utensils by recirculating water and detergent through spray arms.
Disodium inosinate
Disodium inosinate (E 631, INS 631), the disodium salt of inosine-5'-monophosphate, CAS 4691-65-0, FEMA 3669, is a ribonucleotide flavor enhancer identified in bonito in 1913, synergistic with glutamate, permitted in the US under 21 CFR 172.535 and in the EU and Great Britain.
Dive bar
Dive bar: an unpretentious, cheap, long-established neighborhood bar, originally 1880s American slang for an illegal drinking den. Features jukeboxes, neon, regulars, minimal food; now imitated by pricier neo-dives.
Dole Whip
Dole Whip is a dairy-free pineapple soft serve created by Kathy Westphal at Dole for Disney World kiosks, debuting at Magic Kingdom's Aloha Isle in 1984 as DOLE Pineapple Whip, later sold in grocery freezer cups and as Dole Soft Serve mix.
Dollar slice
Dollar slice: a plain New York-style pizza slice sold for about $1 at budget NYC pizzerias, popularized by 99 Cent Fresh (2006) and 2 Bros. Pizza (2007); now typically $1.50 after 2023 inflation-driven price rises.
Dolly Alderton
Dolly Alderton (born 1988, London) is a British memoirist, novelist, Sunday Times Style agony aunt, and former co-host of The High Low podcast; author of Everything I Know About Love, Ghosts, Dear Dolly, and Good Material.
Dolma
Dolma (dolmades, sarma, tolma, mahshi) is a family of stuffed vegetable, fruit, and leaf dishes of Turkish origin name, widespread from the Balkans to Iran, with rice and meat fillings; Azerbaijani tradition is UNESCO-listed since 2017.
Dom Pérignon
Dom Pérignon is a prestige cuvée of champagne produced by Moët & Chandon in Épernay, France, named after Benedictine monk Dom Pierre Pérignon, with its first vintage from 1921.
Dom Pérignon (monk)
Dom Pierre Pérignon was a French Benedictine monk and procurator of the Abbey of Saint-Pierre d'Hautvillers. He improved viticulture and winemaking through systematic blending of grapes.
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (DRC), Burgundy producer in Vosne-Romanée; co-owned by de Villaine and Leroy families; sole owner of La Romanée-Conti and La Tâche monopoles; biodynamic grand cru wines.
Dominique Crenn
Dominique Crenn, French-born San Francisco chef and owner of Atelier Crenn, first US female chef with three Michelin stars (2018); also Petit Crenn, Bar Crenn, Golden Poppy Paris, Monsieur Dior Beverly Hills, Bleu Belle Farm.
Don Gorske
Donald (Don) Gorske, the Big Mac record holder and "Mac Daddy", is a retired Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, prison guard who has eaten Big Macs daily since 17 May 1972, holding the Guinness World Record for most Big Macs eaten in a lifetime (over 35,000 by March 2025), documented with every receipt.
Don Julio
Don Julio is a premium Mexican tequila brand founded in 1942 by Don Julio González at the La Primavera distillery (NOM 1449) in Atotonilco el Alto, Jalisco; wholly owned by Diageo since 2015, made from 100% blue agave, with flagship aged expressions including Don Julio 1942 and Don Julio 70 cristalino.
Donair
Donair: a Halifax, Nova Scotia spit-roasted sandwich invented by Greek immigrant Peter Gamoulakos in 1973, made of spiced ground beef, tomato, onion, and sweet evaporated-milk sauce; official food of Halifax since 2015.
Donal Skehan
Donal Skehan (born 1986, Howth, Dublin) is an Irish food writer, TV presenter, and cookbook author behind Kitchen Hero and Meals in Minutes, with 11 cookbooks and a 1-million-subscriber YouTube channel; formerly a singer with Streetwize and Industry.
Donburi (丼)
Donburi (丼) is the Japanese rice-bowl dish: steamed rice in a deep bowl topped with beef, chicken and egg, tempura, pork cutlet, eel, or seafood. Varieties include gyudon, oyakodon, tendon, katsudon, and kaisendon.
Dondurma
Dondurma (Maraş dondurması) is Turkish stretchy ice cream made with goat milk, sugar, salep from wild orchid tubers, and mastic; Kahramanmaraş style dates to 1920 and holds TÜRKPATENT geographical indication no. 344.