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Marc Summers
Marc Summers (born 1951, born Marc Berkowitz) is an American TV host who hosted Nickelodeon's Double Dare (1986–1994) and Food Network's Unwrapped (2001–2011), later producing Restaurant: Impossible and hosting the podcast Marc Summers Unwraps.
Marcela Valladolid
Marcela Valladolid, American chef and cookbook author born in San Diego and raised in Tijuana, hosted Food Network's Mexican Made Easy (2010) and The Kitchen, wrote six cookbooks including Familia, and now runs Casa Marcela, Inc. and Matriarca Foods.
Marco Pierre White
Marco Pierre White (born 1961), English chef and restaurateur from Leeds; first Briton and youngest chef to win three Michelin stars (1995, Hyde Park Hotel); mentor of Gordon Ramsay and Heston Blumenthal; retired 1999, returned his stars; author of White Heat.
Marco's Pizza
Marco's Pizza: American carryout and delivery pizza chain founded 1978 by Italian-born Pat Giammarco in Oregon, Ohio; Toledo-based, sold to Jack Butorac 2004; 1,184 stores in 35 states, Puerto Rico, Bahamas, Mexico per 2026 FDD.
Marcus Samuelsson
Marcus Samuelsson (born Kassahun Tsegie, 1970 or 1971) is an Ethiopian-born, Swedish-raised American chef and restaurateur behind Red Rooster Harlem, winner of Top Chef Masters, an eight-time James Beard Award winner, and author of Yes, Chef.
Marcus Wareing
Marcus Wareing (born 1970, Southport) is an English Michelin-starred chef, restaurateur and MasterChef: The Professionals judge; former chef-patron of Marcus at The Berkeley, closed December 2023.
Margarine
Margarine, invented in 1869 by Hippolyte Mège-Mouriès after a Napoleon III prize, is a butter substitute now made from vegetable oils, legally an emulsion of at least 80% fat with at most 3% dairy.
Margarita
Margarita cocktail: tequila, orange liqueur, and lime juice with an optional salt rim; IBA spec 50/20/15 mL, common US 2:1:1 ratio; a tequila Daisy relative, disputed 1930s–40s origins, America's most ordered cocktail.
Margarita Louis-Dreyfus
Margarita Louis-Dreyfus, born Margarita Bogdanova (1962, Leningrad), is a Swiss businesswoman, widow of Robert Louis-Dreyfus, who chairs Louis Dreyfus Holding B.V., controls the Louis-Dreyfus agribusiness group, and founded the Louis Dreyfus Foundation; distinct from actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus.
Marico
Marico Limited (BSE 531642, NSE MARICO) is an Indian FMCG company in beauty and wellness, formed from Bombay Oil Industries and led by Harsh Mariwala. Its FY26 turnover was ₹13,611 crore, up 26%, with Parachute and Saffola as flagship brands.
Marie biscuit
Marie (bolacha Maria) biscuit: thin, crisp, mildly sweet semi-sweet biscuit created by Peek Freans in London in 1874 for the marriage of Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna and the Duke of Edinburgh; a global tea-time staple and dessert base.
Marie-Antoine Carême
Marie-Antoine (Antonin) Carême (1783/1784–1833), French chef born in Paris, founder of grande cuisine and codifier of French haute cuisine; author of L'Art de la cuisine française au XIXe siècle, famous for pièces montées, cooking for Talleyrand, George IV, and the Russian tsar.
Marination
Marination is soaking food, usually meat or fish, in a savory acidic liquid of oil, acid, salt, and aromatics to add flavor and tenderize the surface; effects penetrate only 1-3 mm, and marinating must be done refrigerated for safety.
Mario Batali
Mario Francesco Batali, born 1960, is an American chef and restaurateur who co-founded Babbo, Lupa, and Del Posto in New York City and hosted Food Network's Molto Mario.
Marjorie Merriweather Post
Marjorie Merriweather Post (1887–1973), American businesswoman and philanthropist, heir to Postum Cereal who built General Foods, and collector whose Hillwood Estate houses the largest Imperial Russian art collection outside Russia.
Mark R. Hughes
Mark R. Hughes (Mark Reynolds Hughes, 1956–2000) founded Herbalife in February 1980 in Los Angeles and built a multilevel-selling nutrition company; he died at 44, and his name marks a UCLA lab, a distributor bonus, and a family trust.
Mars family
Mars family, owners of Mars, Incorporated (M&M's, Snickers, Pedigree), founded 1911 by Frank C. Mars in Tacoma, Washington. Five-generation, wholly family-owned fortune; Forbes 2024 ranked it America's second-richest family at $117 billion.
Mars, Incorporated
Mars, Incorporated: American family-owned maker of M&M'S, Snickers, Pedigree, and Royal Canin, founded 1911 in Tacoma, Washington; $65B+ revenue, ~170,000 Associates, McLean, Virginia headquarters, Kellanova acquired 2025.
Marsala wine
Marsala wine: Sicilian fortified wine from Marsala in western Sicily, begun by John Woodhouse in 1773 and made a DOC in 1969; styles run from Fine to Vergine Stravecchio, dry to sweet, in the 15 to 18 percent EU band.
Marshmallow
Marshmallow: aerated sugar confection of sugar, corn syrup, gelatin, and air; foam stabilized by gelatin melting about 35 °C. Named after Althaea officinalis root; modern form is a 19th-century French invention; shelf life about 40 weeks.
Martin Yan (甄文达)
Martin Yan (甄文达, Yan Man-tat), born 1948 in Guangzhou, is a Chinese-American master chef and host of the PBS series Yan Can Cook (1982), with over 3,500 episodes, 30-plus cookbooks, and the 2022 James Beard Lifetime Achievement Award; not Stephen Yan of Wok with Yan.
Martini (cocktail)
The Martini (Dry Martini) is a stirred cocktail of gin and dry vermouth, garnished with an olive or lemon twist; IBA spec 60 mL gin, 10 mL vermouth, evolved from the 1880s Martinez.
Martini (vermouth)
Martini (vermouth) is the Italian vermouth brand founded in Turin in 1863 as Martini, Sola e C.ia, renamed Martini & Rossi in 1879, maker of Rosso, Bianco, and Extra Dry, and owned by Bacardi since 1993.
Mary Berg (chef)
Mary Berg, Canadian television host, cookbook author, and cook; winner of MasterChef Canada season 3 (2016). Host of Mary's Kitchen Crush, Mary Makes It Easy, and The Good Stuff with Mary Berg; author of In Mary's Kitchen; season 8 judge.
Mary Berry
Dame Mary Berry (born 1935, Bath) is an English food writer and TV presenter, Le Cordon Bleu-trained, author of 70-plus cookbooks, and Bake Off judge 2010–2016; CBE 2012, Dame 2020.
Mary Jo Eustace
Mary Jo Eustace (Mary Josephine Eustace), Canadian TV host and author, co-hosted What's for Dinner? with Ken Kostick from 1995, created He Said, She Said, wrote bestsellers including Divorce Sucks, and won a Taste Canada book award.
Märzen
Märzen (Märzenbier, March beer) is a Bavarian amber lager, 5.6–6.3% ABV, brewed since a 1553 brewing ban forced March brewing and summer lagering; fixed as a style in 1841 at Spaten, it was Munich Oktoberfest's official beer 1872–1990 before Festbier.
Marzipan
Marzipan (mazapán, massepain, marzapane) is an almond-and-sugar confectionery paste used for modeling, cake covering, and sweets, graded by almond content (Edelmarzipan, Lübecker and Toledo PGIs) and distinct from almond paste in US usage.
Más+
Más+ (Más+ by Messi) is Lionel Messi's hydration drink brand, launched June 4, 2024 with Mark Anthony Group; four flavors, 1g sugar per bottle, Inter Miami and MLS NEXT partner, sued by Prime Hydration in 2025.
Masaharu Morimoto (森本正治)
Masaharu Morimoto (森本正治), born 1955 in Hiroshima, is a Japanese chef and restaurateur, third Iron Chef Japanese and an original Iron Chef America star, known for Japanese-Western fusion, Morimoto Philadelphia (2001), Momosan, and a global restaurant group.