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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 Schenkenberg
Marcus Schenkenberg (Marcus Lodewijk Schenkenberg van Mierop), Swedish model born 1968, first prominent male supermodel via the 1991 Calvin Klein Bruce Weber campaign; later actor, author, and businessman.
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.
Mardi Gras
Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday, is the final day of the pre-Lenten Carnival season. It falls on the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday, referencing traditional feasting.
Mardi Gras in New Orleans
Mardi Gras in New Orleans is the city's celebration of Fat Tuesday, marked by krewe parades, masked balls, and bead throwing, the largest in the United States.
Mardi Gras Indians
Mardi Gras Indians, also called Black Masking Indians, are New Orleans African American tribes who parade in year-long hand-beaded suits with call-and-response chants on Mardi Gras, Super Sunday, and St. Joseph's Night, honoring Native American aid to enslaved people.
Margaret Josephs
Margaret Josephs, American fashion designer and TV personality; founder of Macbeth Collection (1999) and star of The Real Housewives of New Jersey (2017-2026); also Candie Couture, Caviar Dreams, Tuna Fish Budget, and Soirée mocktails.
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.
Margaux Hemingway
Margaux Hemingway (Margot Hemingway), American fashion model and actress, granddaughter of Ernest Hemingway, sister of Mariel; 1975 Fabergé $1 million contract, film Lipstick (1976); died July 1, 1996, suicide by phenobarbital.
Margilan ikat
Margilan ikat is resist-dyed silk and silk-cotton cloth from Margilan in Uzbekistan's Fergana Valley, known locally as abrbandi, with fabrics like atlas and adras recognized by UNESCO in 2017.
Maria Adelborg
Maria Adelborg (Eleonora Amalia Maria Adelborg, 1849–1940) was a Swedish textile artist and handicrafts-movement pioneer, pattern-designer for Selma Giöbel and Handarbetets Vänner, known for the Gagnefmattan rug, Rome Brigittine chapel rugs, and Sofia church chasubles.
Maria Grazia Chiuri
Maria Grazia Chiuri (born 1964, Rome) is an Italian fashion designer, Fendi Chief Creative Officer since 2025 and Christian Dior's first female creative director (2016-2025), known for the Baguette, Rockstud, Book Tote, and feminist runway messaging.
Mariano Fortuny (designer)
Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo (1871–1949) was a Spanish painter, photographer, and designer who worked in Venice, best known for the Delphos, a heat-pleated silk gown patented in 1909.
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.
Marisa Miller
Marisa Miller, born Marisa Lee Bertetta in 1978, is an American model who appeared in seven Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issues and covered the 2008 issue.
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.
Marjorie Wallace
Marjorie "Marji" Wallace (born 1954, Indianapolis), American model and TV host, Miss World 1973, first US winner; dethroned after 104 days in March 1974; later original Entertainment Tonight co-host.
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.
Marks & Spencer
Marks & Spencer (M&S), British retailer founded 1884 by Michael Marks at Kirkgate Market, Leeds, partnered with Tom Spencer 1894; own-label food, fashion and home; listed 1926; hit by 2025 cyberattack; revenue £17.3bn.
Marriage in Goryeo
Marriage in Goryeo (고려 혼인), the marriage system of the Korean dynasty of 918–1392, was matrilocal: bridegrooms lived at the bride's house, and sons and daughters inherited equally.
Marriage vows
Marriage vows are the formal promises exchanged at weddings. Rooted in Roman consent law and formalized in the 1549 Book of Common Prayer from Sarum rites; the wife's obedience vow was dropped from the 1920s, and no US state prescribes specific vows.
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.