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Ricky Lauren
Ricky Lauren (Ricky Ann Loew-Beer), American author, photographer, artist, and psychotherapist, wife of designer Ralph Lauren since 1964; wrote Safari, My Island, Double RL Ranch, and The Hamptons: Food, Family, and History (2012, reissued 2025).
Ricotta
Ricotta is a fresh Italian acid/heat-coagulated whey cheese made by heating whey (80–90 °C) with acid to recover whey proteins; 'Ricotta Romana' is a sheep-whey PDO from Lazio with at least 40% fat in dry matter.
Riderless horse
Riderless horse, also called caparisoned horse or lone charger: a saddled horse with boots reversed in the stirrups led in military funerals, honoring Army and Marine colonels and above and U.S. presidents, tracing to Genghis Khan-era horse sacrifice.
Riesling
Riesling, also known as White Riesling or Rhine Riesling, is a white wine grape of German origin, prized for high acidity and wines from bone dry to sweet.
Riga Latvian Society
The Riga Latvian Society (Latvian: Rīgas Latviešu biedrība) is a cultural organization in Riga, Latvia, founded in 1868 and known as the oldest Latvian organization in the world.
Right to food
The right to food is a human right, enshrined in ICESCR Article 11 (1966) and UDHR Article 25, binding for 172 states, obliging respect, protection, and fulfillment of adequate food access.
Rijsttafel
Rijsttafel ("rice table") is a Dutch-Indonesian feast of many small Indonesian dishes served around rice, created by Dutch colonists in the Dutch East Indies, brought to the Netherlands after 1949, and now listed as Dutch intangible cultural heritage.
Rima Fakih (ريما فقيه)
Rima Fakih (ريما فقيه), Lebanese-born American from Srifa and Dearborn, Michigan; won Miss USA 2010 as first Muslim and first Arab American titleholder; later Miss Lebanon director and philanthropist married to Wassim Slaiby.
Ring (jewellery)
Ring (jewellery), also finger ring: a circular band worn on the finger as ornament, token, matrimonial symbol, or insignia. Covers anatomy, ISO/US/UK sizing, hallmarking, named types, history, and the 2023 lab-grown diamond shift.
Ring game
A ring game, also called a ring play, is a circle game with singing, dance movements, or mime, played chiefly in African-American and Caribbean children's traditions.
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Clown College
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Clown College (1968-1997) was Irvin Feld's tuition-free clown training school in Venice, Florida; it graduated nearly 1,300 clowns over about 10-week courses before closing in 1997.
Rio Carnival
Rio Carnival (Carnaval do Rio) is Rio de Janeiro's pre-Lent festival of judged samba school parades at the Sambadrome and free street blocos. First contest 1932; Sambadrome 1984; 2027 parades February 5–13.
Rip Curl (osm node/12688530937)
Rip Curl (osm node/12688530937): OpenStreetMap node for a Rip Curl location; Rip Curl is the Australian surf brand founded 1969 in Torquay by Warbrick and Singer, known for wetsuits, the Bells Beach Rip Curl Pro, B Corp certification, and KMD Brands ownership since 2019.
Ripcurl
Rip Curl (Ripcurl), Australian surf company founded 1969 in Torquay, Victoria by Doug Warbrick and Brian Singer; maker of Flashbomb wetsuits and host of the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach, the world's longest-running pro surfing contest.
Risotto
Risotto, best known as risotto alla milanese with saffron, is a northern Italian dish of short-grain Arborio, Carnaroli, or Vialone Nano rice cooked with gradually added, stirred-in stock until released starch makes it creamy, first documented around 1809.
Rissole
Rissole (French rissole, from Late Latin russeola "reddish"): a small fried or baked food. In France a filled pastry turnover (meat, fish, or fruit); in English usage a minced-meat patty; variants include Portuguese rissóis, Brazilian risoles, and Indonesian risoles.
Ristretto
Ristretto (Italian for "restricted") is a short espresso shot pulled at roughly a 1:1 coffee-to-yield ratio, about 15-20 mL in 15-20 seconds; sweeter, more concentrated, and lower in total caffeine than a standard 1:2 espresso, the opposite of a lungo.
Ritter Sport
Ritter Sport is a German family-owned chocolate brand (Alfred Ritter GmbH & Co. KG), founded 1912, known for square bars, colorful packaging, 100% Rainforest Alliance certified cocoa since 2018, and 712 million euros in 2025 sales.
Ritz Crackers
Ritz Crackers, also RITZ, is a round buttery snack cracker brand introduced by Nabisco in 1934 and owned by Mondelēz International; seven perforations, scalloped edge, once 29 million baked daily.
Riyo Mori (森理世)
Riyo Mori (森理世), Japanese model and dancer born 1986 in Shizuoka; Miss Universe 2007 winner in Mexico City, the second Japanese titleholder after Akiko Kojima; later Lexus ambassador and I.R.M. Academy artistic director.
RJR Nabisco
RJR Nabisco (R.J.R. Nabisco, Inc.), the 1985 tobacco-food conglomerate formed by R.J. Reynolds' $4.9 billion purchase of Nabisco Brands, taken private by KKR in 1988-1989 in the then-largest leveraged buyout, about $25-26 billion, and split apart in 1999.
Roast chicken
Roast chicken: a whole chicken cooked by dry heat in an oven, over fire, or on a spit. Key facts: USDA safe internal temperature 165 °F, spatchcocking for even cooking, dry brining, and the British Sunday roast tradition.
Roasting
Roasting is a dry-heat cooking method, using hot air in an oven or open flame at 150 °C or higher, applied to meats, vegetables, coffee, and nuts.
Robert Award for Best Costume Design
The Robert Award for Best Costume Design (Årets kostumedesigner) is a Danish Film Academy Robert Award given annually since 1984 to the year's best Danish film or TV costume designer, judged by academy costumiers; recent winners include Queen Margrethe II and Malgorzata Fudala.
Robert Irvine
Robert Irvine (born 1965), English-American chef and TV host of Food Network's Restaurant: Impossible and Dinner: Impossible; survived a 2008 resume-fabrication scandal; runs FitCrunch and the Robert Irvine Foundation.
Robert Kuok (郭鹤年)
Robert Kuok (郭鹤年, born 1923, Johor Bahru) is a Malaysian tycoon, founder of the Kuok Group, the "Sugar King of Asia," and creator of the Shangri-La hotel chain, with holdings in Wilmar, Kerry Properties, and former owner of the South China Morning Post.
Roberto Cavalli
Roberto Cavalli (1940-2024), Italian fashion designer and founder of the eponymous Florence house, known for animal prints, patented leather printing, sandblasted and stretch jeans, and celebrity glamour.
Rocawear
Rocawear is an urban apparel brand founded in 1999 by Jay-Z, Damon Dash, and Kareem Burke; it reached hundreds of millions in sales and was sold to Iconix in 2007 for $204 million.
Rocco DiSpirito
Rocco DiSpirito (born 1966) is an Italian-American New York chef, author of 14 cookbooks including three NYT bestsellers, James Beard winner for Flavor, star of NBC's The Restaurant, and chef of Union Pacific, Standard Grill, and Bar Rocco.
Rochelle Rao
Rochelle Maria Rao (Rochelle Rao Sequeira), Indian model, anchor, and actress born 1988 in Chennai; Femina Miss India International 2012, ninth at Miss International 2012 in Okinawa; IPL season 6 host and Lottery on The Kapil Sharma Show; married Keith Sequeira in 2018.