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Tokaji
Tokaji is the PDO-protected wine of Hungary's Tokaj region, famous for Tokaji Aszú, a noble-rot sweet wine from Furmint and five other grapes; first demarcated in 1737 and UNESCO-listed in 2002.
Token coin
Token coin: a coin-like, privately issued substitute for legal-tender money, usually struck in base metal with a denomination, part of exonumia; historical English, American, casino, and modern digital-token senses.
Tokoname ware
Tokoname ware (常滑焼, Tokoname-yaki) is Japanese pottery made around Tokoname in Aichi Prefecture since the 12th century; one of the Six Ancient Kilns, it is known for vermilion shudei teapots.
Tom Colicchio
Tom Colicchio (born 1962), American chef from Elizabeth, New Jersey; co-founder of Gramercy Tavern (1994) and founder of Craft (2001); owner of Crafted Hospitality; eight-time James Beard winner; head judge and executive producer of Bravo's Top Chef.
Tom Collins
Tom Collins: classic long cocktail of gin (originally Old Tom), lemon juice, sugar, and soda water over ice in a Collins glass; descended from the John Collins of Limmer's Old House, London.
Tom Ford
Tom Ford (Thomas Carlyle Ford, born 1961, Austin, Texas) is an American fashion designer and filmmaker, creative director of Gucci 1994–2004 and Yves Saint Laurent from 2000, founder of the Tom Ford brand (sold to Estée Lauder for $2.8bn in 2022), and director of A Single Man and Nocturnal Animals.
Tom Kerridge
Tom Kerridge (born 1973) is an English chef-patron of The Hand and Flowers in Marlow, credited as the first pub to hold two Michelin stars, and a TV cook and author of Proper Pub Food and Pub Kitchen.
Tom kha kai (ต้มข่าไก่)
Tom kha kai (ต้มข่าไก่), or tom kha gai, is a Thai coconut milk chicken soup from central Thailand flavored with galangal, lemongrass, and kaffir lime leaves; unlike tom yum it uses coconut milk, and TasteAtlas named it the world's best chicken soup in 2023.
Tom Monaghan
Tom Monaghan (born 1937, Ann Arbor, Michigan), founder of Domino's Pizza, which he started as DomiNick's in Ypsilanti in 1960, built the 30-minute delivery chain to over 5,000 stores, owned the Detroit Tigers, and founded Legatus and Ave Maria University.
Tom Parker Bowles
Tom Parker Bowles (born 1974), also Thomas Henry Charles Parker Bowles, British food writer, critic and broadcaster, son of Queen Camilla and godson of King Charles III; Mail on Sunday restaurant critic, MasterChef judge, author of Cooking and the Crown and Full English.
Tom yum
Tom yum (ต้มยำ), also tom yum kung, is Thailand's hot-and-sour herb soup of lemongrass, galangal, and kaffir lime leaves with prawns; UNESCO-inscribed in 2024, with clear (nam sai) and creamy (nam khon) versions.
Tom yum kung (ต้มยำกุ้ง)
Tom yum kung (ต้มยำกุ้ง, Tomyum Kung) is Thailand's hot-and-sour prawn soup of lemongrass, galangal, and kaffir lime leaves, with clear (nam sai) and creamy (nam khon) versions; inscribed by UNESCO as intangible cultural heritage in 2024.
Tom's Restaurant
Tom's Restaurant is a family-run Greek-American diner at 2880 Broadway in Manhattan's Morningside Heights, the exterior of Monk's Café on Seinfeld and Suzanne Vega's "Tom's Diner."
Tomato pulp powder
Tomato pulp powder, a dried tomato pulp ingredient (GRN 163, LycoRed, 2005, FDA no questions), used in baked goods, meats, dairy, soups, sauces, beverages, and medical foods capped at 36 mg lycopene/day.
Tomato sauce
Tomato sauce (salsa di pomodoro, sugo): sauces made primarily from tomatoes for pasta, pizza, and braised dishes. Earliest recipes 1692 Naples; first pasta use 1790; USDA grades A, B, Substandard; distinct from marinara, paste, puree.
Tommy Hilfiger
Tommy Hilfiger (Thomas Jacob Hilfiger, b. 1951): American premium lifestyle fashion brand founded 1985 in New York with Murjani backing, flag logo, 1990s hip-hop adoption, PVH-owned since 2010 alongside Calvin Klein, ~$9 billion retail sales.
Tommy Hilfiger (company)
Tommy Hilfiger (company): American apparel and lifestyle brand founded in New York City in 1985 by designer Tommy Hilfiger; brands TOMMY HILFIGER and TOMMY JEANS; owned by PVH Corp. since a 2010, $3 billion (€2.2 billion) acquisition from Apax Partners; about $9 billion global retail sales in 2025.
Toms Shoes
TOMS Shoes (TOMS Shoes, LLC), founded by Blake Mycoskie in 2006, is the footwear brand behind the One for One giving model and the Alpargata slip-on; now creditor-owned and a B Corp scoring 126.7.
Tongue piercing
Tongue piercing, an intraoral body piercing usually placed midline with a barbell, is the most common oral piercing site. Key facts: 44% gingival recession and 26% tooth damage in wearers, seven-fold gum-recession risk, no measurable long-term speech effect, and ADA opposition since 1998.
Tongue splitting
Tongue splitting, also called tongue bifurcation or forking, is an extreme body modification that divides the anterior tongue into two forked tips. First documented in 1994, it carries risks of hemorrhage, infection, nerve damage, and speech changes, and is illegal for cosmetic practitioners in England and Wales and restricted in some US states.
Toni Garrn
Toni Garrn (Antonia Garrn, born 1992, Hamburg) is a German model, philanthropist, and entrepreneur, known for an exclusive 2008 Calvin Klein contract, Victoria's Secret Angel status, the Toni Garrn Foundation, and Super Flea Market.
Toni-Ann Singh
Toni-Ann Singh, Jamaican singer and beauty queen from Morant Bay, St Thomas, crowned 69th Miss World on December 14, 2019 in London; fourth Jamaican winner, longest-reigning Miss World until 2022.
Tonic water
Tonic water (Indian tonic water, quinine water) is a sweetened carbonated soft drink flavored with quinine from Cinchona bark. Patented by Erasmus Bond in 1858 and popularized by Schweppes, it originated in British colonial India and is now the standard gin and tonic mixer.
Tonkatsu (とんかつ)
Tonkatsu (とんかつ, pork cutlet) is a Japanese yoshoku dish: thick pork, breaded in panko and deep-fried, pioneered in 1899 at Rengatei in Ginza from French côtelette, served with cabbage, rice, and sauce.
Tonkotsu ramen (豚骨ラーメン)
Tonkotsu ramen (豚骨ラーメン), pork-bone ramen with a white cloudy broth, originated in Kurume, Fukuoka: a clear version in 1937 at Nanjing Senryō, the cloudy soup in 1947 at Sankyū, spreading to Hakata, Kumamoto, and beyond.
Tonsure
Tonsure, from Latin tonsura (tondere, to shear), is the Christian practice of shaving or cutting head hair as a sign of religious dedication, with Roman (Peter), Eastern (Paul), and Celtic (John) forms; abolished as a Catholic requirement by Paul VI in 1972.
Tony Award for Best Costume Design
The Tony Award for Best Costume Design honors Broadway costume designers; a 1947 original category, split into Dramatic and Musical in 1960-1961 and into Play and Musical awards since 2005.
Tony Tan Caktiong
Tony Tan Caktiong (born 1953, Fujian, China) is the Filipino-Chinese founder and Executive Chairman of Jollibee Foods Corporation, which grew from two 1975 Manila Magnolia ice cream parlors into a 19-brand, 10,000-store restaurant group across 33 countries.
Tony the Tiger
Tony the Tiger (Tigre Toño) is Kellogg's Frosted Flakes (Frosties/Zucaritas) mascot, created by Eugene Kolkey at Leo Burnett, debuted 1952 against Katy the Kangaroo, Elmo the Elephant, and Newt the Gnu, voiced by Thurl Ravenscroft with "They're Grrreat!"
Tony's Chocolonely
Tony's Chocolonely (Tony's) is a Dutch chocolate company founded in 2005 by journalist Teun van de Keuken to make 100% slave-free chocolate, sourcing traceable Ghanaian and Ivorian cocoa via Tony's Sourcing Principles and Tony's Open Chain.