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Dark chocolate
Dark chocolate: high-cocoa, low-milk chocolate labeled by cocoa percentage, melting at 32–34°C, rich in flavanols like epicatechin; used in ganache, mole, and baking, with EFSA suggesting 10 g/day high-flavanol chocolate.
Darning
Darning is a needlework repair that weaves new threads across a hole to rebuild fabric, unlike patching or sashiko reinforcement. Covers plain and Swiss darning, tools, darning samplers, Make Do and Mend, conservation use, and the visible mending revival.
Dasani
Dasani is The Coca-Cola Company's purified bottled water brand, launched 1999, made from municipal water by reverse osmosis with added magnesium sulfate and potassium chloride; withdrawn from the UK in 2004 over bromate.
Dash (boutique)
Dash (DASH), the boutique chain founded in 2006 by Kim, Kourtney, and Khloé Kardashian in Calabasas, expanded to Miami and New York, featured on their reality shows, and closed in 2018.
Dashi (出汁)
Dashi (出汁, だし) is Japanese soup stock made by extracting umami from kombu, katsuobushi, niboshi, or dried shiitake. Key facts: glutamate-inosinate synergy, ichiban and niban dashi, Ikeda's 1908 umami discovery.
Dashiki
Dashiki: a loose, brightly colored West African pullover tunic (Yoruba dàńṣíkí, from Hausa dan ciki). Popularized in the US from the 1960s by New Breed Clothing of Harlem as a Black pride symbol.
Dassler brothers feud
Dassler brothers feud: quarrel between Adolf (Adi) and Rudolf (Rudi) Dassler of Herzogenaurach, Bavaria, that split Gebrüder Dassler Schuhfabrik and produced rival firms Adidas and Puma, divided the town, and lasted until a 2009 reconciliation match.
Dastar
Dastar (also pagg, pagri) is the Sikh turban, a daily-wrapped cloth covering the kesh (uncut hair), mandatory for initiated Sikhs since Guru Gobind Singh's 1699 Khalsa; styles include Dumalla, Patiala Shahi, and the Akali-Nihang Dastar Bunga warrior turban.
Data Protection Day
Data Protection Day, also known as Privacy Day or Data Privacy Day, is an annual observance on 28 January established by the Council of Europe in 2006.
Dave & Buster's
Dave & Buster's is an American chain of large venues that combine a full-service restaurant and bar with an arcade and sports viewing, founded in Dallas in 1982.
Dave Arnold
Dave Arnold (born 1971) is an American culinary technology innovator, founder of the Museum of Food and Drink, former head of the French Culinary Institute's culinary technology department, co-creator of the Booker and Dax bar with David Chang, and author of the James Beard-winning Liquid Intelligence.
Dave Dahl (entrepreneur)
Dave Dahl (born 1963) is the American co-founder of Dave's Killer Bread, launched at Portland Farmers Market in 2005 after his 15 years in prison; sold to Flowers Foods for $275 million in 2015.
Dave Myers (presenter)
Dave Myers (1957–2024), English TV presenter and chef, one half of the Hairy Bikers with Si King; former BBC prosthetics makeup artist, Strictly 2013 contestant, died of cancer aged 66.
David Barby
David Barby (1943-2012), English auctioneer and antiques expert from Rugby, partner at Locke & England, star of Bargain Hunt, Flog It!, and Antiques Road Trip, nicknamed The Master.
David Burtka
David Burtka (David Michael Burtka), American actor and Le Cordon Bleu-trained chef, husband of Neil Patrick Harris; known for How I Met Your Mother's Scooter, Gourmet M.D. catering, Life Is a Party (2019), and Drag Me to Dinner (2023).
David Chang
David Chang, Korean-American chef, founded Momofuku (Noodle Bar, NYC, 2004), won James Beard Awards, two Michelin stars for Ko, hosted Ugly Delicious, wrote Eat a Peach.
David Emanuel (fashion designer)
David Emanuel (born 1952), Welsh couturier who co-designed Princess Diana's 1981 ivory silk taffeta wedding dress with a 25-foot train; later ran David Emanuel Couture, designed Virgin Atlantic uniforms, hosted Say Yes to the Dress UK, and received an MBE.
David Gandy
David Gandy (born 1980, Billericay, Essex) is an English model and entrepreneur, face of Dolce & Gabbana's Light Blue, founder of David Gandy Wellwear, and first face of Jaeger menswear at M&S.
Dawn Rochelle Warner
Dawn Rochelle Warner (born 1972, Dexter, Kansas), known as Dawn Rochelle, American model, actress, and pageant entrepreneur; founder of the Miss Bikini brand and Warner Models, creator of Miss Bikini Backstage.
Day of Reconciliation
Day of Reconciliation: South African public holiday on 16 December, first observed 1995, formerly Dingaan's Day and Day of the Vow, marking the 1838 Battle of Blood River and the 1961 founding of Umkhonto we Sizwe.
Day of the Dead
Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos, Día de los Muertos) is a Mexican festival on November 1–2 honoring deceased relatives with ofrenda altars, marigolds, pan de muerto, and sugar skulls; UNESCO-recognized since 2003, distinct from Halloween.
Dayanara Torres
Dayanara Torres (Dayanara Yari Torres Delgado), Puerto Rican model and Miss Universe 1993 from Toa Alta; actress in the Philippines 1994–2000, Marc Anthony's ex-wife, stage 3 melanoma survivor, later TV host.
Dayle Haddon
Dayle Haddon (1948–2024), Canadian model and actress, 1973 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover model, L'Oréal anti-aging spokeswoman, founder of WomenOne; died of carbon monoxide poisoning in Solebury Township, Pennsylvania.
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Costume Design
The Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Costume Design honors costume designers and stylists of American daytime television, awarded by NATAS since 1974 and dominated by soap operas.
DC Shoes
DC Shoes: American skateboarding footwear and apparel brand founded by Ken Block and Damon Way in 1994 (from Droors Clothing), maker of the Lynx and Court Graffik, owned by Authentic Brands Group since 2023.
Deaf culture
Deaf culture is the shared language, values, and identity of sign-language communities, named in Padden and Humphries's 1988 Deaf in America; shaped by deaf schools, oralism, Deaf President Now, Deaf Way festivals, and cochlear implant debates.
Dean & DeLuca
Dean & DeLuca, also known as Dean and DeLuca, is an American gourmet grocery brand founded in SoHo, New York, in 1977, known for imported foods and minimalist store design.
Dean and Dan Caten
Dean and Dan Caten (Catenacci), identical twins born 1964 in Toronto, are Canadian fashion designers who founded the Milan-based luxury label Dsquared2 in the mid-1990s, known for denim, theatrical shows, and dressing Madonna.
Debenhams
Debenhams was a British department store chain founded in 1778 at 44 Wigmore Street, London, and Britain's largest department store group at its peak with 178 stores. Its physical stores closed in May 2021; Boohoo owns the brand, now Debenhams Group, an online marketplace.
Deborah Shelton
Deborah Shelton (Deborah Dale Shelton, Debbie Shelton), American actress and model, Miss USA 1970 from Virginia and first runner-up at Miss Universe 1970; known for Body Double (1984) and Mandy Winger on Dallas (1984–1987).