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Detroit-style pizza
Detroit-style pizza, born 1946 at Buddy's Rendezvous in Detroit, is a rectangular pan pizza with Wisconsin brick cheese caramelized to the edges (frico) and sauce on top, now a nationally trending style.
Deviled egg
Deviled eggs, also called stuffed, dressed, salad, angel, or Russian eggs, are halved hard-boiled eggs refilled with a yolk-mayonnaise-mustard paste, topped with paprika; traced to ancient Rome, named in 1786 Britain, popularized in 1940s America.
Devin DeVasquez
Devin DeVasquez, also Devin Devasquez, is an American model, actress, producer, and author born 1963 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Playboy Playmate of the Month June 1985, Star Search $100,000 winner, actress in Can't Buy Me Love and Society, and Emmy-winning producer of The Bay, wife of Ronn Moss.
Devon Aoki
Devon Aoki, American fashion model and actress of Japanese and German heritage, sister of Steve Aoki; a 165 cm runway icon of the late 1990s and Y2K era, known for Chanel and Moschino and films 2 Fast 2 Furious and Sin City.
Devon Windsor
Devon Windsor (born 1994, St. Louis) is an American model and swimwear entrepreneur, a Victoria's Secret runway walker 2013-2018, distinct from the Devon Energy oil company and the Windsor fashion label.
Dewar's
Dewar's is a blended Scotch whisky brand founded by John Dewar in Perth, Scotland, in 1846, now owned by Bacardi. Known for Double Ageing since 1881, five distilleries including Aberfeldy, White Label, and over 1,500 awards.
Dhanteras (धनतेरस)
Dhanteras (धनतेरस), also Dhantrayodashi or Dhanvantari Trayodashi, is the Hindu festival opening five-day Diwali on Kartik Krishna Trayodashi, marked by Lakshmi-Kubera-Dhanvantari worship, Yama Deepam lamps, and buying gold, silver, and utensils.
Dhokra
Dhokra (also spelled Dokra) is a traditional craft of eastern and central India in which brass and bell-metal objects are cast by the lost-wax technique, leaving a coiled, latticed surface.
Dhoti
Dhoti: an unstitched South Asian men's lower garment of rectangular cloth wrapped at the waist, passed between the legs and tucked at the back. Also called veshti, mundu, panche, dhotar, or dhuti; formal and ceremonial, distinct from the casual sewn lungi, with roots in ancient Indian draped dress.
Diadem
Diadem: a jeweled headband or small crown, from Greek diadema "to bind around". Hellenistic royal fillet of Alexander the Great; today distinguished (loosely) from crown and tiara; famous example is the 1,333-diamond George IV State Diadem of 1821.
Diadora
Diadora: Italian sportswear brand founded 1948 in Caerano di San Marco by Marcello Danieli; known for Björn Borg tennis shoes, the N9000, Heritage Made in Italy line, Diadora Utility safety footwear, and Geox-group ownership since 2009.
Diageo
Diageo plc, formed by the 1997 merger of Grand Metropolitan and Guinness, is a British beverage alcohol company selling Johnnie Walker, Guinness, Smirnoff and other brands in about 180 countries, ranked first in international spirits by retail sales value.
Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II
The Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II marked 60 years on the British throne, celebrated in June 2012 with a Thames pageant, street lunches, and beacon lightings worldwide.
Dian Parkinson
Dian Parkinson (Dianna Lynn Batts, born 1944), American model, Miss World USA 1965 and Miss World first runner-up, and a Barker's Beauty on The Price Is Right from 1975 to 1993; later sued and then dropped a harassment suit against Bob Barker.
Diana Hayden
Diana Hayden (born 1973, Hyderabad) is an Indian model, actress, and author who won Miss World 1997 in Seychelles, the third Indian winner, later acting, hosting Biography on History Channel, and writing A Beautiful Truth.
Diane von Fürstenberg
Diane von Fürstenberg (DVF), Belgian-American designer born 1946 in Brussels, founded her label in 1972 and created the iconic 1974 jersey wrap dress, selling over a million by 1976; CFDA president 2006–2019 and philanthropist.
Diaper
Diaper (nappy): absorbent garment containing infant or incontinence waste. Modern disposables use a superabsorbent polymer core absorbing over 30 times its weight; first disposables appeared 1942–1946; Pampers launched 1961.
Diddy parties
Diddy parties: Sean Combs's celebrity gatherings, chiefly his all-white White Parties (1998-2009) at his East Hampton estate, distinct from the private "freak-off" sex parties central to his 2025 federal trial and related civil suits.
Diet Coke
Diet Coke (Coca-Cola Light in some markets) is The Coca-Cola Company's sugar-free, calorie-free cola, launched July 8, 1982 as the first Coca-Cola trademark extension, sweetened with aspartame and distinct in taste from Coca-Cola Zero Sugar.
Diet in Hinduism
Diet in Hinduism covers food rules varying by tradition, caste, and region: lacto-vegetarianism favored, beef taboo (72% say beef eaters cannot be Hindu), 44% of Indian Hindus vegetarian, Ekadashi fasting, and Dharmaśāstra abhakṣya rules.
Diet in Sikhism
Diet in Sikhism is the set of food practices followed by Sikhs, prohibiting kutha meat and alcohol and centering communal life on the free vegetarian langar meal.
Dieter Schwarz
Dieter Schwarz (born 1939, Heilbronn) is a German entrepreneur who built Lidl & Schwarz into the Schwarz Group, parent of the Lidl discount stores and Kaufland hypermarkets.
Dietrich Mateschitz
Dietrich Mateschitz (full name Dietrich Markwart Eberhart Mateschitz; 1944–2022) was an Austrian entrepreneur who co-founded Red Bull, launched the energy drink category in 1987, and owned Formula 1 and football teams.
Digestive biscuit
Digestive biscuit: semi-sweet British wheatmeal biscuit created by Alexander Grant at McVitie & Price in 1892 (1839 origin also claimed), named for baking soda once believed to aid digestion; chocolate version, nutrition, and comparative taste tests.
Dijon mustard
Dijon mustard (moutarde de Dijon) is a strong, smooth pale-yellow French mustard from Dijon, Burgundy, made from Brassica juncea or nigra seeds with verjus, vinegar, or white wine; the name is a recipe, not a protected origin, unlike Moutarde de Bourgogne IGP.
Dim sum (点心)
Dim sum (点心) is Cantonese small-dish cuisine of steamer-basket dumplings and buns eaten with tea during yum cha; born in Qing-era Guangzhou teahouses, now a Hong Kong cultural icon and listed intangible heritage.
Dime (United States coin)
The dime is the United States 10-cent coin, worth one tenth of a dollar, first minted in 1796 and bearing Franklin D. Roosevelt's portrait since 1946.
Din Tai Fung (鼎泰丰)
Din Tai Fung (鼎泰丰) is a Taiwanese restaurant chain founded in Taipei in 1958 by Yang Bing-yi as an oil shop, converted to xiaolongbao in 1972, known for 18-fold 21-gram soup dumplings, a 1993 New York Times top-ten listing, a Hong Kong Michelin star, and 170-plus restaurants worldwide.
Diner
A diner is a characteristically American restaurant serving inexpensive, hearty food at a counter and in booths, often around the clock, originating in 1870s lunch wagons.
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (Triple D) is a Food Network road-trip series, premiered April 23, 2007, hosted by Guy Fieri, created by David Page, visiting independent American diners, drive-ins, and dives in a red 1968 Camaro.