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Domaine de la Romanée-Conti
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (DRC), Burgundy producer in Vosne-Romanée; co-owned by de Villaine and Leroy families; sole owner of La Romanée-Conti and La Tâche monopoles; biodynamic grand cru wines.
Domenico Dolce
Domenico Dolce (born 1958, Polizzi Generosa, Sicily) is the Italian designer who co-founded Dolce & Gabbana with Stefano Gabbana, debuting in Milan in 1985; known for Sicilian-inspired Mediterranean femininity, couture Alta Moda lines, and family ownership.
Dominique Crenn
Dominique Crenn, French-born San Francisco chef and owner of Atelier Crenn, first US female chef with three Michelin stars (2018); also Petit Crenn, Bar Crenn, Golden Poppy Paris, Monsieur Dior Beverly Hills, Bleu Belle Farm.
Dominique Jackson (model)
Dominique Jackson, Tobagonian-American model, actress, and author born 1975 in Scarborough, Tobago; Elektra Abundance on FX's Pose; Mugler, The Blonds, and Conner Ives runway model; author of The Transsexual from Tobago and LGBTQ advocate.
Don Ed Hardy
Don Ed Hardy (born 1945, Des Moines, Iowa) is an American tattoo artist and printmaker who fused Japanese tattooing with American traditional style, ran San Francisco's Realistic Tattoo, published Tattootime, and licensed his name to the 2000s Ed Hardy fashion brand.
Don Gorske
Donald (Don) Gorske, the Big Mac record holder and "Mac Daddy", is a retired Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, prison guard who has eaten Big Macs daily since 17 May 1972, holding the Guinness World Record for most Big Macs eaten in a lifetime (over 35,000 by March 2025), documented with every receipt.
Don Julio
Don Julio is a premium Mexican tequila brand founded in 1942 by Don Julio González at the La Primavera distillery (NOM 1449) in Atotonilco el Alto, Jalisco; wholly owned by Diageo since 2015, made from 100% blue agave, with flagship aged expressions including Don Julio 1942 and Don Julio 70 cristalino.
Donair
Donair: a Halifax, Nova Scotia spit-roasted sandwich invented by Greek immigrant Peter Gamoulakos in 1973, made of spiced ground beef, tomato, onion, and sweet evaporated-milk sauce; official food of Halifax since 2015.
Donal Skehan
Donal Skehan (born 1986, Howth, Dublin) is an Irish food writer, TV presenter, and cookbook author behind Kitchen Hero and Meals in Minutes, with 11 cookbooks and a 1-million-subscriber YouTube channel; formerly a singer with Streetwize and Industry.
Donatella Versace
Donatella Versace is an Italian fashion designer and businesswoman. She led the creative direction of the Versace house from 1997 to 2025 following her brother Gianni's death.
Donburi (丼)
Donburi (丼) is the Japanese rice-bowl dish: steamed rice in a deep bowl topped with beef, chicken and egg, tempura, pork cutlet, eel, or seafood. Varieties include gyudon, oyakodon, tendon, katsudon, and kaisendon.
Dondurma
Dondurma (Maraş dondurması) is Turkish stretchy ice cream made with goat milk, sugar, salep from wild orchid tubers, and mastic; Kahramanmaraş style dates to 1920 and holds TÜRKPATENT geographical indication no. 344.
Donegal tweed
Donegal tweed is a woollen cloth from County Donegal, Ireland, known for colourful flecks (neps), herringbone and pepper-and-salt weaves, and a hand-weaving tradition; unlike Harris tweed it lacks statutory protection, and a PGI bid is underway.
Doneness
Doneness is the degree to which food, especially meat, is cooked to a desired sensory state (rare through well done), distinct from safety temperatures. USDA minimums: 145°F steaks and fish, 160°F ground meats, 165°F poultry, verified only by thermometer.
Doner kebab
Doner kebab (döner kebap) is seasoned meat roasted on a vertical rotating spit and carved in thin slices; the sandwich form was popularized in Berlin from 1972 by Kadir Nurman and became a German fast-food staple.
Donkey punch
Donkey punch: crude slang for a punch to the back of the head, neck, or kidneys of a sexual partner on all fours, also spelled donkeypunch. An apocryphal sex act whose claimed muscle-clench effect is medically debunked; the blow risks fracture, paralysis, or death.
Donna D'Errico
Donna D'Errico (born 1968, Dothan, Alabama) is an American actress and model, Playboy's Miss September 1995, best known as lifeguard Donna Marco on Baywatch Nights and Baywatch (1996–1998), later in independent films and OnlyFans.
Donna Karan
Donna Karan, born Donna Faske in 1948, is an American fashion designer who founded Donna Karan New York in 1984, created the Seven Easy Pieces system, and launched DKNY.
Donyale Luna
Donyale Luna (Peggy Ann Freeman, 1945–1979), American model from Detroit; first Black model on a Vogue cover (British Vogue, March 1966, David Bailey), Avedon protégée, Warhol and Fellini film actress, died at 33.
DoorDash
DoorDash (NASDAQ: DASH), founded 2013 as Palo Alto Delivery Inc., is a San Francisco-based local commerce platform operating the DoorDash, Wolt, and Deliveroo marketplaces in over 40 countries, with $102.0 billion Marketplace GOV and 3.2 billion orders in 2025, distinct from Uber Eats by its Commerce Platform and Dasher contractor model.
Dorayaki (どら焼き)
Dorayaki (どら焼き, 銅鑼焼き), also called Mikasa in Kansai, is a Japanese wagashi of two castella-like griddle-baked pancakes sandwiching azuki anko; named for its gong-like shape, modernized in Meiji-era Tokyo.
Doritos
Doritos is a PepsiCo Frito-Lay brand of triangular seasoned tortilla chips, born at Disneyland's Casa de Fritos in the early 1960s and launched nationally in 1966; it held 44.7% of the US tortilla chip market in 2022.
Dorothy Caldwell
Dorothy Caldwell (born 1948) is a Canadian textile artist in Trent Hills, Ontario, known for large dyed-and-stitched constructions with wood and stone, kantha and boro influences, works like Polestar and Distant Cloud Hears Me, and founding membership in Surfacing.
Dosa (food)
Dosa (dosai), the fermented rice-and-urad-dal crepe of South India, is a crisp breakfast staple served with sambar and chutney; attested in Tamil literature from roughly the sixth century AD and now a global dish.
Dosirak (도시락)
Dosirak (도시락) is the Korean packed meal; North Korea calls it 곽밥. Also the name of Paldo's Doshirak instant noodles, which lead ramen markets in Russia and Uzbekistan.
Doubanjiang (豆瓣酱)
Doubanjiang (豆瓣酱, toban djan), Chinese fermented broad bean or chili bean paste; Pixian douban of Chengdu is the GI-protected soul of Sichuan cuisine, base of mapo tofu and hotpot.
Double Down (sandwich)
The KFC Double Down is a bunless sandwich of two fried chicken filets holding bacon, cheese, and sauce. Debuted 2010, over 10 million sold in the first month; returned 2014 and 2023 with international variants.
Double eagle
Double eagle: the United States $20 gold coin, minted 1849-1933 in Liberty Head (Longacre) and Saint-Gaudens designs; largest circulating US gold coin, famous for the 1933 rarity.
Double Ninth Festival (重阳节)
Double Ninth Festival (重阳节, Chongyang jie, also Chongjiu, Climbing Heights Festival, Seniors' Festival): Chinese festival on the 9th day of the 9th lunar month, marked by climbing heights, chrysanthemum wine, dogwood, and Chongyang cake; a statutory Seniors' Festival since 2012 and national intangible cultural heritage since 2006.
Doublet (clothing)
The doublet is a close-fitting, padded men's jacket worn over a shirt from the 14th century to about 1670, originating as the pourpoint undergarment for armour; women's versions and an 1770 Spanish revival also existed.