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Gabriela Isler
María Gabriela de Jesús Isler Morales, Venezuelan Miss Universe 2013 winner crowned in Moscow, later Miss Venezuela Director of Training and Communications, coach, and founder of Iniciativa Isler.
Gabriele Corcos
Gabriele Corcos, Italian celebrity cook and TV personality from Fiesole near Florence, creator and host of Cooking Channel's Extra Virgin with wife Debi Mazar, James Beard winner, NYT bestselling author, and owner of The Tuscan Gun in Brooklyn.
Gado-gado
Gado-gado (Gado2), Indonesian mixed vegetable salad with peanut sauce (bumbu kacang), tofu, tempeh, egg, and lontong; documented from 1864 Batavia, related to pecel, karedok, lotek, ketoprak.
Gail Simmons
Gail Simmons, born 1976 in Toronto, is a Canadian food writer and the permanent judge of Bravo's Top Chef since 2006; former Food & Wine Special Projects Director, author of Talking With My Mouth Full and Bringing It Home, and host of Top Chef spin-offs.
Gaiters
Gaiters are lower-leg coverings worn over shoes or boots, from ankle to below the knee. Once clerical and military dress, now used for hiking, riding (half chaps vs gaiters), chainsaw protection, and snakebite defense.
Gajar ka halwa (गाजर का हलवा)
Gajar ka halwa (गाजर का हलवा), also gajrela or gajorer halwa, is a North Indian winter dessert of grated red Delhi carrots slow-cooked in milk, ghee, and sugar with khoya and cardamom, derived from Arabic halwa.
Gákti
The gákti is the traditional frock-like coat of the Sámi people, whose cut, colors, and trim signal the wearer's region, family, and gender; everyday use ended in the 1960s.
Galbi (갈비)
Galbi (갈비) means Korean-style beef or pork ribs and the dishes made from them: marinated grilled galbi, galbijjim, and galbitang. Distinguished from LA galbi, a cross-cut style from Los Angeles Korean immigrants using the Jewish flanken cut, re-imported to Korea in the late 1980s.
Galen Weston
Galen Weston (W. Galen Weston, 1940–2021), British-Canadian retailer who turned Loblaw into Canada's largest grocery chain, led George Weston Limited until 2016, built Selfridges, Brown Thomas, and Holt Renfrew holdings, and founded the Weston Brain Institute; his son Galen G. Weston now leads the group.
Galen Weston Jr.
Galen Weston Jr. (Willard Galen Garfield Weston, born 1972) is the fourth-generation Canadian chairman and CEO of George Weston Limited and chairman of Loblaw, known for Choice Properties, the 2023 grocery price hearings, and the bread price-fixing settlement.
Galeries Lafayette
Galeries Lafayette: French department store chain founded 1893-1894 by Théophile Bader and Alphonse Kahn, famous for its 1912 Art Nouveau dome on Boulevard Haussmann, Paris; family-owned group with owned and affiliated stores in France and international locations.
Galette
Galette: French term for flat round or freeform cakes; most notably the savory Breton buckwheat pancake (galette complète, galette saucisse) and the rustic pan-free pastry tart, plus the Epiphany galette des Rois.
Galliano (liqueur)
Galliano, also known as Liquore Galliano, is a sweet yellow Italian herbal liqueur with vanilla and anise flavors, created in 1896 by Arturo Vaccari of Livorno.
Galoshes
Galoshes, also called overshoes or rubbers, are waterproof rubber overshoes worn over regular shoes in rain or snow; the word comes from Middle English galoche via Old French and Late Latin gallicula, a Gallic shoe, and the modern sense dates from the mid 19th century after vulcanization made rubber practical.
Gambero Rosso
Gambero Rosso is an Italian food and wine media company founded in 1986 in Rome, known for the Vini d'Italia guide and its Tre Bicchieri award, blind tastings of about 40,000 wines yearly, restaurant guides, and the Tre Bicchieri World Tour.
Ganache
Ganache, also called ganache montée when whipped, is a chocolate-and-cream emulsion from nineteenth-century Paris. Ratio by weight sets texture: 1:1 glaze, 2:1 truffles, 1:2 sauce; milk and white chocolate need 2.5:1 to 3:1.
Gap Inc.
Gap Inc. (The Gap, Inc.), San Francisco apparel retailer founded 1969 by Don and Doris Fisher; NYSE: GAP. Operates Old Navy, Gap, Banana Republic, and Athleta; 2,474 company-operated stores; CEO Richard Dickson since 2023.
Garage Beer
Garage Beer, also called Beer Flavored Beer, is a Columbus, Ohio light lager brand spun off from Braxton Brewing in 2023, co-owned by Jason and Travis Kelce and CEO Andy Sauer; 4% ABV, 95 calories, contract-brewed, ranked No. 12 among U.S. craft breweries in 2026.
Garam masala
Garam masala (गरम मसाला), a North Indian warm-spice blend of cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, and black pepper; no fixed recipe exists, added late in cooking, distinct from curry powder.
Garbage Pail Kids
Garbage Pail Kids is a series of satirical sticker trading cards produced by Topps, first released in 1985 as a gross-out parody of Cabbage Patch Kids dolls.
Garbage Plate
Garbage Plate: trademarked Rochester, NY dish from Nick Tahou Hots (created 1918 by Alexander Tahou), layering hot dogs or burgers over home fries, mac salad, or beans with meat hot sauce, mustard, onions, and buttered bread.
Garde manger
Garde manger is a French term meaning "keeper of the food." It was codified as a chef de partie station in Auguste Escoffier's 1903 brigade de cuisine.
Gardiner Museum
The Gardiner Museum is a public museum in Toronto devoted exclusively to ceramic art, holding more than 5,000 objects from the Ancient Americas to contemporary Canadian work.
Garibaldi (cocktail)
Garibaldi cocktail: an Italian highball of Campari and freshly squeezed orange juice, named for general Giuseppe Garibaldi; an IBA official drink (45 ml Campari, 120 ml juice) famous for its aerated "fluffy" juice technique revived at Dante, New York.
Garland
A garland is a wreath, chain, or hanging ornament made from flowers, leaves, or other materials. Cultural uses include personal adornment, welcoming guests, ceremonial honor, and festive decoration.
Garlic bread
Garlic bread, or pane all'aglio, is bread spread with garlic butter and herbs and baked or broiled. An Italian-American invention, not Italian, descended from bruschetta; documented in US recipes by the 1930s.
Garter
Garter: a band worn around the leg to hold up stockings or socks, known also as the suspender belt's parent accessory. Distinguished by its medieval unisex use, the Order of the Garter (1348), van Butchell's 1783 spring fastening, and decline after 1959 pantyhose.
Gary Mehigan
Gary Mehigan is an English-born Australian chef and TV presenter, original MasterChef Australia judge 2009-2019 with Calombaris and Preston, former Fenix and Maribyrnong Boathouse owner, now host of Good Food Everyday and a frequent visitor to India.
Gary Rhodes
Gary Rhodes (1960-2019), English chef, restaurateur and TV presenter who led the 1990s revival of British cuisine, earning six Michelin stars, hosting Rhodes Around Britain, and receiving an OBE in 2006.
Gas stove
Gas stove: cooking appliance burning natural gas, LPG, or coal gas at open burners and ovens; patented by James Sharp in 1826, common in the US by 1890, used in about a third of US homes, and debated for NO2 emissions.