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This holiday season, Gelson’s is making it easy to celebrate with complete Christmas meals, a la carte sides, desserts, and a curated selection of wines, bubbles and floral arrangements. Christmas meal options include Roasted Turkey, Spiral Glazed Ham, Prime Rib and Brisket (Certified Angus Beef), Poached or Spicy Salmon, and Meatloaf. Tamales are available in Beef Barbacoa, Green Chili and Cheese, or Chicken with Green Sauce. Customers can enjoy sides like mashed potatoes, cornbread stuffing, creamed corn, green bean casserole, cranberry sauce, turkey gravy, and more, along with desserts including pumpkin, pecan, and apple pies, spiral churros, and other seasonal treats. These offerings will be available for pick up between December 21-24, with December 22 being the last day to order. Christmas pies are available for pickup December 22-24 only. All holiday dinner orders will be refrigerated at the time of pick up and will require reheating. To place an order, visit https://catering.gelsons.com/. Gelson's Markets on Facebook / Instagram

For many Latino immigrant and mixed-status families, the holidays are usually about gathering, tradition, and faith. But this year, heightened immigration enforcement is changing how and if families celebrate at all.

Premieres Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025 at 2:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream with KPBS+. Test cook Lawman Johnson makes the ultimate Pickle-Brined Fried Chicken Sandwich. Tasting expert Jack Bishop takes a deep dive into cucumbers. Toni Tipton- Martin shares the story behind Moon Pies. Test cook Morgan Bolling makes Chocolate-Marshmallow Sandwich Cookies.

Each year, The House of Lebanon hosts their annual Lawn Program. The Entertainment is provided by different folk dance groups every year that will perform Folk Dances in regional native costumes. In addition to folkloric dance, local Lebanese artist will perform tradition song, music and poetry depicting the Lebanese heritage and Culture. The House of Lebanon serves a wide selection of traditional Lebanese “Meza”. Food will include Hummus, Tabouli, Spinach Pies, Kibbeh, Falafel, stuffed Grape Leaves, Moussakaa, Kafta, Chicken and Lamb Shawarma. In addition to a selection of pastries and drinks to include Baklawa, Sfouf, Namoura, Arabic Lemonade, and Jalab. House of Lebanon on Facebook / Instagram

While on furlough, Isaac Stein is fulfilling a childhood dream and passion project as a hot dog vendor.

As you prepare for your holiday feast, here's something to consider. Research suggests there are certain foods that can help boost our moods and make us happier in the long-run.

Suffragists didn't just march. They baked, held bake sales and sold cookbooks to raise money for the cause of equality.

Premieres Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025 at 1 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream with KPBS+. MILK STREET shows you how to turn even a mediocre supermarket tomato into something special. First, it’s a bright Calabrian Panzanella, followed by Burmese Tomato Salad with Shallots and Peanuts. We show you how to preserve your summer bounty by making Tomato Conserva. Finally, we solve the problem of soggy tomato pies with a recipe for Upside-Down Tomato Tart with Parmesan Pastry.

The Library's Autumn Concert Series takes place on Fridays from September 5 to October 31. Each concert will begin at 1 p.m. in the Winn Room. Doors will open 15 minutes prior to the performance. On September 19, we will have Vania Pimentel on the piano. Concert pianist Vania Pimentel, born and raised in Brazil, has been promoting Brazilian music in creative recital programs. She has a BA in Music and another BA in Philosophy from Brazil, KA graduate artist diploma from Germany, Masters in Piano Performance and Pedagogy, and DMA from the University of Houston. Her doctoral dissertation was on Brazilian toccatas, and her CD “Brazilian Toccatas and Toccatinas” was praised by the Brazilian Academy of Music and newspaper critics in Rio de Janeiro in the year of 2000, five hundreds years of Brazil’s discovery by the Portuguese. Dr. Pimentel became a member of Pi Kappa Lambda National Music Honor Society, and worked as an assistant teacher at the Moores School of Music and the Texas Music Festival. In Brazil, she had worked for 14 years as a piano professor in Curitiba, PR. Her first award at a piano competition was at the age of seven in Rio de Janeiro. Her top awards are from J. S. Bach International Piano Competition in Paris (1984), and Jaen Competition in Spain (1982). Dr. Pimentel lived in Italy from 2005 until 2009, and performed at the series Pianomaster in Gravedonamon Lake Como, and chamber music at the Blaue Blumen concerts in Frankfurt. Afterwards, she lived in San Diego until 2022. She performed recitals at Palomar College, Fallbrook Library, Coronado Library, Encinitas Library, the Athenaeum, Carmel Valley Library, and chamber music in Temecula: Classics at the Merc. She performs frequently in Brazil, and has given masterclasses at many universities there. In 2020, she performed and taught at the 37th Music Workshop of Curitiba, in Paraná state. Last year she presented a solo recital during the Music Week of Lapinha, PR, and last April at the Chapel Santa Maria in Curitiba. Currently she lives in Miami. Visit: https://coronado.librarycalendar.com/event/autumn-concert-series-hold-34513

Fresh Air film critic Justin Chang says most of his favorite films this year were made overseas, including his No. 1 pick, Sirāt.