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After her mother died, using tips from her aunts, Miriam Piccolo re-created a dish that tastes like home to her. Coming home from school to this meal meant that her mom had been thinking about her.

January 20 marks National Cheese Lover’s Day and the pros at Grater Grilled Cheese are celebrating with a Grilled Cheese Eating Competition of epic proportions! Four brave contestants will face up against competitive eater, Raina Huang, for a chance to win the Grater Grilled Cheese Golden Ticket. With ten minutes to chow down on 15 ‘Basic 5’ Grilled Cheese sandwiches, featuring five slices of all-natural, unprocessed Colby, Swiss, Monterrey, Provolone and Cheddar cheese served on buttery, sourdough bread —the competition is sure to be one for the books. The winner of this competition will receive the Golden Ticket, granting one free grilled cheese per month for the entire year, sweet dreams really are made of cheese! Whether you’re interested in participating or simply spectating the event, make sure to celebrate National Cheese Lover’s Day to the fullest by trying some of the eatery's cheesiest creations. Date | Thursday, January 20 from 2 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Location | Greater Grilled Cheese Mission Valley For more information, please visit Greater Grilled Cheese's Facebook page or call (619) 458-9611.

The San Diego Unified School District welcomed students back to classrooms Monday with expanded Universal Transitional Kindergarten at 118 schools.

In Port Sudan, Jeddah, Aswan and Cairo, people have sought safety from the fighting in Khartoum. After making difficult decisions and journeys, the biggest challenges for many are only beginning.

Artists Brody Albert and Nathaniel Klein will open a new exhibition, "A, B, C, D" at Best Practice on July 9, with a reception from 5-8 p.m. Albert is based in Los Angeles; Klein is based in San Diego and Denver. They use object-based sculpture, assemblage, multimedia, performance and installation work. More information from the gallery: Brody Albert’s meticulously produced sculptures translate pedestrian objects to platonic ideals. For this exhibition, Brody took two objects (scare-owls and cardboard boxes), reproduced them in shifting scales and hues, and arranged them to make a series of visual koans. Nathaniel Klein’s video work eschews editing in favor of choreographed movements in and between frames. For this exhibition, Nathaniel made five videos composed of objects collected from 99¢ stores, sorted by color, and arranged into interrelated, evolving still lifes. Brody is an artist and educator based in Los Angeles, California. Nathaniel is an artist and educator recently relocated to Denver, Colorado. Working collaboratively as OH since 2014, Brody and Nathaniel design and publish small-run Risograph and screen-printed publications, and occasionally curate. This exhibition at Best Practice will include a new OH publication take-away. Related links: Best Practice on Instagram

Starting Monday through Jan. 23, San Diegans can drop off their Christmas trees to be recycled for free.

Our weekend arts picks include free, outdoor, innovative theater, a SummerFest takeover, DNA forensic art at OMA, Jennifer Vargas wire art workshop and four neighborhood art fairs.

Yes, you can make sushi at home! Professional sushi chef and third-generation restaurateur John Sugimura is here to show you the way. It all starts with the rice, which has to be cooked perfectly and seasoned at the right moment with a mixture of rice vinegar, sugar and salt, plus a piece of dashi kombu (dried seaweed). In this workshop you will learn how to make: • Classic California Roll • Spicy Tuna Roll • Cured & Seared Salmon Roll This is the class for you if you’ve been wanting to bring the flavors of your favorite sushi place to your own kitchen. Date | Tuesday, February 22 from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Location | Online Register here! General admission: $64.95 per person. This workshop is brought to you by Milk Street Cooking School. For more information, please visit the workshop's Eventbrite page or email cookingschool@177milkstreet.com.

The Sundance Film Festival returned in-person to Park City, Utah, this year, and with more submissions than ever. NPR's Aisha Harris screened nearly 20 films — these are her favorites.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe visits the food writer's home to talk and cook. Clark has a new book of recipes promising minimal fuss (and dirty dishes).