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December Nights returns as drive-thru event for second year

Emilyn Mohebbi

Maureen Cavanaugh

The Balboa Park December Nights festival is returning as a drive-thru event this year to ensure safety for the community amid the pandemic and the new COVID-19 variant, Omicron.
Here's an America's Test Kitchen recipe for keeping Thanksgiving (cranberry) saucy

Barry Gordemer

Heidi Glenn

For Thanksgiving, consider an orange cranberry sauce. It's a tangy, bright dish that will cut the richness of some of the staples like mashed potatoes and gravy.
KPBS Midday Edition

Thanksgiving cooking tips, secret recipes and more from a local chef on 'Turkey Talk'

Emilyn Mohebbi

Maureen Cavanaugh

A local chef answers Thanksgiving cooking questions.
Economy

Former inmates are cooking up some of Philly's best pizza

Laura Benshoff

A former inmate started Down North Pizza to employ formerly incarcerated people. Philadelphia has had one of the highest incarceration rates in the nation.
Local

Free turkeys, PPE and COVID-19 booster shots offered at National City drive-thru event

Jacob Aere

Turkeys, PPE and COVID-19 booster shots were all available Monday outside of National City’s public library.
A U.S. Thanksgiving tradition is lost on 2 former members of The Cranberries

Susan Stamberg

It's time for another Thanksgiving with the zesty side that's served Pepto-Bismol pink: Mama Stamberg's Cranberry Relish. This year, we share the recipe with some legends of Irish rock.
KPBS Midday Edition

'Turkey Talk:' Local chef to answer your Thanksgiving cooking questions

KPBS News

It’s that time again! Turkey Talk returns to Midday Edition on Wednesday, Nov. 24. It’s our annual Thanksgiving food show dedicated to answering your questions about recipes and preparing a special holiday meal.
Science & Technology

Opinion: Fine dining on the International Space Station

Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon contemplates the growing dining options for astronauts aboard the space station, including tacos, chile and even lobster.
KPBS Midday Edition

San Marcos pastry chef wins US Chocolate Master title

Emilyn Mohebbi

Maureen Cavanaugh

A local pastry chef is now crowned "America's Chocolate King."
International

She barely made it out of Kabul. Now she's welcoming Afghans with a familiar meal.

Joel Rose

A restaurant in Washington, D.C., is offering donated welcome meals of traditional food to newly arriving Afghans. The chef cooking those meals knows what it's like to leave home and family behind.