Actress Regina King Launches Orange Wine to Honor Late Son

In the lead-up to Thanksgiving 2025, actress Regina King has found a unique way to honor her late son, Ian Alexander Jr., who died by suicide earlier this year. King has launched a new orange wine called MianU, which she says was inspired by her son's love for wine, cooking, and art.

"As I'm learning how to continue this new relationship with Ian," King explains, "I'm always looking for new ways to create new memories, and it came to me - [I said,] 'Ian, we're gonna do a wine.'"

Meanwhile, cookbook author Ivy Odom is gearing up for her own Thanksgiving celebrations. Odom, who is also pregnant with her first child, says there is one "iconic" dish that signifies the holiday for her family: pineapple casserole. Despite acknowledging that the dish can be "polarizing for some people," Odom swears by the pineapple and cheese-filled casserole, which she considers a must-have vegetable side.

Odom will be spending the holiday season with her parents in Georgia, where she grew up. During a recent cooking demo with King, the two stars also prepared chicken sliders with homemade pimento cheese, a collard salad, and other Southern-inspired dishes.