Culinary calendar for the week ahead: Classes on pie, restaurants serving Thanksgiving dinner and more

This week is chock-full of classes you might need to brush up on your cooking and baking skills before the big feast day on Thursday -- and if you're looking for somewhere to eat out on Thanksgiving, we've got a full list of restaurants serving a traditional holiday spread (which we'll re-post, updated, on Thursday morning, so check back if you're interested in that information). Here's a taste of what's ahead:

Monday, November 22:

Frasca Food & Wine, 1739 Pearl Street in Boulder, presents its Monday Night Wine Dinner featuring Ricco Thompson presenting the wines of Cordero de Montezemolo. It starts at 6 p.m.; dinner is $45, and wine pairings are an additional $30 to $45. Call 303-442-6966 or visit www.frascafoodandwine.com.

The City of Aurora presents a teen cooking class, Holiday Pies, for ages 12 to 16. It runs from 4 to 6:30 p.m. at the Expo Recreation Center, 10955 East Exposition Avenue in Aurora, and costs $32-$42; call 303-326-8630 or visit http://auroragov.org/recreation.

Generous Servings Cooking Classes and Cafe, 3801 West 32nd Avenue, offers a Practice Thanksgiving class from 6 to 9:30 p.m. for $74. Call 303-455-9730 or visit www.generousservings.com.

Generous Servings Cooking Classes and Cafe, 3801 West 32nd Avenue, offers a Zen of Chopping: Knife Skills (Vegetarian) class from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Admission is $60; call 303-455-9730 or visit www.generousservings.com.