El Gaucho will open in Bellevue during Thanksgiving week. The restaurant will be located in the City Center Plaza at 110th Ave. N.E.

El Gaucho will be open Monday – Saturday from 4 p.m. to 1 a.m., and Sunday from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Details: 425-455-2715 or visit www.elgaucho.com.

Seastar’s Erik Liedholm and his sommeliers accomplices will end the 2008 oeno-academic year with a burst of bubbles. On Monday, Dec. 1 at 6:30 p.m., the group will educate minds and palates on the magic of champagne with an emphasis on producers such as Salon, Krug, Jacques Selosse and Pierre Peters as well as the newest and best “grower” producers.

The class is priced at $100 (plus tax). Reservations are required and space is limited. Details: Erik Liedholm at 425-456-0010 ext 46.

Seastar Restaurant & Raw Bar is located at 205 – 108th N.E. on the ground floor of Bellevue’s Civica Building.

Sizzleworks Cooking School will host winemaker John Bell of Willis Hall Winery on Sat., Dec. 6 for a wine pouring/tasting from 2-4 p.m. and a winemaker’s dinner at 7 p.m.

Joining him will be principal chef Carol Dearth and executive chef Missy Will. Participants will receive a coupon worth 10 percent off on shopping in the kitchen store.

The pouring and tasting is $5 per person. The evening dinner is $85 per person. RSVP to 425-644-4265 or learn@TheSizzleworks.com.