Calendar: Leisure classes at LCI … Galatoire’s New Years Champagne dinner … Byronz open for Eves

Classy cooking: If you’re still looking for a gift for the aspiring chef in your life, look no further than the Louisiana Cooking Institute. With a full roster of lessons, from learning to cook vegetarian and cooking fat-free, they might just help you stick to your New Year’s resolutions. Visit lci.edu for more information. Bring on the bubbly: Galatoire’s Bistro will be holding their annual New Year’s Eve champagne dinner, with decadent dishes paired with premium Nicholas Feuillatte champagne. Indulge in some seared tuna, pancetta and white asparagus with Cuvee Speciale, or roasted baby veal rack with a black cherry demi-glace. Thursday, December 31, 7:30 p.m. $125 per person. Call 753-4864 for reservations. Eve and eve: Bistro Byronz will be open for a special Christmas Eve Brunch, as well as a New Year’s Eve dinner. Call 218-1433 for more information.