Can’t get away from campus for Thanksgiving? Stuck working in Boston all week and thinking you’re going to miss the turkey and stuffing? Chef Ryan Cyr is working on Thanksgiving too, but he’s not going to miss the turkey. The executive chef at Sidney’s Grille will be making the traditional plates today plus everything from duck confit salad to peppercorn ribeye and everyone is invited. Sidney’s Grille at The Hotel@MIT. 20 Sidney Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts. 12-8 p.m. 617-494-0011.

John Guilfoil is the editor-in-chief of Blast: Boston's Online Magazine. He can be reached at guilfoil.j@blastmagazine.com.