The Dish: News you can eat and drink

Tao at The Venetian and Lavo at the Palazzo are featuring Rose Sangria this month. It’s a mix of Hennessy VS, vanilla liqueur, triple sec, simple syrup, bitters and lemons, and for every glass sold, $1 will be donated to the American Cancer Society. …

Double Helix Wine & Whiskey Lounge at Town Square will host Patio, Tacos & Whiskey from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, with Double Helix Shortie Tacos, prepared on the restaurant’s patio, $2 each, and half off the whiskey of the month. …

Cork & Fork, a food-and-wine benefit for Spread the Word Nevada, will run from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday at The District at Green Valley Ranch in Henderson. Samples of wines from more than 30 wineries and food from District restaurants will be included in the $40 ticket price, and a portion of proceeds will help support the group that works to promote literacy among Southern Nevada’s children. “America’s Got Talent” winner Michael Grimm will perform from 6 to 8 p.m. For tickets, go to www.EventBrite.com. …

In honor of the Reckless in Vegas concerts at the Downtown Grand on Saturday and Oct. 25, Triple George Grill will serve a special Reckless in the Kitchen menu on both dates. Customers choose a meat, vegetable and such accompaniments as peanut butter, dark chocolate, sriracha, blue cheese, quince, passion fruit, pomegranate or Meyer lemon, and let the chefs whip up a special creation. Entree prices range from $22 to $34. …

Mesa Grill at Caesars Palace is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a special menu available through Tuesday. The four-course menu of pumpkin soup, lobster and corn tamale, fire-roasted venison chop and chocolate-coconut bread pudding is $85; call 702-650-5965. …

Market LV at Tivoli Village, 420 S. Rampart Blvd., will celebrate its re-launch with a Wine Away Wednesday event from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. The evening will include wine and food samples, live entertainment, a caricaturist and a fortune-teller; tickets are $12 or $15 (cash only) at the door. …

O Face Doughnuts, in the John E. Carson Building at 124 S. Sixth St., will celebrate National Boston Cream Pie Day on Thursday with $1 Boston Cream Pie Doughnuts all day. …

Contact Heidi Knapp Rinella at hrinella@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0474.

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