The Dish: News you can eat and drink

The “Every Piggy Counts” Pig Out Event, a benefit for Aid for AIDS in Nevada (AFAN), is from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday at Ben & Jerry’s at The District at Green Valley Ranch, 2225 Village Walk Drive in Henderson. Participants, who get a free topping on their ice cream, will be invited to adopt ceramic piggy banks (which come with paint pens) and decorate them, fill them up and then empty them at quarterly Pig Out events. Decorated banks also will be available for adoption. …

Smith & Wollensky Restaurant Group is celebrating its 55th National Wine Week from Monday through Sept. 19, and the local restaurant at 3767 Las Vegas Blvd. South is participating. During that period, guests can sample 10 wines for $20 with the purchase of a lunch entree. …

The bottlings of Kim Crawford Winery will be featured in a dinner Thursday at Sammy’s Woodfired Pizza & Grill, 7160 N. Durango Drive. The four-course dinner, with an entree of oak-roasted salmon fillet served on Asian salad, is $40. Call 702-365-7777. …

Sugar Factory American Brasserie at Town Square, 6605 Las Vegas Blvd. South, will celebrate National Cheeseburger Day on Thursday by offering its signature Sugar Factory Burger and fries (shown) for $4.95. It’s normally $14. …

Trevi at the Forum Shops at Caesars, 3570 Las Vegas Blvd. South, will celebrate Thursday with its Italian Stuffed Burger (stuffed with Gorgonzola and fontina cheeses) for $9.99. …

Sept. 19 is Talk Like a Pirate Day, and if you go to any valley location of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts and talk piratese with an employee (hints: try “aaargh,” or “blimey, mate”), you’ll get a free Original Glazed doughnut. Show up in a full pirate costume and you can get a free dozen. Qualifying pirate costume materials are three or more of the following: eye patch, hat, bandana, peg leg, parrot on shoulder, pirate shirt or loose white shirt, knickers, leather belt, silver and gold necklaces and earrings, pirate hook, pointy black boots and ragged brown sandals. …