Openings

• Yankee Dogs, a 24-hour hot dog joint, has opened at 540 Clematis St. in West Palm Beach. This new, cash-only eatery offers more than its signature Yankee hot dogs. It serves breakfast, Philly cheese steaks, sausages, and dolphin and tuna sandwiches. Open round-the-clock, every day. Call (561) 629-5698 for info.
• Hamburger Haven celebrated 63 years in business with a gala and grand reopening ceremony last week at its newly revamped location at 1014 Tamarind Ave. in West Palm Beach. The restaurant, established in 1947 by Galvester Allen, has been run by his son, Kenneth Allen, since 1987. The local landmark has sold more than 9.8 million hamburgers since its inception.
• Vivo Partenza, a modern Italian restaurant, has opened at 1450 N. Federal Highway in Boca Raton. It’s the space formerly occupied by owners Tony and Laurie Bova’s previous establishment, Bova Ristorante. Dinner will be served daily starting at 5:30 p.m. (The kitchen remains open based on volume.) The bar opens at 5 p.m. with happy hour specials from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday. Call (561) 750-2120 or visit www.vivobocaraton.com .

Closings

• Amici Ristorante & Bar on Palm Beach closed its doors last week after 16 years of operation. The eatery was sold to the Monaco Restaurant Group. The company plans to open the eatery in October as the Cafe Milano.

The sizzle

July kicks off the summer celebration at Sweet Tomatoes locations in South Florida. Throughout the month, the buffet-style restaurant will feature a Summer Tropics menu with new exotic recipes. Guests are invited to enjoy tropical-infused soups, salads and desserts, including white bean and lime chicken chili, Crunchy Island Pineapple Salad, sugar-free mango coconut mousse and more. Call (561) 640-5720 for information on the West Palm Beach Sweet Tomatoes, at 1900 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd. Call (561) 750-3303 for information on the Boca Raton restaurant at 7110 Beracasa Way. Visit www.sweettomatoes.com for additional information.

A Summer Dining Deal, revised:

City Cellar Wine Bar & Grill offers a correction on the summer special sent to us by the folks at CityPlace. City Cellar’s actual summer promotion is this: Buy one entree and get a second of equal or lesser value at 50 percent off (not free). The deal runs from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. every day and is extended to parties of all sizes. (For example, if a party of four dines, two entrees will be discounted 50 percent.) City Cellar is located at 700 South Rosemary Ave., West Palm Beach; (561) 366-0071.

Kitchenaid and Susan G. Komen for the Cure are teaming up with 1,000 cooks to battle breast cancer in July. Their Cook for the Cure partnership effort is hosting a nationwide competition called 1,000 Cooks for the Cure, from July 16-18. Cooks are invited to join the contest by hosting dining events in their homes during that weekend. Instead of providing flowers or gifts for the hostess, guests are encouraged to bring their checkbooks to make a donation for the cause.

Those interested in hosting a party should visit www.cookforthecure.com to register and obtain a host identification number. Registered hosts will be given access to an info kit that includes ideas, recipes and donation gathering information. Cooks who register and raise a minimum of $50 will receive a "Pass the Plate" serving platter created by Villeroy Boch upon receipt of the host’s contribution.

Cook for the Cure has raised more than $7 million in the fight against breast cancer over nine years. In support of the cause, KitchenAid also offers pink Cook for the Cure products at www.shopkitchenaid.com .