Benvenuto Restaurant, 1730 N. Federal Highway, Boynton Beach, is back under the management of the Perron family from Brooks Restaurant, Deerfield Beach. The 1929 building has been refurbished, and the menu will feature such items as an Oreo Cookie appetizer made with grilled eggplant, goat cheese and marinara sauce; osso buco; fresh salmon; lamb chops and homemade desserts. Prices range from $7.85 to $14.95. The restaurant is open for dinner Wednesday through Sunday. A summer dinner special, featuring a choice of five appetizers, two salads, five entrees, four desserts, coffee plus a bottle of wine is $39.95 per couple plus tax and gratuity. Call 1-407-364-0600.
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A new Prezzo restaurant is open for dinner – and soon for lunch, too – at Loehmann’s Fashion Island, 18831 Biscayne Blvd. in Aventura. This is the second Prezzo in Dade County, and will feature homemade pastas as well as appetizers, salads and desserts.
Unique Restaurant Concepts, headed by Dennis and Patti Max and Burt Rapoport, owns the Prezzo restaurants as well as Maxaluna, Max’s Grille and Cafe Ole in Boca Raton. Call 1-305-933-9004.
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Hard Rock Cafe Miami, scheduled to open Sept. 22 at Bayside Marketplace, 401 Biscayne Boulevard, has announced that Yves Ambroise will be the restaurant’s executive chef. He’ll oversee two assistant chefs, 35 line cooks, 20 prep cooks, andfive line supervisors.
The cafe will serve foods such as hamburgers, sandwiches, seafood, ribs, chicken, salads and soups. Prices will range from $6.95 to $15.95. No reservations are accepted.
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Out of Denmark, 1715 S. Federal Highway, Suite B-1/S, Delray Beach, is scheduled to have its grand opening on Oct. 7. The restaurant, which features Scandinavian cuisine, will be open for dinner from Wednesdays through Mondays. Menu items include Snapper en Pappilotte, Norwegian Salmon, Rack of Lamb, and a complimentary petite Danish cold table including grav lox with dill mustard sauce, North Sea herring, fresh artichokes and other Danish delicacies. The restaurant is owned and operated by the Moller family, who have previously operated Cafe Danica in Margate and Danica Bistro in West Palm Beach. Call 1-407-276-4950.
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Seaside, the beach community between Destin and Panama City, will sponsor an Autumn Harvest Weekend, including a red wine festival, Oct. 1 through 3. There also will be an arts show.
Packages range from $224 per couple to $674. Tickets to individual events also are available. For more information, call 1-904-231-1320.
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Nova University’s Fifth Annual Scholarship Fund-raiser, sponsored by the Society of Nova Hospitality Professionals, will be held Oct. 9 at Bonaventure Resort and Spa, 250 Raquet Club Road, Fort Lauderdale. A Wine Auction will take place from 7 to 8 p.m. From 8 to 11 p.m., there will be dinner, dancing and entertainment. Advance ticket purchase is required – $75 for wine auction and dinner, $25 for the wine auction only. Call Lorna Davilla at 1-305-476-4829.
