'Bon Appetit' Features The Inn at Dos Brisas

The August 2007 Bon Appetit magazine's Top Tables feature includes: Seattle's Brasa (2107 Third Avenue, brasa.com); Boulder, Co.'s The Kitchen (1039 Pearl St., thekitchencafe.com); Brenham, Texas' The Inn at Dos Brisas (9400 Champion Drive, dosbrisas.com); Kansas City's Bluestem (900 Westport Road, bluestemkc.com); Chicago's Crust (2056 W. Division St.); Atlanta's The Farmhouse (10950 Hutcheson Ferry Road, Palmetto, serenbe.com); and San Francisco's PlumpJack Cafe (3127 Fillmore St., plumpjack.com). epicurious.com/bonappetit

IN THE NEWS: The Houston Business Journal profiles the Irish pub chain The Firkin & Phoenix, which opened about the first of the year at Westheimer-at-McDuffie in space previously occupied by a parade of restaurants. The chain of British-style pubs created in 1987 by a Canadian outfit has 33 franchise outlets in Canada and eight in America. Plans call for developing 120 more -- including seven in the Houston area. ... The Austin Business Journal reports that Carmelo Mauro of Carmelo's Italian Restaurant in Austin and Houston has been elected the new president of the Austin-based Texas Restaurant Association. ... Houston Press' Robb Walsh reviews Nirvana Indian Restaurant (14543 Memorial Drive), while Paul Galvani stops by Amedeo's Italian Restaurant & Bar (22704 Loop 494, Kingwood). houstonpress.com ... The Chronicle's Alison Cook reviews Dhakshin Indian Cuisine (19752 Texas 249) and China Sichuan Cuisine (3758 S.Gessner). chron.com

Compiled by Pat Embry, WhereTheLocalsEat.com