IN THE NEWS: The Bee’s Mike Dunne lists his 12 Best New Restaurants of 2007: Akebono II (4960 Freeport Blvd., Sacramento; 916-731-8288); Bistro La Petite France (5131 Foothills Blvd., Roseville; 916-786-9502); Chicago Fire Pizza (2416 J St., Sacramento; 916-443-0440); Ella Dining Room & Bar (1131 K St., Sacramento; 916-443-3772); Gianni’s Trattoria (2724 J St., Sacramento; 916-447-1000); Hawks (5530 Douglas Blvd., Granite Bay, Quarry Ponds Town Center; 916-791-6200); Maritime Seafood & Grill (6440 Fair Oaks Blvd., Sacramento; 916-489-8464); Paul Martin’s American Bistro (1455 Eureka Road, Roseville; 916-783-3600); Pizza Antica (5540 Douglas Blvd., Granite Bay, Quarry Ponds Town Center; 916-786-0400); Plan B Cafe (7600 Greenhaven Drive, Sacramento, River Lake Village; 916-392-7600); Roxy Restaurant & Bar (2381 Fair Oaks Blvd., Sacramento; 916-489-2000); and Tuk Tuk Restaurant (4630 Natomas Blvd., Sacramento; 916-575-7957). … Allen Pierleoni lists his 10 favorite lunch spots of 2007, topped by Heart of Europe (194 Blue Ravine Road, Folsom, 916-985-3555. sacbee.com … Mikuni Japanese Restaurant & Sushi Bar has opened its fifth restaurant, in the Village-at-Northstar in Truckee, the Sacramento Business Journal reports. sacramento.bizjournals.com … The News & Review’s Kate Washington lists her five favorite tastes of 2007, including duck-liver mousse on the house-made charcuterie plate at Hawks. newsreview.com

Compiled by Pat Embry, WhereTheLocalsEat.com

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