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Mari Takahashi

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    March 16, 2011

    Today: Order the Quail at Nombe, Help Japan's Quake Relief

    Angela W./YelpNombe's chicken wings, a previous donation vehicle.​Another restaurant raising money for Japan quake relief: Nombe. Actually, Nombe started collecting donations last Saturday, day after the first full day of news about the tragedy broke over CNN. Co-owner Mari Takahashi says the ... More >>

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    December 3, 2010

    Vincent Schofield Signs On as Chef at Nombe

    Schofield's putting down the Parm and picking up the bonito.​No sooner did we wrap our head around the news that chef Nick Balla would be moving on from Mission izakaya Nombe by the end of the year, this morning comes news that Balla's replacement is Darwin's Vincent Schofield. From the press ... More >>

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    January 18, 2010

    Nombe Scraps Late-Night Street Food, Starts Traditional Japanese Breakfast

    Alan F./YelpThe restaurant has 86ed late-night weekend street sales.​Co-owner Mari Takahashi blames cold weather for lack of interest in Nombe's street-food offerings. Since opening in mid-November, she and partners Gil Payne and Nick Balla have served various Japanese take-away items from a s ... More >>

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    December 30, 2009

    Nombe brings street food indoors, with mixed success

    Alan F./YelpThe restaurant has 86ed late-night weekend street sales.​Co-owner Mari Takahashi blames cold weather for lack of interest in Nombe's street-food offerings. Since opening in mid-November, she and partners Gil Payne and Nick Balla have served various Japanese take-away items from a s ... More >>

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    December 29, 2009

    Early Bird Special: Nombe

    Lara HataSkewered: Izakaya-style grilled meats at Nombe.​An early nibble from the Weekly's Wednesday food review. Big duh: Street food was huger than Jesus in San Francisco this year, which is why the November launch of Mission District izakaya joint Nombe (2491 Mission at 21st St.) made tot ... More >>

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    November 5, 2009

    Cop a Preview of Nombe's Mod Izakaya Dishes at Mission Street Food

    Jesse Friedman/BeerandNosh.comMight be worth putting up with this.​Within weeks, Nombe, a joint venture of O Izakaya's Nick Balla (along with Mari Takahashi and Gil Payne of Sozai) promises to bring a blend of traditional and contemporary izakaya food -- Japanese tapas-like dishes that go well ... More >>

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