EaterWire: Chef Shuffle, Late Night Dogs, Mission Izakaya

THE MISSION—As noted by the Examiner, the folks behind Sozai will be teaming up with chef Nicolaus Balla (O Izakaya) to open up Nombe. Set in the Tacos Santana space (Mission/21st), it will feature "an izakaya style menu in an 80+ seat eatery." ETA is November. [Examiner]

HAYES VALLEY—Lady Hopstress reports that Jardiniere's executive chef of a decade, Craig Patzer, is leaving after ten years in the kitchen there. Morgan Mueller of Bacar will be taking his place. [TH]

TENDERLOIN—Apparently, the late night experiment this past Friday and Saturday went well, so the Show Dogs gang is staying open until midnight on Friday and Saturdays until South Pacific runs its course from September 19 to October 25. [EaterWire]

LOS ANGELES—Tomoharu Nakamura of Sanraku took home top honors in the the annual Sushi Masters competition with his signature roll called "Harvest Celebration." You'll never guess, but according to the LAT, it was inspired by the harvest. [LAT]