Everyone from Mikey B. to Madame Unterman to the gentlemen of Esquire have loved on Nick Balla's izakaya prowess at the Mission's Nombe. So his recently announced departure will likely provoke an "oh, my" or some such exclamation from many readers here. Sounds as if he's working on his own thing. There's a little more competition out there now, so you know he's thinking about that. [ISSF]
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