Pabu, the collaboration between Michael Mina and Ken Tominaga of Rohnert Park’s Hana Japanese Restaurant, dubs itself an izakaya. Per that designation, its first purpose should be drinking. That doesn ...

Meanwhile, over at the 56-seat Ramen Bar, Tominaga is focusing on four bowls (roast chicken, pork belly, shrimp and crab dumpling, mushroom and tofu) that emphasize clean broths—don’t look for ...

Ken Tominaga has developed a cultlike following for his sushi at Hana, his small restaurant in a Rohnert Park strip mall. Since it opened 24 years ago, it’s been the insider place to go. On any night ...

Paolo Bicchieri is the associate editor for the Northern California and Pacific Northwest region writing about restaurant and bar trends, coffee and cafes, and pop-ups. Sho said in a press release ...

Michelin-starred, James Beard Award-winning chef Michael Mina (Mina, Clock Bar, Ramen Bar) and renowned sushi chef Ken Tominaga (Hana) will be bringing the second location of their “refined izakaya” ...

James Beard award winning chef Michael Mina brings his West Coast panache to Boston with the opening of his new sushi bar and modern Japanese Izakaya called Pabu ...

Got a lunch meeting and need to impress? Take that client to the Millennium Tower. The new restaurant there, Ken Tominaga and celebrity chef Michael Mina’s Pabu Boston, is now open weekdays for the ...

As Greek philosopher Heraclitus said: “There is nothing permanent except change.” After a weekend of absorbing the news that Pabu and LAMILL are closing, we were finally able to get an early idea ...

BOSTON - In Japanese, the term Pabu means pub, but in Boston, Pabu means so much more. Hovering over busy Downtown Crossing, Pabu is a sleek and stylish new spot modeled after the many izakayas found ...