“Bloody Mary oyster shooter? Chicken cartilage? You might as well throw up right now!” someone says in the booth behind me at Robata Bar, the latest concept from the creators of Sushi Roku and BOA ...

Gene Kato Announces Second Concept in Sumi Space: Charcoal Bar Led By MatthewIntimate Charcoal Bar to be part of Sumi space in River North. Video: Gene Kato Talks The (Tasty) Fine Art of Grilled Meats ...

"Comes from Northern Japan, and it was a way for fishermen to have hot cooked food on their boats," said Sumi Owner and Chef Gene Kato. If grills are the machines, then it's the charcoal that fuels ...

The Robata Bar is part of a group of highly successful restaurants that includes the Sushi Roku chain and the Boa steakhouses. In fact there is a Sushi Roku in Santa Monica located just next door that ...

Like many, I was saddened when Sumi Robata Bar, a Japanese concept that might have been a little ahead of its time, closed in August 2017, leading chef/partner Gene Kato to relocate to Charlotte, N.C.

Chef Gene Kato, who has been in Charlotte, N.C., following the closing of Sumi Robata Bar in River North last year, is coming home. Kato has been named the new executive chef at Momotaro (820 W. Lake ...