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Hiroaki Aoki (青木 廣彰, Aoki Hiroaki, October 9, 1938 – July 10, 2008), better known as Rocky Aoki, was a Japanese-American restaurateur, professional offshore powerboat racer and amateur wrestler. He was the founder of the Japanese cuisine restaurant chain Benihana, and Genesis magazine.
12 mar 2015 · Rocky Aoki had an amazing life. For one, he dreamt up Benihana, the iconic teppanyaki restaurant where Americans go to celebrate birthdays and chefs flip shrimp tails into their shirt pockets....
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By Elaine Louie. July 12, 2008. Rocky Aoki, who founded the theatrical Benihana chain of steakhouses, where Japanese chefs with flashing knives double as performers, died Thursday night in...
But, his legacy lives on with more than 70 Benihana restaurants in the United States, Caribbean, and Central and South America, and more than 100 million meals served. Learn more about the history of Benihana and its founder Rocky Aoki, from Rocky's first food venture to the very first Benihana restaurant.
24 lug 2018 · New York Daily News via Getty Images. Pat Morita, Rocky Aoki, Robin Leach, and Kevin Aoki. WireImage via Getty Images. Ten years after his death, and over half a century after he introduced...
24 mag 2018 · This Hall Of Fame Wrestler Started The Most Famous Japanese Restaurant In The World. By Aimee Lamoureux | Edited By Katie Serena. Published May 24, 2018. Who knew Benihana was the product of a samurai ancestor, and a restaurant-savvy father? YouTube Rocky Aoki in an early Benihana commerical.
New Yorkers flocked to the four-table Benihana and Rocky Aoki suddenly found he was having to turn diners away. By bringing Japanese food into the mainstream and pioneering its entertaining style of presentation, Benihana has also paved the way in America and abroad for the popularity of other Japanese cooking styles and food products.
