The story of Benihana has its roots in Japan and begins when Yunosuke Aoki—a samurai descendant and a popular Japanese entertainer—together with his wife Katsu, opened a small coffee shop in Tokyo. A red safflower found in the neighbourhood streets gave the Aokis the inspiration for the restaurant’s name: Benihana, or ‘red flower’ in Japanese. The family’s four sons grew up with the coffee shop, which later became a full-service restaurant. Each of them understood the restaurant business from the ground up—the importance of absolute cleanliness in the kitchen, using the freshest ingredients and the very best cooking tools money could buy
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