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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.
Jul 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 Manhattan. He was 69. The...
Aug 20, 2022 · Rocky’s iconic chain of theatrical, teppanyaki-style restaurants allowed him to live a lavish life of wild suits, adventure sports, cocaine — and lots of s-e-x. It also launched a bitter legal battle against 6 of his 7 children, that left them without a dime from the Benihana fortune.
Mar 12, 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....
May 24, 2018 · As the descendent of a Japanese samurai, and the son of a restauranteur, Rocky Aoki didn't want to have to choose between his histories – so he combined them and created the samurai-themed Benihana.
Learn more about the history of Benihana and its founder Rocky Aoki, from Rocky's first food venture to the very first Benihana restaurant.
Jul 24, 2018 · A Flower in the Debris: The Legacy of Benihana, Rocky Aoki’s All-American Empire - The Ringer. Ten years after his death, and over half a century after he introduced the U.S. to teppanyaki, the...
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.
Jul 12, 2008 · Rocky Aoki, the colorful Tokyo-born founder of the Benihana steakhouse chain, where chefs entertain diners with acrobatic knife performances, has died. He was 69. Aoki died Thursday...
Jul 12, 2008 · Rocky Aoki, who sought to offer diners a sense of magic and entertainment at his Japanese steakhouse Benihana, has died after complications from cancer. He was 69.
