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He opened his first restaurant in New York in 1964, naming it Benihana, which means ''red flower'' -- the same name as his parent's coffee shop. ... In 1999, Miami-based Benihana purchased a majority share in Haru, an upscale, New York sushi restaurant, and eventually opened nine others. The company later acquired the RA...
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The AP brings sad news: “Rocky Aoki, known for running the Benihana Japanese steak house chain in North America, died in New York, sources close to him said Friday.” No cause of death is mentioned, but 69-year-old Aoki, one of the pioneers of ... Rocky Aoki, Founder of Benihana Steak House Chain, dies [AP]
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The Benihana version of Japanese teppanyaki cooking began in New York, but of course they were big here. Aoki's death follows by a week that of Isaac Starkman, co-founder of Jerry Deli, which was an L.A. creation.
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Mr. Aoki was an improbable success story who came to the United States from Japan on a wrestling scholarship and got his start in business by renting an ice-cream truck in Harlem, N.Y. He saved $10,000 from his ice-cream sales to open the first Benihana on New York's West 56th Street in 1964. He quickly built it into...
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New York, NY (AHN) - Rocky Aoki, a former wrestler who founded the restaurant chain Benihana, died here Thursday night. Cause of death was not given,
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Benihana steakhouse chain founder and CEO Rocky Aoki has been charged of illegal insider trading in Spectrum Information Technologies. Aoki allegedly paid $10,000 to Donald Kessler for information relating to former Apple CEO John Sculley's appointment in Spectrum.
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If someone has to get credit for pioneering the introduction of Japanese food to the American people it is Rocky... ... If someone has to get credit for pioneering the introduction of Japanese food to the American people it is Rocky (Hiroaki) Aoki, the founder of Benihana, who passed away on July 10.
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New York, NY (AHN) - Rocky Aoki, a former wrestler who founded the restaurant chain Benihana, died here Thursday night. ... He moved to New York that fall and four years later opened his first Benihana with $10,000 he made selling ice cream out of a truck.
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