Despite Aoki's efforts, the restaurant struggled ... Narrator: The rise of teppanyaki is uniquely rooted in World War II. In 1945, a Japanese chef began using the cooking style to grill steaks ...
Irene: If you've been to a Benihana, you know that the chef is the star of the show. We decided to find out just how hard it is to be a teppanyaki cooking master. I mean, what could go wrong?