Steve Aoki
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Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Steve Aoki
So I'm going to paint a Japanese restaurant on the side of this ice cream truck.
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Steve Aoki
It just didn't really work out.
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Steve Aoki
And then he was like, let's start this restaurant idea.
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Steve Aoki
And his father, my grandfather, had the original Benihana was in Japan.
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Steve Aoki
Benihana means it's a flower, basically named after a flower that grew outside of the rubble of post-World War II.
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Steve Aoki
And it's like this resilient flower, this red flower that just grows through anything.
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Steve Aoki
It's like, okay, let's call this, it wasn't a restaurant, a cafe, Benihana.
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Steve Aoki
It was just like a small humble cafe.
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Steve Aoki
And my grandfather really helped him.
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Steve Aoki
He brought the hibachi grills over.