Rocky Aoki
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Hiroaki Aoki, 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
Aoki, c. 1981
Safflower
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Safflower, also false saffron, is a highly branched, herbaceous, thistle-like annual plant in the family Asteraceae. It is one of the world's oldest crops; today, it is commercially cultivated for veg
Rocky Aoki
…his father to co-invest in the first Benihana, a four-table teppanyaki restaurant on West 56th Street. "Benihana", taken from the Japanese name for safflower, was suggested by Aoki's father. According to family legend, Aoki's father was walking through the bombed-out ruins of post-war Tokyo when he happened…
Safflower
Carthamus tinctorius
Carthamus tinctorius - MHNT
Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius), Illustration