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?
Irene: I'm here today at Benihana with Chef Andrey
who's gonna be teaching me how to be a Benihana chef.
Chef Andrey: Yes, are you ready?
I don't know, I'm a little scared.
How long have you been a Benihana chef?
Since 8 o'clock in the morning.
I'm kidding. I was working
for the company six years.
Irene: How long did it take you to become
a Benihana chef?
So Benihana program is three months.
You can become the chef, but to full experience
to have good tricks, you need to have like a year.
Irene: A year, wow, OK.
Is there a dish that everyone really gets excited about?
Oh, I would say the Benihana signature
is chicken fried rice.
Irene: Is that your favorite to make, or?
Chef: Yes, because a lot of tricks,
a lot of jokes you can make.
Irene: Nice, and do you have a favorite trick?
I would say hat trick.
So you can flip, you can toss very well.
You can sometimes, it can drop.
Wow, is that your best trick?
We'll see.
You think you're gonna be able to
teach me how to do it?
Chef: You'll do it.
Ready to teach me?
Yes, I do ready.
All right, let's go.
Let's do it.
I have to adjust it, my head's too big.
Chef: So I'll take three.
Irene: OK.
Chef: And you'll take three.
Put on the oil.
Here we go.
Irene: All right.
Chef: Now, we're gonna...
Irene: Off to a strong start, oh no what's happening?
Chef: Pull it and flip it over.
Irene: I can do that.
Chef: Here we go.
Put it together.
Irene: OK.
Chef: So take it, cut off.
Irene: OK.
Chef: Cut in the middle.
Irene: Take one.
Chef: Take one, cut off the tail.
Irene: OK.
Chef: Move it. Irene: Move it, middle.
Chef: Twice in the middle.
Irene: OK.
Chef: Cut in half, this way.
Irene: OK. Chef: This way.
Chef: Here we go, push it.
Good, so while appetizer is cooking,
we're gonna play with the shrimp tails.
Irene: OK, we're gonna play with the tails?
Chef: Yes. Irene: OK.
Here we go.
What am I doing wrong here?
Nothing wrong.
Nothing? Just do that, like force it.
Force it up.
Yeah. Oh!
Here we go, you've got it.
It's OK, just throw in your hat.
Yes!
Good job.
So the onion, you have to separate the parts.
And just put it back over.
Just rebuild it.
Stack it back on top?
Yeah.
Oh man, how do you not break it?
Let me show you the trick. Yeah.
Chef: So if you do it at front, you have control
and you see where you're putting them.
Choo choo!
Chef: We're gonna do egg roll.
Irene: Egg roll, OK.
Chef: You spin it, kind of like that.
It's OK, help you out.
Irene: This might just be the hardest thing.
Oh, my God, OK.
You get it?
I think it's stuck. It's traveling.
It's OK.
So now I'm gonna toss the egg.
Get it? Now your turn.
Yes!
Now we have to mix up all
ingredients together.
Right in the middle, mix it up.
Chef: Go at it, yeah.
We might hire you.
Ooh.
Chef: So now we're gonna just season it.
Wanna try?
Yeah, making noise!
Off camera: Try it again, Irene.
Hold like this.
I'm going to hold it like that?
Yeah, and make noise.
There you go.
Chef: OK, now we're gonna shape the heart.
Irene: A heart.
Chef: First of all, we have to make triangle.
Irene: OK.
Chef: Mhm.
All rice together.
Here we go.
Irene: Wow, we have a heart.
Chef: Benihana heartbeat.
Hold it, kind of towards to you.
OK, you know what, we're just gonna...
Off camera: Oh, she warned us.
So how do you think I did?
You did a great job.
Did I?
Yes, you did.
Time to say goodbye– Arigato.
Arigato.