Benihana Brouhaha and Battle of the BBQ Brothers

On the Season 1 finale of Cooked and Booked, Sunny and Laci Mosley dish about two stories of well-known restaurants mired in family feuds. First, there’s a teppanyaki tussle when a famous owner changes his will. Then, we two-step over to Texas for a brotherly barbecue brawl. In both cases, mixing food and family really turns up the flames. Produced by Paradiso Media for Food Network.   Sources:  “Back wages recovered.” U.S. Department of Labor “Barbeque family feud.” Texas Monthly.  “Battle over Benihana.” Fortune.  “Family battle heats up.” Wealth Management.  “Founder’s wife loses bid.” Times Union “Heirs want stepmom booted.” NY Post.  “In re Aoki.” Case Text.  “Lockhart barbecue timeline.” Texas Monthly “Rocky Aoki’s empire.” Ringer.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Sunny Anderson hosts Cooked and Booked, the podcast where food and true crime get blitzed, blended and baked into one deliciously dangerous dish. Sunny is best known as a Food Network host, but she’s also a true crime obsessive. In each episode she walks guests through wild stories of scams, heists and criminal capers with tasty twists. Like any good menu, this podcast has a wide array of offerings. Some stories are savory, like one man’s multi-year scam to create and sell millions in fake vintage wine. Others are spicy, like a Michelin food critic who blows the lid off the whole “starred” system. And a few are sweet, like the orchestrated robbery of literal tons of maple syrup. Every episode is filled with decadent drama in culinary cahoots.Produced by Paradiso Media. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.