You’ll know this is not just about good food - a sense of ‘collective individualism’ can also be very important.

You only have to look at a French family enjoying a meat fondue, or a family on holiday in Swiss Alps scraping melted cheese from a ‘raclette’ grill to see this in action.

This was perhaps put to best use by the Aoki family, original Samurai founders of the US Benihana restaurant chain, who created a cocktail of food and entertainment that was to become known as Teppanyaki (literally Teppan meaning ”steel grill” and yaki meaning ”griddled”). Not even six months after their launch they received a rave review from Clementine Paddleford, a leading restaurant critic. Following this business exploded, and the Aoki family set off on a lucrative journey of expansion and franchise.

The Cole Henley Group bring the excitement of eating and cooking around a grill to the UK.

Read on to find out how we can work together.