Metal Spatulas and salt n peppershakers fly through the air and are caught behind the back. Sharp silver knives cut through filet mignon steaks, boneless chickens and Tristan da Cunha lobsters. Soy sauce and seasoning is added as the portions are divided onto plates of the gazing hungry customers. This is the art of teppan-yaki cooking. Teppan-yaki cooking is a Japanese term for “cooking on the grill.” This tabletop form of cooking is a popular …showed first 75 words of 658 total…

…showed last 75 words of 658 total…and make new friends with the other people at the table.” With a combination of hot food right off the grill, an entertaining chef, a fun atmosphere, and delicious food, you can’t go wrong. Teppan-yaki restaurants give an escape from the passive dine-in experience of conventional restaurants where you may never meet the chef. “If the chef is talking and entertaining the customers, it makes the food taste that much more better,” said Mupas.