Black people don’t just love hibachi because it’s delicious, but also because of the spectacle of it. What more could you ask for than eating chicken and shrimp hibachi that has been cooked in roaring flames on a grill right in front of your eyes? We’re about talent, taste, and good vibes, and hibachi has it all. Jewel Wicker, entertainment and culture reporter, is here today for a discussion about our shared appreciation for hibachi, why Benihana is overrated, song lyrics that reference hibachi, and what a hibachi restaurant experience should consist of!

Key Points From This Episode:

• Comparing Aly and AJ to Taylor Swift.
• Jewel’s take on some of The Cut’s new rules for life (Do You Know How to Behave?)
• What drives Jewel crazy about Twitter.
• Our songs of the week. 
• An explanation of what hibachi is.
• Jewel’s original favorite hibachi restaurant.
• Why we don’t feel the love for Benihana.
• Jewel’s favorite food to cook.
• Song lyrics that reference hibachi. 
• The opening of Houston’s first Black-owned hibachi food truck. 
• Atlanta’s food scene. 
• Theories about why Black people love hibachi.
• What TikTok tells us about the demographics of hibachi lovers.
• The first thing you should eat at a hibachi restaurant. 
• The relationship between Black and Asian cultures in America.

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Jewel Wicker

Jewel Wicker on Instagram

Jewel Wicker on LinkedIn

Do You Know How to Behave? 

4ever by The Veronicas

Running Out Of Time by Lil Yachty

Benihana

Kiku

Migos by Versace

It’s a Vibe by 2 Chainz

Bad Bad Bad by Young Thug

Black People Love Paramore

Black People Love Paramore Email

Black People Love Paramore on Twitter

Black People Love Paramore on Instagram

Sequoia Holmes