EditorialBenihana or safflower, Carthamus tinctorius. Handcoloured woodblock print by Kono Bairei from Kusa Bana Hyakushu (One Hundred Varieties of Flowers), Tokyo, Yamada, 1901.
EditorialPomput Suwanrut, a chef at the original Benihana on West 56th Street, shows his civic pride at the restaurant in Manhattan, Oct. 15, 2021. (Adam Friedlander/The New York Times)
EditorialBenihana or safflower, Carthamus tinctorius. Handcoloured woodblock print by Kono Bairei from Kusa Bana Hyakushu (One Hundred Varieties of Flowers), Tokyo, Yamada, 1901.