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Owners of Big Wangs Proving to Be Just That; A Benihana Brouhaha

• What 63 Chowhounders believe to be this year’s Ultimate Restaurants in L.A. [Chowhound]

• Although there are many, many, many places to go, restaurants still expecting a 1% drop in sales on NYE [LAT]

• Zachery Ty Bryan — as in, the kid from Home Improvement that wasn’t Jonathan Taylor Thomas — is suing his partners in the Hollywood sports bar they owned together. No surprise: It’s Big Wangs. [TMZ]

• Get ready to feel bad about that steak you’re buying: Nutrition labels, just like the ones on peanut butter and cereal, will soon be on meat, too. [USAT]

• It’s way cold down in Florida, and that means people are buying less booze there. Bad news for liquor stores and the state’s tax revenue! [Florida Today]

• The widow of Benihana founder Rocky Aoki is suing the restaurant chain in hopes of stopping its overseas expansion. She says the chain’s current owners don’t have the appropriate rights to the Benihana name. [Crain’s]

Owners of Big Wangs Proving to Be Just That; A Benihana Brouhaha