Bento boxes bring class to eating. Take away the traditional flat plate, where all the food runs together. Take away the multiple plates used for appetizer, dinner and dessert. Use a bento box instead ...

In “Bento Monogatari,” a Belgian short film that was released in 2010, a woman makes her husband a bento box for lunch each day, in an attempt to salvage their marriage. Traditionally, bento is a ...

Growing up outside of Tokyo, Chef Kenji Miyaishi’s mother used to send him off with bento boxes of onigiri rice balls, karaage fried chicken, tamago-yaki egg omelets and vegetables from her garden.

The beauty of the bento box is its ability to travel, making it, like a sandwich, an ideal meal during the pandemic, when diners have prioritized takeout and outdoor hangs. If you board a train in ...

Maybe you’ve seen them in a Studio Ghibli movie, or maybe you’ve seen them in a TikTok tutorial. What is there to learn from bento boxes that are suddenly popping up in Western culture? To put it ...

Everyone from school children to salary men in Japan look forward to when the lunch bell rings, signaling it’s time for bento. The artfully-arranged boxes boast different compartments, each filled ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Bento boxes originated in Japan, but have become popular across the globe for the ...

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ATLANTA — The latest trend in packing creative, healthy and perfectly portioned lunches is all about the lunchbox. The bento box, that is. Originating in Japan, bento-style boxes are compact, visually ...

This week, I’m adding to your lunch options, which includes Aina’s Hawaiian bento boxes for delivery and One Market’s Friday BBQ lunches, plus an artsy and illuminated dinner at The Midway Gallery, a ...