If you’re looking for ways to spruce–or should I say spook–up your meals this season, Halloween-themed bento boxes might be right up your alley! These ...

Bento boxes aren’t just about food—they’re about love, balance, and creativity in every bite. From classic Japanese flavors to global twists, they make lunchtime a joy. With smart prep and a little ...

Editor’s note: In the Every Bento Tells a Story series, Chikako Tada, editor of Pen & Spoon, a website devoted to food, writes about various aspects of making bento. There is also a helpful video in ...

Who hates an uninspired lunch more, the kid who turns up her nose at it or the parent who begrudgingly throws it together every morning? It’s hard to say — making school lunches is seldom the ...

Our national weight problem has been in the news a lot lately. Mayor Bloomberg is banning big-gulp soda, for example, with high-fat snack foods not far behind. But as the New York Times recently ...

I have a confession to make – when it comes to cooking and meal preparation, I am not exactly the most creative. In fact, if you ask my husband and kids what our weekly meals consist of, they will ...

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 ...

Bento (box lunches), inspired by the Japanese tradition, are taking the West by storm. More than just cute and decorative, this economical, healthy approach to eating will revolutionize your ...

Make this your preferred source to get more updates from this publisher on Google. Getting up early to go to school or work can be quite a struggle. A lot of people end up packing last night's ...

Bentos are multi-course meals packed into a decorative or compartmentalized box. Making bento could jazz up your lunch and make it more nutritionally balanced. Just Bento has a new free course on ...