Bento means lunch or lunch box. But for most Japanese home cooks, the act of preparing a bento box can mean much more than that. A bento box represents a mother’s love for her family. For centuries, ...

The Japanese bento puts the American sack lunch to shame. During my elementary school years, my doting mother would spend an hour-plus preparing bento for me each morning. These Japanese-style lunches ...

Although rarely eaten on its own in Akita Prefecture, adult chicken meat has risen to the top of the pecking order for a popular train station bento. Bento maker Hanazen, based in Odate in the ...

Happy New Year! I wish you a fruitful year ahead. Feed your passion for bento and take your skills to the next level with me. Gameni, also called Chikuzenni, is a local dish in Fukuoka, where I live.

A bento box is a lacquered wooden box with four small compartments and was derived from a farmer’s seed box. Earlier this century, Japanese cooks began using it to make a bento, or boxed meal, with a ...

What does a highly acclaimed chef do after more than two decades heading the kitchens at two of the most popular Asian Fusion restaurants in town? In the case of Chef Yuichi Natori, along with his ...