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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

If you’re on social media, you likely have seen people enthusiastically sharing pictures of their Sora sushi boxes. These colorful, delectable bento boxes arrive brimming with items like crispy rice, ...

Meals in Japanese restaurants can get pricey, especially if you”re ordering elaborate sushi rolls or exotic nigiri. One way of spending less (and often receiving more food) is to order a bento box.

We love a good deal and we hate cooking in record-high temperatures. So some cold, refreshing sushi accompanied by fixings that make up a bento box are the perfect summer lunch. According to ...

Patricia Kelly Yeo is an LA-based writer and editor who covers food, health, wellness and (occasionally) science and travel. Ask her about her favorite omakase. Two months ago, Mark Okuda was serving ...

The Wedgewood Commons Shopping Center underwent a major redevelopment with some former businesses enlarging and moving clockwise making room for new businesses to open in the welcoming space. Sachi ...