A bento box is an all-in-one compartmentalized Japanese lunch box containing a balanced meal. This meal typically consists of a starch (like rice or noodles) and protein, a vegetable, and fruit side.

In Eater Los Angeles’s Hot Dish series, a local writer dives deep on the dish in town piquing her taste buds most right now ...

Ambitious new Penn Quarter Spanish-Japanese restaurant Cranes is rolling out lunch service, with both a tapas menu and a constantly-changing $24 bento box. Chef Pepe Moncayo is prepping seven options ...

Bento boxes are one of the greatest creations. Bento boxes are one of the greatest creations. Traditional bento, a staple of Japanese cuisine, generally consists of rice, fish or meat, and pickled or ...

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 ...

Welcome to our weekly column, Lunch Box. It’s pretty simple: every week, one of D’s writers—often dining critic Brian Reinhart—will report back on a fun place to get lunch. Think of it like being in 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.

ANN ARBOR, MI -- Armed with bento boxes, sushi and affordable prices, Jane Kim is ready to feed students. Jane Kim, who founded Totoro Restaurant in Ann Arbor before selling it in 2008, recently ...

A restaurant serving a variety of bowls, sushi rolls and bento boxes, with several locations throughout Florida, has now expanded to Sarasota-Manatee. Bento Asian Kitchen + Sushi opened earlier this ...