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.

If you need an easy way to pack lunches for school or work, a bento box might be the key to having a balanced meal. Packed in a convenient box with veggies and fruit, our yummy chicken nachos — called ...

I don't know why there's no real American equivalent to bento. I suppose the closest thing we have is the lunch combo — a sandwich, bag of chips, maybe a pasta salad if you're lucky. Either way it ...

Endlessly adaptable, a bento-box lunch comes to the rescue as school begins, Kenji López-Alt writes. Joel Goldberg for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Hadas Smirnoff.Credit... Supported by By J.

If you've heard of Bento Box (1121 Military Cutoff Road), hopefully you've heard of chef and owner Lee Grossman's tenured sushi career and over-the-top tuna sourcing. If I write about his beloved ...

A great move to reenergize your kids school day is to switch up the lunch box menu. We all feel special when our loved ones surprise us with our favorite entree, snack or treat. This collection ...

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, ...

I have my share of parenting fails (too much screen time and an inconsistent bedtime routine to name a few), but packing a healthy, satisfying lunch for my daughter isn't one of them. I thank my ...

When you walk into Little Tokyo Hibachi and Bento Box, it’s easy to forget you’re in a strip mall on busy North Sullivan Road. Japanese lanterns and cherry blossoms hang from a string of lights above.

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 ...