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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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.