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Getting a headstart on 2012 bento resolutions

30 Dec 2011 by maki :: 26 comments

Looking back a little on the eventful year that was 2011, and looking ahead. continue reading...

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It's bento season again! (Open thread)

19 Aug 2011 by maki :: 37 comments

This has to stop. I’m declaring the re-opening of bento season! continue reading...

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The Bento&co Contest winners are announced, plus some personal favorites

19 Jul 2011 by maki :: 9 comments

The results of the big Bento&co Contest have been announced - the grand prize winner is Huang, who gets to go to Kyoto in September! As I mentioned earlier, I was one of the judges for this contest, and it was a very difficult task indeed to come up with a top 50, let alone a top 20. Everyone was really pushing the envelope!

Here are some of my personal favorites that didn’t make the finalist list (with one exception). continue reading...

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Bento lunches and "shokuiku" (food education) at a Japanese kindergarten

7 Apr 2011 by maki :: 19 comments

Another Japan Times article - about how bento lunch time is used as a teaching opportunity at Japanese kindergartens. continue reading...

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The healing power of an umeboshi onigiri

24 Feb 2011 by maki :: 56 comments

An essay from a new Japanese book really strikes a chord… continue reading...

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Make a bento resolution for 2011 (with year-end bonus)

30 Dec 2010 by maki :: 155 comments

I’m renewing my bento vows, so to speak, for 2011, the Year of the Bunny. How about you? continue reading...

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Bento veterans, tell the new people - why bento?

15 Nov 2010 by maki :: 84 comments

Hey JustBento regulars and bento veterans, we’ve been getting quite a lot of new visitors here again. Help me tell them about the awesomeness of bentos! continue reading...

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