"mr. bento" news and stories

I've always enjoyed the energy and care that people put into packing bento box lunches. I love checking out the stuff that Biggie creates on Lunch in a Box and Jennifer McCann's Vegan Lunch Box was once one of my daily blog stops (she doesn't update as regularly as she used to). Today's bento image comes to us from Kate, a regular commenter and photo uploader around these parts. She's packed up a delicious and abundant lunch that has me wishing she'd come to my house and pack me a mid-day meal.

Thanks for adding your image to the Slashfood Flickr pool, Kate!

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I recently came across the Mr. Bento Stainless Lunch Jar by Zojirushi. Some of you may be familiar with the company as the maker of other appliances like breadmakers and rice machines. Their rice machines look like they could put a man on the moon and they even play cute little songs. That said, it's no surprise that Zojirushi makes a bento like this. The casing is stainless steel and holds four microwaveable bowls, as well as chopsticks and a chopstick holder. All of it stays in a zippered carrying bag. It looks like they generally sell for about $50. The "Fun!Fun!Fun!" section of the site is also worth checking out.