Washington D.C.
Bento Bash for the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C.
How do you prepare bento for 150 people? With a lot of help! Make twenty tamagoyaki (Japanese egg omelet) rolls cut each into 8 pieces! With a sakura shaped vegetable cutter, stamp out 150 cherry blossom daikon flowers! Take 40 pounds of soy sauce braised chicken thighs made for us by Ben Lin of B.Lin …
Read moreBento:Build a Better Lunch
Debra Samuels, bestselling author, food writer and cooking instructor, wants to give the American lunchbox a makeover. In the chapter on “bento,” the traditional Japanese lunch box, in her upcoming book, My Japanese Table, Debra encourages the use of color, texture and taste to create healthier and more visually appealing meals.
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