Morning prep time: 22 minutes for two bentos (with an additional adult variation). Full lunch details & recipe for the pan-fried risotto cakes are here at Lunch in a Box.

I've put together a full update on bento gear stores in San Francisco's Japantown, complete with photos of each store's inventory. There are some new additions; check it out here at Lunch in a Box.

Morning prep time: 20 minutes for two bentos, including cook & cool time. Great way to use up leftover pasta from earlier meals. Full details and additional child's version of this lunch are here at Lunch in a Box.

How much time does your child's school give them to eat lunch? Weigh in on the poll at Lunch in a Box..

Morning prep time: 13 minutes & 10 minutes. Full details with additional spam musubi lunch here on Lunch in a Box.

I'm donating a "Winnie the Pooh Goes Bananas" Bento Kit to the Menu for Hope hunger fundraising charity -- US$10 gives you a chance at this bento set. Full details here at Lunch in a Box.

I found an uncommon sandwich variation on the Japanese Bento Box Song, and made a video of me singing it with the associated hand motions. What was I thinking?! Full post with video, lyrics & English translation is here at Lunch in a Box.

Recipe and step-by-step tutorial for making fried shrimp inside-out sushi rolls is here at Lunch in a Box.

How many American men pack bento lunches? A Tokyo radio station seems to think there are many. Take the poll on Lunch in a Box to prove or debunk this theory.

I wrote a detailed book review of the new Japanese bento cookbook "Kawaii Bento Boxes" here at Lunch in a Box. Thumbs up with a caveat.