I'm Biggie: avid cook, speedy lunch packer, mom in San Francisco, & former expat fluent in Japanese. 
Bento contest
Pikko over at Adventures in Bentomaking is running a bento contest to mark her bento blog’s upcoming 100,000 visitor mark. Send her a photo of a bento lunch you made and a description of what’s in it, and you might be chosen to receive a grab bag with a bento box and bento accessories. Check it out! (EDIT: Pikko has put up a photo of what’s in the bento grab bag she’s giving away — quite the haul.)
Following up on my challenge to readers to top cassandrasimplx’s really clever song parody inserting Lunch in a Box lyrics into the funny Justin Timberlake/Andy Samberg D**k in a Box song, cassandrasimplx reigned supreme (read her silly song here). To thank her, I gave her a choice of anything from the Lunch in a Box store on CafePress, and she chose the Got Bento? wall clock for the kitchen, to remind her husband to take his lunch with him. What time is it? Bento time!
FURTHER READING:
- Obento song
- Bento box song
- Koinobori song for Children’s Day
- Lunch in a Box comes out of the closet
- Lunch in a Box & bento-themed merchandise
- Biggie’s list of top speed tips, tutorials and equipment reviews
May 28th, 2008 | Categories: admin | 
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May 28th, 2008 at 8:43 pm
OMG! Bento wall clock = CLEVER!
I have a question for you. What do you suggest to a person who works and goes to school full time and making two bento boxes for lunch and dinner? I’m spending WAY too much money for dinner and I have no time to enjoy it so I end up getting something fatty and fast-foodish. I do make a lunch bento but do you have any suggestions for a dinner portion? Many thanks
May 29th, 2008 at 12:43 am
@1 from Adan: Glad you like the bento wall clock — I thought her use of it as a husband reminder was equally clever.
I guess I don’t see a whole lot of difference between a lunch bento and a dinner bento, portion-wise. I mean, they’re both normal-sized meals unless you’re on a specific diet where you’re cutting back on your evening meal size, no? Let me know if I’m missing something…
May 29th, 2008 at 8:04 am
Yay Cassandra- any song that incorporates the term “food porn” is a winner! Congrats!
May 29th, 2008 at 12:53 pm
@Biggie: I thought so too. I typically make something that requires microwaving before eating for lunch what do you suggest for a meal thats ok to eat hours later without refrigeration or microwaving the crap out of it? I’m most likely eating it 8 to 9 hours after I pack it together.
May 29th, 2008 at 3:50 pm
@4 from Adan: Oh, I understand the issue with dinner bentos now, thanks for clarifying. Let me put my thinking cap on about what could hold well for 8-9 hours. First off, I’d recommend using ice packs and an insulated lunch bag for your dinner bento from a food safety standpoint. Do you have access to a microwave at dinner?
May 29th, 2008 at 4:08 pm
@Biggie: I do have a insulated lunch bag but a bulky mini-box. I will have access to a Microwave but only for a few hours in the morning when I’m at work.