Introducing Amorette (Sakurako Kitsa)
“Amorette Dye”, also known as Sakurako Kitsa on Flickr, is a stunningly talented bento food artist whose work has appeared in bento book Face Food, the upcoming book 500 Bento Lunches: 500 Unique Recipes for Brilliant Bento, and media such as the Greek Marie Claire and Hong Kong’s Weekend Weekly. She’s an acclaimed American master of oekakiben, original food art compositions related to kyaraben (”character bentos” that look like cartoon characters). Have a look at her Flickr photostream for a glimpse of her artistic masterworks.
My own focus is more on making simple, speedy bento lunches, but I’m delighted to tell you that Amorette will be guest authoring a series on decorative food art bentos here on Lunch in a Box while I’m traveling over the next week. Amorette will be sharing with us some original techniques that she’s been developing, as well as tips for more complicated and artistic special-occasion lunches. I hope you’ll enjoy the change of pace. Please join me in welcoming Amorette to Lunch in a Box! ~Biggie

- All posts by Amorette on Lunch in a Box
- Decorative Food recipes
- Bento FAQ or Biggie’s Top Speed Tips
August 31st, 2008 | Categories: Amorette, admin |
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I'm Biggie: avid cook, speedy lunch packer, mom in San Francisco, & former expat fluent in Japanese. 








September 1st, 2008 at 6:00 am
Too pretty to eat
I love your creativity.
September 1st, 2008 at 6:42 am
Welcome
September 1st, 2008 at 6:48 am
Ooh, her bento are so beautiful.
September 1st, 2008 at 6:52 am
I went and checked out the photos and the bentos are absolutely amazing! The best part is that there are quite a few that don’t look too difficult to make and now I have a ton of great ideas for future bentos. Keep up the great work!
September 1st, 2008 at 7:00 am
I don’t know Amorette but enjoy to read here future articles here
September 1st, 2008 at 7:05 am
Cool! I’ve seen that spa bento photo before and just loved it. So creative!
Welcome, Amorette, and happy trails, Biggie.
September 1st, 2008 at 8:39 am
Wow! I’m very familiar with her flickr bento art! I know I’m nowhere near her caliber but I definitely appreciate her explaining how she does it. Welcome!
September 1st, 2008 at 9:45 am
Amorette, I just love your bento art and would like to feature it in an article I’m doing on bento. How can I contact you for permission to run your picture and credit? They really are remarkable
September 1st, 2008 at 10:00 am
Welcome!! I will be eagerly awaiting a glimpse of your techniques.
- Krista
September 1st, 2008 at 1:08 pm
How fun! I love Amorette’s bentos. ^^ I like the idea of ‘guest bento-ers’, Biggie. It’s nice to see different techniques. Safe travels!
September 1st, 2008 at 1:44 pm
I JUST bought Face Food the day before! I’m so excited to see this upcoming week!
September 1st, 2008 at 2:08 pm
Oh wow! I love her bentos! Bought face food as soon as I could (had to wait til I went on a trip to the US though…).
Good luck and good trip!
September 1st, 2008 at 5:12 pm
Oh wow! This is fantastic! I can’t wait to learn more too…
Now my Bentos looked sooo kiddy…
September 1st, 2008 at 8:16 pm
Way cool! I’ll be checking this site everyday. Have a great trip Biggie!
September 2nd, 2008 at 3:05 am
Welcome cherryblossom-fox-girl!
September 2nd, 2008 at 11:24 am
Thanks so much for the warm welcome, everyone! I do apologize for the delay- I had some issues with my internet connection (always seems to happen at the WORST time…) Will have a post for you very shortly!
September 5th, 2008 at 3:21 am
Beautifully done here. You really have a touch of art, not only with food.
September 5th, 2008 at 7:58 pm
Amorette,
I am really enjoying your posts and am learning quite a lot! I hope to see more of them. Thank you for doing a mini-series on Lunch-in-a-box. =)