Two of the episodes (bento week #5 and #7) have over two million views; the rest are in the hundreds of thousands, but I can see no discernible difference between them — they are all a delight.

MB Original Wood bento box, $109 at Mon Bento. “I’m always seeking utility items that also spark joy. This knife is a perfect example of an everyday item that fuses form and function. ...

Bento boxes are Japanese lunch boxes with a few compartments for food. In Japan, they were made traditionally from wood, bamboo or aluminum. In the U.S., most bento boxes are plastic.

Bento boxes bring class to eating. Take away the traditional flat plate, where all the food runs together. Take away the multiple plates used for appetizer, dinner and dessert. Use a bento box ...

Writer John Jodzio on his Takenaka Bento Box, which was fine for bringing his lunch to work, but even better at storing weed. He likes the double-layered compartment for keeping his stash separated.

“My bento is different from my classmates’,” my kid, now a teenager, messaged me. He has been eating my homemade lunch boxes since he was 4 years old.

Brandon Go works from 8:30 a.m. to 1 a.m., five days a week. He starts his mornings peeling shrimp for bento box lunches and ends the night washing stacks of dishes from his elaborate multicourse ...