Charaben | Adventures in Bentomaking

Vote in AllThingsforSale’s Bento Contest

Posted by Pikko on Dec 6, 2011 in Details | 1 comment

Vote for the cutest bentos of the 15 finalists in AllThingsforSale's bento contest on Facebook!

Three Little Spam Bears Bento

Posted by Pikko on Nov 15, 2011 in 2011 Bentos, Charaben, Kids, Spam | 1 comment

Here's a quick mac and cheese bento with three spam bears on top!

Easter Bento Ideas

Posted by Pikko on Apr 15, 2011 in Bento, Easter | 3 comments

Need some help planning cute bentos for next week in anticipation of Easter? Take a look at some of the past Spring themed lunches I've made in the past!

Hello Kitty Happy Girl’s Day Bento

Posted by Pikko on Mar 3, 2011 in Bento, Charaben, Features, Fish, Sanrio, Tutorials | 15 comments

Happy Girl's Day 2011! Hello Kitty is here in her little pink fish sausage kimono to wish all you girls out there a happy and fun day! See my snazzy new bento set.

Pink Panda Bento

Posted by Pikko on Mar 1, 2011 in 2011 Bentos, Bentos, Charaben, Fish | 13 comments

Two cute little pink panda girl onigiri smile up from a lunch made up of tuna patties and yummy little fruits! Girl's Day (Hinamatsuri) is now only two days away!

Girl’s Day Somen Cupcakes Bento

Posted by Pikko on Feb 28, 2011 in 2011 Bentos, Bentos, Blog, Charaben, Childrens Day, Kids, LOST, Salad | 16 comments

With Girl's Day coming up this Thursday, I've got to start in on the pink and girly themed bentos. Hope you enjoy this first one with "somen cupcakes".

Killed by Cute: 450 of 2010′s Cutest Bentos

Posted by Pikko on Feb 23, 2011 in Articles, Bento, Charaben | Comments Off

Brace yourself for the ultimate overload in kawaii food with my compilation post of 450 of the cutest character bentos of 2010 made by amazing food artists. ^_^

There’s a Bunny in My Stir Fry!

Posted by Pikko on Feb 4, 2011 in Bento, Shrimp | 11 comments

I forgot to put a bunny into my bento yesterday for Chinese New Year, but today one hopped into my stir fry bento! See the new addition to our family!

Ikebana International Bento Demonstration

Posted by Pikko on Jan 23, 2011 in Bento, Charaben, Fish, Japanese, Pork | 12 comments

After eating a delicious bento lunch from Natsunoya Tea House, I did a bento demonstration for the nice ladies of International Ikebana Honolulu Chapter 56.

Tiny Mandragora Bento

Posted by Pikko on Jan 17, 2011 in Bento, Charaben, Features, FFXI, Fish | 17 comments

With some quail eggs sitting in the fridge, I come up with an FFXI-themed way to get rid of them. Watch out or they'll Dream Flower you while you eat!