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Marukai Book Signings Today

July 2, 2010

Pikko will be signing books in Hawaii Marukai locations today! Come get a copy of Yum-Yum Bento Box and get it signed by one of the authors!

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Win a Copy of Yum-Yum Bento Box

June 23, 2010

Lia Chen over at Bentolicious is giving away a copy of Yum-Yum Bento Box: Fresh Recipes for Adorable Lunches. Head on over to her blog to find out what she thinks of the book and how you can enter to win her extra copy! Hurry, the deadline to enter is June 27!

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Yum-Yum Bento Box Week on bento zen

June 16, 2010

Megan over at bento zen didn’t just post a review of Yum-Yum Bento Box, she did a whole week’s worth of lunches using it! Here’s a Red Riding Hood bento that she made. See her other Yum-Yum inspired bentos: Frogs Bento Retro Girl Bento Walruses Bento

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A “Yum-Yum Bento Box” Bento

May 28, 2010

Hi everyone! Word has come in that some people that pre-ordered Yum-Yum Bento Box: Fresh Recipes for Adorable Lunches from Amazon have already received their copies! To celebrate this momentous occasion as well as to celebrate my 500th bento, I’ve made a charaben of the cover of the book. Enjoy! For more photos, check out [...]

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Three Little Pigs Bento Video

April 30, 2010

Can’t wait for Yum-Yum Bento Box? Neither can we! In the meantime, here’s a video by Pikko on how to make one of the bento in the book, a Three Little Pigs Bento! Designed by Maki, this cute little bento is easier to make than you think! Just keep some leftover food from dinner and [...]

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In a month or so…

April 26, 2010

In just over a month, our book will be ready for distribution from Quirk Books. These bentos are lunches that did not make into Yum-Yum Bento Box. Personally,  I really like them a lot, such as the mini-pizza with crab (I bought them at Costco in Japan) or pompadour haired inarisushi. Please check out the book on Amazonand [...]

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Sneak Peek on Amazon

April 7, 2010

Yum-Yum Bento Box’s page on Amazon has been updated with images from inside the book! Sneak a peek at our mac and cheese mouse, two singing frogs, autumn leaves, and sunny side up “eggs”.

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Yum-Yum Bento Box in French

February 25, 2010

We’re very happy to announce that Yum-Yum Bento Box will be translated and distributed by French publisher City Editions! This means that bento fans will be able to purchase a copy of the book in Français! Keep your eye on this site for more information on when and where it will be available!

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Clock Bento

February 25, 2010

The next one that did not make into Yum-Yum Bento Box is this  “Clock Bento”. To make this, wrap some fried rice with usuyaki tamago (crepe style Japanese omelet).  In Japan, this omelet rice is called “omu-rice. It’s very popular here and of course, my kids love this one! To wrap the rice with usuyaki tamago,  [...]

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Maki’s Bentos on Woman’s Day

February 10, 2010

Olivia Putnal of Woman’s Day has written a small gallery piece on charaben and features two of Maki’s bento and mentions Yum-Yum Bento Box! Read the full article here.

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