One of my favorite things about being a librarian is that, although one day I won’t know the first thing about a subject, the next day I’ll be obsessively ordering products on the Internet to feed a burgeoning hobby.
This February at ICPL, I was tapped to help put together their annual Anime Fest. My little brother and my brother-in-law both thought this was HILARIOUS, being fairly well educated on the subject of Anime themselves. They knew I was going to require some guidance. First they schooled me in Yu Yu Hakusho and Azumanga Daioh, and then they helped me develop a bento-making dimension to the fest. In other words: tiny lunches cut into cute shapes and then packed in attractive boxes. Apparently this is a standard feature of Anime. I proceeded to purchase an entire paycheck’s-worth of cute bento accessories; if you want, you can see photos of the humble beginnings of my bento endeavors here. But what I really want to share are all the spoils of my obsessive internet research:
Favorite Bento Blogs:
Favorite Bento Books:
- Yum-Yum Bento Box: Fresh Recipes for Adorable Lunches
- Face Food: The Visual Creativity of Japanese Bento Boxes
- The Manga Cookbook
- Kawaii Bento Boxes: Cute and Convenient Japanese Meals on the Go
Favorite Bento Supply Sites:
Do you have a favorite bento? Although I really love all the bentos on E-Obento, I think my all time favorite has to be Anna the Red’s Katamari bento:
If I may add justbento.com to your list of blogs. I’ve been in love with the website for ages! Most delicious furikake recipes ever!
I am now drooling over her spicy curry peanut furikake: http://justbento.com/handbook/johbisai/homemade-furikake-no-4-spicy-curry-peanut
Yay, Bento! I love them so much. I got pretty hooked on Flickr groups devoted to them this September, when I first got hooked!