Bento Picnic: Everything in Its Right Place Leanne Valenti’s Japanese homecooking venue exceeds the sum of its parts By Wayne Alan Brenner and Jessi Cape, Fri., June 11, 2021 ...

Within months of developing the launch menu for Bento Picnic and sending it to a handful of office managers and event planners, Valenti had an order for 600 bento boxes in one weekend, ...

A year ago, Valenti opened a brick-and-mortar Bento Picnic location at 2600 E. Cesar Chavez St., which serves bento boxes as well as grab-and-go meals, curry bowls and soup.

Austin restaurant Bento Picnic can keep using the word 'picnic' in its name, a judge has ruled. The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Austin res… ...

In a summary judgment, Judge Robert Pitman wrote that Bento Picnic could keep its name because "the menus' differences dwarf their similarities," according to the Austin American-Statesman.

The similarities between Picnik and Bento Picnic have created confusion among customers, employees and at least one vendor, according to the lawsuit. Two Austin businesses are caught up in a ...

As part of several gourmet garden delights offered at the Tokyo Marriott Hotel, the Green Garden Terrace Box, which is a three-tiered lunch box wrapped in a furoshiki wrapping cloth, is a ...

Bento Picnic and Saba San’s will host the first ever "Late Summer Harvest Party," celebrating the bounty of the season through a special menu collaboration including Farmshare Austin, Vermillion ...

Life Where I'm From. Making a Bento Picnic Lunch in Japan. Posted: May 22, 2025 | Last updated: May 22, 2025. In this episode, Aiko, Shin, and their cousin Shoko make bento boxes for a picnic lunch.

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