Bento: Lunch Box Japanese Style with Chef Wilma Consul
Tired of sandwiches for lunch? Here’s a class that can jazz up your lunch bags and dining table. The Japanese Bento Box has remained the quintessential meal of convenience and creativity. Learn how to prepare a complete meal that’s simple, colorful and delicious – a great way to close out May, the Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Month.
- Chicken Katsu with Sauce
- Salad with Carrot Ginger Dressing
- Miso Soup with Tofu
About Chef Wilma: Journalist-turned-chef Wilma B. Consul is the director of culinary, outreach and media at ECO City Farms in Hyattsville, MD. She also teaches team-
building cooking classes for Sidewalk Food Tours. She received her cooking and pastry certificates from L’Academie de Cuisine and Carlos Rosario Charter School for adults, where later she taught in its culinary arts program that included ServSafe (food safety and sanitation) and life skills. Her kitchen experience includes Susan Gage Caterers, Centrolina’s Mercato and J. Chocolatier in Washington, DC and Purple Yam in Brooklyn. For five years, she has planned and cooked the Breakfast of Hope fundraiser for the homeless advocacy of St. Augustine, the mother church of Black Catholics in DC. She also was executive chef of Fly by Light youth peace-arts retreats, serving vegetarian and vegan meals. In 2023, she received her master’s in World Food Cultures and Mobility from the University of Gastronomic Sciences in Italy.
