Bentoville is a new dining concept created by Michelin-star chefs from Japan that combines world-class culinary art with fresh ingredients sourced from Northwest Arkansas. They offer two unique experiences: ordering a Bento Box or attending a Food Concert.
Tuesday through Saturday, you can enjoy a Bento Box of our choice ranging from fried chicken, fried rice, and beef katsu to sushi and Shojin style tempura with rice and mushrooms for lunch or dinner. A limited number of these boxes are created fresh each day and set for you to pick up to go from Onyx Coffee Lab off the Bentonville Square. Orders can be made online up to a week in advance.
Food Concerts are rarer and harder to get into as they sell out fast. You may be wondering what a Food Concert is. A combination of food and music? Not quite. It’s an immersive dinner experience held seasonally where a team of Michelin-starred chefs performs a dazzling presentation of culinary discovery, redefining the art of dinner.
.The 2024 Spring Yakitori Food Concert at Brightwater was my first Food Concert experience. The sixteen course tasting menu was a charcoal-grilled chicken skewer feast where each dish was prepared and delivered directly in front of me and the eleven other diners in a surprisingly intimate space. The talented chefs took us on a two hour culinary adventure, showcasing and sharing stories about all they’ve learned in Japan.
Each Food Concert Bentoville offers a different menu and theme, often done seasonally. From the Yakitori Food Concert, each small plate and skewer was mouthwatering and showcased the different parts of the chicken nicely. My favorite bites included the Mune Shiozuke with smoked chicken breast (tasted like prosciutto!), Sori with chicken oyster and yuzu kosho, and the Matcha Posset with Ito En matcha custard with Rivercrest Orchard strawberries.
