Kashiwai, Hisashi 1952-

The restaurant of lost recipes / Hisashi Kashiwai ; translated by Jesse Kirkwood. - New York, NY : Pan Books, 2025. - 212 pages ; 20 cm. - Kamogawa food detectives novel ; bk 2 .

We all hold lost recipes in our hearts. A very special restaurant in Kyoto helps find them ... Tucked away down a Kyoto backstreet lies the extraordinary Kamogawa Diner, run by Chef Nagare and his daughter, Koishi. The father-daughter duo have reinvented themselves as "food detectives," offering a service that goes beyond cooking mouth-watering meals. Through their culinary sleuthing, they revive lost recipes and rekindle forgotten memories. From the Olympic swimmer who misses his estranged father's bento lunchbox to the one-hit-wonder pop star who remembers the tempura she ate to celebrate her only successful record, each customer leaves the diner forever changed -- though not always in the ways they expect ... The Kamogawa Diner doesn't just serve meals -- it's a door to the past through the miracle of delicious food. A beloved bestseller in Japan, 'The Restaurant of Lost Recipes' is a tender and healing novel for fans of 'Before the Coffee Gets Cold'.

9781035009640


Fathers and daughters--Fiction
Food--Fiction
Formulas, recipes, etc.--Fiction
Happiness--Fiction
Memory--Fiction
Restaurants--Japan--Fiction


Kyoto (Japan)--Fiction


Detective and mystery fiction

PL872.5.A74 / K3713 2024