The Curious Kitten at the Chibineko Kitchen

(Hardback, Large Print Edition)

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Your table awaits at the Chibineko Kitchen, where a soul-nourishing meal in the company of the resident kitten will transport you back in time to reunite with departed loved onesfor fans of Before the Coffee Gets Cold, The Midnight Library, and Studio Ghibli films like Spirited Away.

Menu

Namero-don: Seasoned minced fish served on rice

Easy omelette sandwich

Umebishio: Pickled-plum jam

Sukiyaki-don: Beef hotpot, served over rice

In a remote seaside town outside of Tokyo, Kotoko makes her way along a seashell path, lured by whispers of an enigmatic restaurant whose kagezen, or traditional meals offered in remembrance of loved ones, promise a reunion with the departed. When a gust of wind lifts off her hat, she sees running after it a young man who looks like her recently deceased brother. But its not her brother; its Kai, the restaurants young chef, who returns her hat and brings her to the tiny establishment, where he introduces her to Chibi, the resident kitten, and serves her steaming bowls of simmered fish, rice, and miso soupthe exact meal her brother used to cook for her. As she takes her first delicious bite, the gulls outside fall silent, the air grows hazy, and Kotoko begins a magical journey of last chances and new beginnings.