The Restaurant of Lost Recipes

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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 fathers 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 changedthough not always in the ways they expect . . .

The Kamogawa Diner doesnt just serve mealsits 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.

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This cozy book delights in Japanese cuisine. Kirkus

In addition to tantalizing recipes, the narrative is driven by the desire to recapture lost love, reconcile with a parent, or relive ones youth. Ingredients and items are lovingly detailed. . . The equivalent of delightful comfort food. Library Journal

Kashiwai is among a certain coterie of Japanese writers to have perfected a globally successful literary formula: create a caf-esque setting with beloved staff who deliver plenty of empathic kindness to customers whose visits inspire stand-alone narratives. . . Deliciousness lingers. Booklist

Author Hisashi Kashiwai shows a tremendous amount of empathy for his characters as well as a gentle humor. Plus, sensuous descriptions of homespun meals like a hamburger steak or a bowl of fried rice make The Restaurant of Lost Recipes such a memorable delight. Youll laugh, youll cry, youll open a delivery app. Apple Books

Author Bio

Hisashi Kashiwai was born in 1952 and was raised in Kyoto. He graduated from Osaka Dental University. After graduating, he returned to Kyoto and worked as a dentist. He has written extensively about his native city and has collaborated in TV programs and magazines.

Jesse Kirkwood is a literary translator working from Japanese into English. The recipient of the 2020 Harvill Secker Young Translators Prize, his translations include The Kamogawa Food Detectives by Hisashi Kashiwai, Tokyo Express by Seicho Matsumoto and A Perfect Day to Be Alone by Nanae Aoyama.