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Menu of happiness / Hisashi Kashiwai ; translated by Jesse Kirkwood.

Kashiwai, Hisashi, 1952- (author.). Kashiwai, Hisashi, 1952- translation of: Kamogawa shokudō itsumono. English. (Added Author). Kirkwood, Jesse, (translator.).

Summary:

"Every memory has a flavor. A very special restaurant in Kyoto helps find them ... Welcome to the Kamogawa Diner, where every meal is a mystery ready to be solved. This unique establishment is run by a father-daughter duo who offer more than just mouth-watering meals. They act as "food detectives," delving into the past to produce nostalgia-infused dishes for their hungry clientele. Among the patrons is a once-renowned pianist whose promising career was marred by a self-inflicted injury. She longs to taste the yakisoba shared with the only man she ever truly loved. The diner also welcomes a man haunted by shadows of regret. His mind is haunted by the memory of gyoza served by the parents of a lover he once jilted, as he seeks understanding and, perhaps, forgiveness. The Kamogawa Diner doesn't just serve food -- it recreates forgotten recipes, helping its patrons to revisit memories lost to time. Each dish is a portal to the past, serving not just sustenance but solace and reconnection through the miracle of delicious food"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9798217045358 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: 213 pages ; 21 cm.
  • Publisher: New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons, [2025]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Translation of: Kamogawa shokudō itsumono.
Language Note:
Translated from the Japanese.
Subject: Fathers and daughters > Fiction.
Food > Fiction.
Formulas, recipes, etc. > Fiction.
Memory > Fiction.
Restaurants > Japan > Fiction.
Restaurateurs > Fiction.
Kyoto (Japan) > Fiction.
Genre: Detective and mystery fiction.
Cozy mysteries.
Novels.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

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24510. ‡aMenu of happiness / ‡cHisashi Kashiwai ; translated by Jesse Kirkwood.
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546 . ‡aTranslated from the Japanese.
650 0. ‡aFathers and daughters ‡vFiction.
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70012. ‡itranslation of: ‡aKashiwai, Hisashi, ‡d1952- ‡tKamogawa shokudō itsumono. ‡lEnglish.
7001 . ‡aKirkwood, Jesse, ‡etranslator.
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