The Restaurant of Lost Recipes by Hisashi Kashiwai, translated from Japanese by Jesse Kirkwood, is the second book in the bestselling, mouth-watering, Japanese sleuthing series. It follows on from The Kamogawa Food Detectives.
Down a lesser known Kyoto backstreet resides the incomparable Kamogawa Diner. This unique establishment is operated by a father-daughter duo, who provide much more than fabulous feasts.
The pair are not only masterchefs, but are also ‘food detectives’, who offer a service that goes beyond conventional dining. Through their culinary sleuthing, they reconstruct favourite, much-loved, dishes from the memories related to them by their customers. These meals enable those patrons to connect with precious moments from their past.
Among those who seek their service are:-
A “one-hit wonder” pop star, who has decided to leave Tokyo and, finally give up on her singing career. She wishes to try the tempura that she ate to celebrate her only successful record.
A budding Olympic swimmer, whose greatest need is to enjoy once more, the bento lunch box that his alienated father used to make for him.
The Kamogawa Diner isn’t merely a server of meals! It recreates lost recipes, rekindling forgotten memories. It’s a threshold to the past via the absolute joy of familiar food.
Another beautiful, tender, and thoroughly heartwarming, novel by this talented Japanese author. The narrative will tug at your heartstrings and bring tears of joy to your eyes. It may even have you begging for a third book in the series!
A glorious must-read for 2024!
ISBN: 9781035009633
The Restaurant of Lost Recipes is available in hardback, paperback, e-book and audiobook.
About Hisashi Kashiwai
Hisashi Kashiwai the author of The Restaurant of Lost Recipes, 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 on TV programmes and magazines.
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