English language
Published 2024 by Penguin Publishing Group.
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.
We follow the happenings in a small restaurant in Kyoto. People come to the restaurant to experience an important to them meal again, which they couldn't recreate on their own. The stories of each customer searching for such a meal are heartwarming, touching on subjects like regret and grief, but also about moving on and finding peace with the past.
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book.
