The Restaurant of Lost Recipes

The Restaurant of Lost Recipes , translated from Japanese by Jesse Kirkwood, is the second book in the bestselling, mouth-watering Japanese sleuthing series for fans of Before the Coffee Gets Cold , and follows on from The Kamogawa Food Detectives . Tucked away down a Kyoto backstreet lies the extraordinary Kamogawa Diner. Running this unique establishment are a father-daughter duo who serve more than just mouth-watering feasts. The pair have reinvented themselves as ''food detectives'', offering a service that goes beyond traditional dining. Through their culinary sleuthing, they reconstruct beloved dishes from the memories of their customers, creating a connection to cherished moments from the past. Among those who seek an appointment is a one-hit wonder pop star, finally ready to leave Tokyo and give up on her singing career. She wants to try the tempura that she once ate to celebrate her only successful record. Another diner is a budding Olympic swimmer, who desires the bento lunch box that his estranged father used to make him. The Kamogawa Diner doesn''t just serve meals - it revives lost recipes and rekindles forgotten memories. It''s a doorway to the past through the miracle of delicious food.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Hisashi Kashiwai
• Mitarbeit: Jesse Kirkwood (Übersetzung)
• Verlag: Pan Books
• Sprache: Englisch
• Altersempfehlung: ab 18 Jahren
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 03.04.2025
• EAN: 9781035009640
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3500964-0
• Seiten: 212
• Abmessung: 131 mm x 198 mm x 15 mm
• Serie: The Kamogawa Food Detectives
• Themen: Belletristik > Spannung > Krimis, Thriller, Spionage; Kyoto, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Amateur Sleuth, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Life Stages / General, FICTION / City Life, Fiction in translation, Narrative theme: Interior life, Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Cozy / Culinary, Narrative theme: Sense of place, Crime and mystery: women sleuths, Crime and mystery: cosy mystery, FICTION / World Literature / Japan, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary