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"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 d...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Mantle ; Macmilla Publishers Ireland Ltd,
2025.
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| Series: | The kamogawa food detectives
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| Classic Catalogue: | View this record in Classic Catalogue |
| 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"-- |
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| Item Description: | Originally published in Japan as 'Kamogawa Shokudo Itsumono' by Shogakukan in 2016--Title page verso. |
| Physical Description: | 213 pages ; 20 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9781035060719 9781035060733 9798217045358 |