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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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Main Author: Kashiwai, Hisashi (Author)
Other Authors: Kirkwood, Jesse (Translator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Mantle ; Macmilla Publishers Ireland Ltd, 2025.
Series:The kamogawa food detectives
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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"--
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