Restaurant of Lost Recipes

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English language

Published 2024 by Penguin Publishing Group.

ISBN:
978-0-593-71779-0
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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.

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reviewed Restaurant of Lost Recipes by Jesse Kirkwood

Comforting

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.

reviewed Restaurant of Lost Recipes by Jesse Kirkwood

Just wholesome

Even though not much happens in this book, so it can't really be classified as "exciting", I couldn't stop reading and finished the whole book in one afternoon.

Containing several stories about people who want to eat their favourite childhood food one more time, this book just leaves you cozy and satisfied. While reading, you too will wish to enter Nagare's restaurant and try his special of the day. Also great for learning a bit about Japanese cuisine!

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