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Title details for The Restaurant of Lost Recipes by Hisashi Kashiwai - Available

The Restaurant of Lost Recipes

#2 in series

by Hisashi Kashiwai
Jesse Kirkwood
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We all hold lost recipes in our hearts. A very special restaurant in Kyoto helps find them . . .
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.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Kamogawa Food Detectives

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    October 8, 2024

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780593863886
      • File size: 147913 KB
      • Duration: 05:08:08

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Hanako Footman performs this feel-good novel about Chef Negare and his daughter, Kioshi, who run the Kamogawa Diner in Kyoto. Together, they are the Kamogawa Food Detectives, who track down lost recipes from their clients' pasts. In each chapter, they handle a new case in which a client comes to them looking for a unique dish made with exact ingredients. Footman's narration captures the cozy atmosphere and heartwarming tone of the novel as the father-daughter duo go to great lengths to re-create the lost dishes. Footman excels at performing the descriptions of the delicious food featured in the novel as she highlights every mouthwatering morsel, including dishes like ramen, nori ben, and ten don. K.D.W. © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine
    • Library Journal

      Starred review from March 1, 2025

      Kashiwai's heartwarming sequel to The Kamogawa Food Detectives entices listeners with exceptional-sounding Japanese food while reminding them that hope and healing are always on the menu. Each chapter features a different person in need. The customers occasionally know why they're seeking a lost flavor--to remember or honor someone long gone, for instance--but other times, it's wise chef Nagare who ascertains their true need. He shares his insights with his daughter Koishi, who manages the detective side of their business. Though the food detectives' process is only lightly explained in this volume, listeners can still jump into this series entry without having read the previous book. Hanako Footman returns as narrator, once again perfectly allowing Koishi to be the face of the agency. If there's an overarching plot throughout the novels, it's the subtle changes in Nagare and Koishi's relationship, which Footman's warmth and good humor subtly highlight. More centered are the ever-changing clients, whom she imbues with quiet yet urgent needs that the detectives must ascertain and assuage. VERDICT Sure to have listeners fervently hope every volume of Kashiwai's long-running series receives an English translation.--Matthew Galloway

      Copyright 2025 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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Languages

  • English

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