TY - BOOK AU - Kashiwai,Hisashi AU - Kirkwood,Jesse TI - The Kamogawa food detectives T2 - A Kamogawa food detectives novel SN - 9781035009572 U1 - Fiction 23 PY - 2024/// CY - New York PB - G. P. Putnam's Sons KW - Restaurants KW - Fiction KW - Japan Kyoto KW - Cozy mysteries KW - lcgft KW - Novels N2 - The Kamogawa Food Detectives, translated from Japanese by Jesse Kirkwood, is the first book in the bestselling, mouth-watering Japanese sleuthing series for fans of Before the Coffee Gets Cold. What's the one dish you'd do anything to taste just one more time?Down a quiet backstreet in Kyoto exists a very special restaurant. Run by Koishi Kamogawa and her father Nagare, the Kamogawa Diner treats its customers to wonderfully extravagant meals. But that's not the main reason to stop by . . .The father-daughter duo have started advertising their services as 'food detectives'. Through ingenious investigations, they are capable of recreating a dish from their customers' pasts - dishes that may well hold the keys to unlocking forgotten memories and future happiness. From the widower looking for a specific noodle dish that his wife used to cook, to a first love's beef stew, the restaurant of lost recipes provides a link to the past - and a way to a more contented future. A bestseller in Japan, The Kamogawa Food Detectives by Hisashi Kashiwai is a celebration of good company and the power of a delicious meal ER -