The first book in the bestselling mouth-watering Japanese sleuthing series The Kamogawa Food
Detectives is perfect for fans of Toshikazu Kawaguchi's 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 and translated from Japanese by Jesse Kirkwood is a heartwarming celebration
of good company and the power of a delicious meal. Perfect for readers of Welcome to the
Hyunam-dong Bookshop and Days at the Morisaki Bookshop . 'Warmed my heart' - Genki Kawamura
author of If Cats Disappeared from the World
