About “Kamogawa Food Detectives”
The Kamogawa Food Detectives is the first book in the bestselling, mouth-watering Japanese 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 serves up deliciously extravagant meals. But that's not the main reason customers stop by . . . The father-daughter duo are 'food detectives'. Through ingenious investigations, they are able to recreate dishes from a person’s treasured memories – dishes that may well hold the keys to their forgotten past and future happiness. The restaurant of lost recipes provides a link to vanished moments, creating a present full of possibility. A bestseller in Japan, The Kamogawa Food Detectives is a celebration of good company and the power of a delicious meal. (Description courtesy of Penguin Random House.)
Praise for “Kamogawa Food Detectives”
“[An] ode to the magic of food.”
“Off-beat and charming, [with] more complexity of flavor than you might expect.”
“The enduring strength of love [is] at the heart of this series opener. . . Takes care to illustrate food’s ability to preserve a culture across generations. . . The cozy, literary equivalent of a hearty stew on a cold day.”
Book details
- First published
- 2023
- Latest edition
- 2023 · ISBN 9780593717714
- Pages
- 208
Frequently asked questions
How many pages is Kamogawa Food Detectives?
Kamogawa Food Detectives by Hisashi Kashiwai has 208 pages.
Book descriptions, author biographies, award records and review quotes on this page are courtesy of Penguin Random House.