Koishi et Nagare Kamogawa sont enquêteurs gastronomiques. Dans le petit restaurant caché dans les ruelles de Kyoto où ils servent des repas faits maison, ils proposent également à leurs convives de reproduire les mets qui ont marqué leur vie. Grâce aux souvenirs de leurs clients, le père et la fille recomposent avec gourmandise et curiosité la recette de chaque plat. Origine des produits, temps de cuisson ou préparation des ingrédients : le moindre détail a son importance pour recréer ces goûts inimitables saupoudrés de nostalgie. Les saveurs de riz au curry, de yakisoba ou de gyozas permettront-elles aux clients perdus dans les méandres de leur mémoire de penser enfin à demain ?
«Nous retrouvons vos plats.» Une mystérieuse publicité tenant sur une ligne dans une revue culinaire, pas de numéro de téléphone
ni d'adresse claire : ceux qui souhaitent se rendre au restaurant Kamogawa doivent compter sur un soupçon de magie pour arriver à bon port ! Seuls les habitués et les clients guidés par le destin trouvent leur chemin jusqu'à la petite bâtisse cachée dans les ruelles de Kyoto, qui propose à ses convives de recréer les délicieux mets qui ont marqué leur vie. Pour chaque nouveau plat, Nagare Kamogawa
et sa fille Koishi offrent à leurs clients une plongée dans le goût inimitable du souvenir.
Caché dans les ruelles de Kyoto se trouve le petit restaurant des Kamogawa, d'où s'échappent d'exquises odeurs de cuisine traditionnelle japonaise. En plus de délicats repas faits maison, Nagare et sa fille Koishi proposent une expérience qui sort de l'ordinaire : cuisiner un plat que leurs clients ont en mémoire, mais dont la recette est depuis longtemps oubliée. Pour chaque nouveau plat, la famille Kamogawa enquête et propose à ses convives de déguster une nouvelle fois les mets savoureux qui ont marqué leur vie. Par la magie des émotions et de la nostalgie, ces délices perdus enfin retrouvés permettent de rêver à de nouveaux départs.
Nostalgic and heart-warming, "The Menu of Happiness" features more uplifting tales from Japan's Kamogawa Food Detectives as they recreate favourite dishes from their customers' pasts, for a series which is now a global bestseller.
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.
The Restaurant of Lost Recipes, translated from Japanese by Jesse Kirkwood, is the second book in the bestselling, mouth-watering Japanese sleuthing series for fans of Before the Coffee Gets Cold, and follows on from The Kamogawa Food Detectives.
Tucked away down a Kyoto backstreet lies the extraordinary Kamogawa Diner. Running this unique establishment are a father-daughter duo who serve more than just mouth-watering feasts.
The pair have reinvented themselves as ''food detectives'', offering a service that goes beyond traditional dining. Through their culinary sleuthing, they reconstruct beloved dishes from the memories of their customers, creating a connection to cherished moments from the past.
Among those who seek an appointment is a one-hit wonder pop star, finally ready to leave Tokyo and give up on her singing career. She wants to try the tempura that she once ate to celebrate her only successful record. Another diner is a budding Olympic swimmer, who desires the bento lunch box that his estranged father used to make him.
The Kamogawa Diner doesn''t just serve meals - it revives lost recipes and rekindles forgotten memories. It''s a doorway to the past through the miracle of delicious food.
The Kamogawa Food Detectives is the first book in the bestselling, mouth-watering Japanese series.
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 called the Kamogawa Diner run by Koishi Kamogawa and her father Nagare. Customers who can find the hidden establishment are treated to an extravagant meal, but it''s not the main reason for visiting . . .
The father-daughter duo have started advertising their services as ''food detectives'', capable of recreating a dish from their customers'' pasts that may well hold the key to forgotten memories and ongoing 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 is a celebration of good company and the power of a delicious meal.
The Menu of Happiness, translated from Japanese by Jesse Kirkwood, is the third book in the bestselling, delightful Japanese sleuthing series for fans of Before the Coffee Gets Cold.
Welcome to the Kamogawa Diner, where every meal is a mystery ready to be solved. This unique establishment is run by a father-daughter duo who offer more than just mouth-watering meals. They act as ''food detectives'', delving into the past to produce nostalgia-infused dishes for their hungry clientele.
Among the patrons is a once-renowned pianist whose promising career was marred by a self-inflicted injury. She longs to taste the yakisoba shared with the only man she ever truly loved. The diner also welcomes a man haunted by shadows of regret. His mind races back to the gyoza served by the parents of a lover he once jilted, as he seeks understanding and, perhaps, forgiveness.
The Kamogawa Diner doesn''t just serve food - it revives the essence of forgotten recipes and rejuvenates cherished memories. Each dish is a portal to the past, serving not just sustenance but solace and reconnection through the miracle of delicious food. The Menu of Happiness follows on from The Kamogawa Food Detectives and The Restaurant of Lost Recipes.
''Feel-good and foodie themes collide in this follow-up to The Kamogawa Food Detectives'' - The Times
The Menu of Happiness was a Japanese bestseller when it published w/c 04/01/2016
La novela mas apetitosa que leeras jamas. Una historia deliciosa que combina misterios y cocina y que triunfa en Japón y en todo el mundo
Los misterios de la taberna Kamogawa es una de las novelas mas apetitosas que vas a leer jamas. Una historia llena de ternura sobre una pareja de detectives formada por el padre y la hija del Kamogawa Shokudo, un restaurante escondido en Kioto, que siempre esta lleno. El éxito entre la clientela radica en que este dúo singular se ha especializado en preparar exactamente el plato que el público anhela y recuerda de su pasado y no es capaz de reproducir o encontrar. Y lo hacen investigando la historia de la persona en cuestión. Kamogawa Koishi y su padre Nagare, antiguo detective, escuchan las confidencias de sus comensales, que anhelan revivir un momento magico, y recrean los platos cocinados por sus seres queridos, en una novela deliciosa en todos los sentidos.
