The Restaurant of Lost Recipes
Hisashi Kashiwai
Translated by Jesse Kirkwood
03 April 2025Imprint: Pan
Synopsis
'Author Hisashi Kashiwai shows a tremendous amount of empathy for his characters as well as a gentle humor. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll open a delivery app' - Apple Books
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...
Details
03 April 2025224 pages
9781035009640Imprint: Pan
Reviews
Feelgood and foodie themes collide in this follow-up to The Kamogawa Food DetectivesThe Times
A treasure trove of positivity and charmPrima
Kashiwai is among a certain coterie of Japanese writers to have perfected a globally successful literary formula: create a café-esque setting with beloved staff who deliver plenty of empathic kindness to customers whose visits inspire stand-alone narratives . . . Deliciousness lingersBooklist
This cozy book delights in Japanese cuisineKirkus
