Hisashi Kashiwai

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.

The Kamogawa Food Detectives

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 Heartwarming Japanese Bestseller

The Restaurant of Lost Recipes

Tender, heartwarming and deeply comforting, The Kamogawa Food Detectives is the start of a beautiful and uplifting series that celebrates the joy of delicious food and good company.

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 include: a one-hit wonder pop star, finally ready to leave Tokyo and give up on her singing career, wants to try the tempura that she ate to celebrate her only successful record and 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 Heart-Warming Japanese Bestseller Perfect for Foodies

La novela más apetitosa que leerás jamás. 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 más apetitosas que vas a leer jamás. 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 está 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 mágico, y recrean los platos cocinados por sus seres queridos, en una novela deliciosa en todos los sentidos.

Los misterios de la taberna Kamogawa (la taberna Kamogawa 1)

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.

Le ricette perdute del ristorante Kamogawa

We all hold lost recipes in our hearts. A very special restaurant in Kyoto helps find them . . . Tucked away down a Kyoto backstreet lies the extraordinary Kamogawa Diner, run by Chef Nagare and his daughter, Koishi. The father-daughter duo have reinvented themselves as “food detectives,” offering a service that goes beyond cooking mouth-watering meals. Through their culinary sleuthing, they revive lost recipes and rekindle forgotten memories. From the Olympic swimmer who misses his estranged father’s bento lunchbox to the one-hit-wonder pop star who remembers the tempura she ate to celebrate her only successful record, each customer leaves the diner forever changed—though not always in the ways they expect . . . The Kamogawa Diner doesn’t just serve meals—it’s a door to the past through the miracle of delicious food. A beloved bestseller in Japan, The Restaurant of Lost Recipes is a tender and healing novel for fans of Before the Coffee Gets Cold.

A beloved Japanese bestseller, The Menu of Happiness is for fans of Before the Coffee Gets Cold and asks the question: What’s the one dish you’d do anything to taste just one more time?

Every memory has a flavor. A very special restaurant in Kyoto helps find them . . .

Tucked away down a Kyoto backstreet lies the extraordinary Kamogawa Diner, run by Chef Nagare and his daughter, Koishi. The father-daughter duo have reinvented themselves as “food detectives,” offering a service that goes beyond cooking mouthwatering meals. Through their culinary sleuthing, they harness the power of taste to rekindle forgotten memories.

From the yakisoba holding the memories of precious first love to the dumplings shared between sworn enemies, each client will be forever changed by what they find on the menu, because the Kamogawa Diner doesn’t just serve meals—it’s a door to the past

The Menu of Happiness

Nelle stradine di Kyoto si alternano rivenditori di tonache buddiste, botteghe di souvenir, palazzi di uffici. Poi, in un vicolo di Shomen-dori, c'è il ristorante Kamogawa: un luogo caldo, appartato. Un posto dove riassaporare i propri ricordi. Dopo Le ricette perdute del ristorante Kamogawa, il secondo, stupefacente capitolo dei detective del cibo: Kamogawa Nagare e sua figlia Koishi. Onodera aprí la porta e, facendosi piccino, si rivolse a una ragazza. - Mi scusi, è questo il ristorante Kamogawa? - Sí, vuole pranzare? - Volentieri, ma sarei qui per un'indagine, - replicò Onodera, porgendole il suo biglietto da visita. - Si accomodi, signor Onodera. Mi chiamo Kamogawa Koishi e sono a capo dell'ufficio investigativo, - si presentò la giovane con un lieve inchino. - Del pranzo se ne occuperà mio padre. A gestire il ristorante Kamogawa, ormai da anni, ci sono un padre e una figlia, conosciuti a Kyoto come gli investigatori degli enigmi culinari, poiché abilissimi nel rintracciare gli ingredienti perfetti per i piatti del cuore di ogni avventore: come Kitano Kyosuke, nuotatore olimpionico ossessionato dal bento all'alga nori preparatogli dal padre ogni giorno; o Takeda Kana, giornalista gastronomica che vorrebbe scoprire il segreto del cibo preferito di suo figlio, all'apparenza un semplice hamburger; oppure Onodera Katsuji, che sogna di mangiare ancora una volta la soba cinese che ordinava a una bancarella e rivivere cosí certi istanti della sua giovinezza. Tra tofu, germogli di bambú, tè matcha, alga wakame e decine di altri sapori, sarà lo chef Nagare ad aiutarli, scovando le ricette che cercavano e gettando una luce tutta diversa sui momenti piú significativi delle loro vite.

Le piccole storie della locanda Kamogawa

料理雑誌に掲載されている、「食捜します」の一行広告。食にまつわる心に秘めた想いを胸に、依頼人がたどり着くのは、京都にある看板のない食堂。店主の鴨川流と娘のこいしが、再現された思い出の料理で温かく迎えます。認知症の父が母と一緒に食べたというビフテキ、幼馴染みの母親が作ってくれた春巻、後悔が詰まったチキンライス、亡き夫が食べたがっていた五目焼きそば、料理人を目指す原点になったハムカツ、料理をしない父がめずらしく作ってくれたちらし寿し...。悩むことがあれば、ぜひ当店へお越しください。京都発、大人気美味しいミステリー第七弾!

鴨川食堂もてなし

亡き妻・掬子に見守られながら、娘のこいしと食堂を営む鴨川流のもとには、多くの迷い人が訪れる。彼らが探しているのは、忘れられない思い出の味。心の奥にしまっていた後悔を、再現された料理とおもてなしで解きほぐします。幼馴染が成人式に作ってくれたたらこスパゲティ、罪の意識と引き離せない焼きおにぎり、亡き妻のじゃがたま、学校で問題を起こす息子が愛する祖母のかやくご飯、列車の中で泣きながら食べたカツ弁、家族を捨てた父が最後に作ったお好み焼き...。看板のない食堂の扉を、そっと開けてみてください。京都発!美味しいミステリー第六弾。

鴨川食堂まんぷく

もう一度あの「食」に出会えたら、彼の本当の気持ちがわかると思ったんです―。京都にある看板のない食堂には、思い出の味を求めて今日も迷い人が訪れる。別れの原因になった親子丼、亡き息子の優しさが詰まっていた焼売、妻と息子が好きだったのに、どんな味だったか思い出せないきつねうどん。夕食を家でとらない元夫が毎晩食べていたおでん、遭難しかけた際におばあさんが食べさせてくれた芋煮、一目惚れした彼が完成させたかったハヤシライス。盛りだくさんなメニューを鴨川流・こいし親子が見事に探し出す。大好評の美味しいミステリー第五弾!

鴨川食堂はんなり

思い出の「食」を捜していただけなかったら、私はずっと過去ばかりを追いかけてしまっていたと思います―。京都東本願寺近くの鴨川食堂には、今日も人生の迷い人が訪れる。司法試験合格を目指して上京する日の朝に飲んだ味噌汁、大事な約束と一緒に贈られたおにぎり、道ならぬ恋の思い出となった豚のしょうが焼き、酸っぱくないお祖母ちゃんちの冷やし中華、弱小野球チームに食堂のおっちゃんが振る舞ってくれたから揚げ、幼い息子と最後に食べたマカロニグラタン。板前の父と探偵の娘がお迎えする、看板のない食堂にようこそ。美味しいミステリー第四弾!

鴨川食堂おまかせ

食にA級もB級もありまへんけど、人間にも一流も三流もありまへん。みな同じです。京都・東本願寺近くで鴨川流、こいし親娘が営む食堂では、思い出の「味」を捜してくれるという。父と一緒に食べた料亭のかけ蕎麦、娘が結婚前に作ってくれたカレーライス、初恋の相手との思い出が詰まった焼きそば、裏切ってしまった女性の実家で出された餃子、親友の母がふるまってくれたオムライス、空腹に耐えきれず手を出してしまったコロッケ。食が呼び覚ます温かな記憶にふれ、依頼人は明日への一歩を踏み出してゆく。連続ドラマ化記念、シリーズ初の文庫書き下ろし!

鴨川食堂いつもの

鴨川食堂・再來一碗

In un vicoletto di Kyoto, tra vecchi templi e piccole botteghe, c'è il ristorante Kamogawa. Un locale accogliente dove, con ricette uniche e preparate a regola d'arte, un padre e una figlia aiutano i clienti a rivivere i momenti piú importanti della loro vita. Un libro caldo, evocativo, a tratti nostalgico, che mescola tutto il fascino fiabesco e rincuorante del Giappone al piacere e alla sensualità del cibo. A Kyoto, alle spalle del tempio Higashi Hongan, al riparo dalle folate del monte Hiei, c'è un'osteria gestita da Kamogawa Nagare e dalla figlia Koishi. È qui che clienti abituali e avventori di passaggio approdano per chiedere ai proprietari, che hanno fama di investigatori di enigmi culinari, di rintracciare le loro ricette del cuore: cibi unici, stravaganti, legati a un periodo speciale della loro vita. Da un uomo vedovo che vuole riassaggiare gli udon che gli cucinava la moglie scomparsa, allo stufato di manzo che una vecchina ricorda di aver mangiato all'unico appuntamento, finito male, con il suo primo amore. Un omaggio nipponico all'importanza dei ricordi, delle tradizioni e, naturalmente, alla cucina. - Mi scusi, sa per caso se da queste parti c'è un ristorante? Si chiama Kamogawa. - L'uomo gli indicò il lato destro della via. Kuboyama attraversò e si avvicinò. Quel luogo pareva quasi circonfuso da un'aura di calore umano. Quel tipico profumo da tavola calda che gli aleggiava intorno e l'eco delle risate che filtravano dall'ambiente interno costituivano un incantevole invito a entrare.

Alice Hureau

« Nous retrouvons vos plats. » Une mystérieuse publicité d’une ligne dans une revue culinaire, pas de numéro de téléphone ni d’adresse : 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. Bento de riz à l’algue nori, soba à la chinoise, steak haché en sauce... pour chaque nouveau plat, Nagare et sa fille Koishi enquêtent afin de proposer à leurs clients un voyage au goût nimitable de souvenir. Ces saveurs retrouvées leur permettrontelles de fermer la porte aux regrets et de prendre un nouveau départ ? Portées par une plume qui mêle nostalgie et élégance, six tranches de vie poétiques qui éveillent les papilles. Hisashi Kashiwai est né à Kyoto en 1952. Son premier roman, Le Restaurant des recettes oubliées, vendu à plus de 80 000 exemplaires au Japon, a rencontré un tel succès qu’il est devenu une série en plusieurs tomes et a été adapté en série télévisée. Véritable phénomène international, il est en cours de traduction dans le monde entier.

Le restaurant des recettes oubliées : Deuxième service

A beloved Japanese bestseller, Menu of Happiness is for fans of Before the Coffee Gets Cold and asks the question: What’s the one dish you’d do anything to taste just one more time? “As warm and nourishing as a good cup of tea…a series I can see myself returning to again and again.”—Mia P. Manansala, award-winning author of Arsenic and Adobo Every memory has a flavor. A very special restaurant in Kyoto helps find them . . . 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 is haunted by the memory of 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 recreates forgotten recipes, helping its patrons to revisit memories lost to time. Each dish is a portal to the past, serving not just sustenance but solace and reconnection through the miracle of delicious food.

Hisashi Kashiwai

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