July 2024 - The Kamogawa Food Detectives

 

July 2024 - The Kamogawa Food Detectives

“What’s the one dish you’d do anything to taste just one more time?.”

The Kamogawa Food Detectives

By Hisashi Kashiwai (2013)

translated by Jesse Kirkwood (2024)

Discussion -  July 17, 1pm

A father-daughter duo are ‘food detectives’. Through ingenious investigations, they 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.

Copies of the book are available at the library. It is also on Libby and other streaming services. 

At Gibson's or Main Street Bookends, mention our group and they will kindly offer a discount.

Resources:

• List of Temples and Shrines in Kyoto (with photos)
• Recipe for Nabeyaki Udon
• Kyoto introduction and travel guide: https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2158.html
• If you want to read more Japanese literature translated into English - https://sfpl.bibliocommons.com/list/share/356654627/1847845719  and  https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/108744
• If you liked this, look for the sequel...the English translation of 2014's The Restaurant of Lost Recipes is expected in October!
  
• Here's a list of Japanese Workplace fiction - https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/198201
• As discussed in the meeting,the Netflix show Midnight Diner has some common themes: www.netflix.com/title/80113037