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.
