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A Serving of Hope

by Hisashi Kashiwai

Food, memory, and mysteries in Kyoto

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Food, memory, and mysteries in Kyoto

In this fourth installment of The Kamogawa Food Detectives series, a father-daughter team uses remembered dishes to help diners reconnect with moments from their past. Set around the Kamogawa Diner in Kyoto, the book links each food mystery to a distinct personal memory: onigiri and a promise, ginger pork and unrequited love, noodles from a grandmother’s home, and macaroni gratin shared by a father and son. Food serves as the thread between present-day questions and relationships that shaped the diners’ lives, giving the collection an interest in how memory and meaning can gather around everyday meals.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers who enjoy food-centered fiction and mysteries.
  • Readers interested in stories about memory, family, and personal relationships.
  • Readers following The Kamogawa Food Detectives series.

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Food and memoryFamily and relationshipsThe search for meaning

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Book overview

Discover new delicious mysteries in this fourth installment in The Kamogawa Food Detectives series, the beloved Japanese bestseller and celebration of the healing power of food.

"Off-beat and charming, [with] more complexity of flavor than you might expect." - NPR - Fresh Air with Terry Gross

"Miso soup for the soul." --Kirkus Reviews

If I hadn't searched for the 'flavors' of my memories, I think I would have spent my life endlessly chasing the past . . .

Down a Kyoto alleyway, near Higashi Honganji Temple, the Kamogawa Diner attracts lost souls. The father-daughter "food detective" duo of Chef Nagare and Detective Koishi help their clientele who seek meaning in their lives by helping them access lost memories through the food of their past.

From the onigiri gifted alongside cherished promises to the ginger pork that became a memory of unrequited love, the not-too-sour chilled noodles from grandma's house, and the macaroni gratin shared by a father and young son for the last time, there is no dish or memory too complex for father and daughter.

Welcome to another delicious mystery. The Kamogawa Diner is a tonic for the soul, and its customers will leave with a warm belly and a full heart.
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