Feel-good and foodie themes collide in this follow-up to The Kamogawa Food Detectives * The Times on The Restaurant of Lost Recipes *
Kashiwai is among a certain coterie of Japanese writers to have perfected a globally successful literary formula: create a cafe-esque setting with beloved staff who deliver plenty of empathic kindness to customers whose visits inspire standalone narratives . . . Deliciousness lingers * Booklist on The Restaurant of Lost Recipes *
This cosy book delights in Japanese cuisine * Kirkus on The Restaurant of Lost Recipes *
A treasure-trove of positivity and charm * Prima on The Restaurant of Lost Recipes *

Hisashi Kashiwai, the author of The Kamogawa Food Detectives, was born in 1952 and was raised in Kyoto. He graduated from Osaka Dental University. After graduating, he returned to Kyoto and worked as a dentist. He has written extensively about his native city and has collaborated on TV programmes and magazines.