{"product_id":"the-kamogawa-food-detectives-9780593717714","title":"The Kamogawa Food Detectives","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Kamogawa Food Detectives\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book in the bestselling, mouth-watering Japanese series, for fans of \u003ci\u003eBefore the Coffee Gets Cold\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat's the one dish you'd do anything to taste just one more time?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDown 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 . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA bestseller in Japan, \u003ci\u003eThe Kamogawa Food Detectives\u003c\/i\u003e is a celebration of good company and the power of a delicious meal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHisashi Kashiwai \u003c\/b\u003ewas 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 in TV programs and magazines. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJesse Kirkwood\u003c\/b\u003e is a literary translator working from Japanese into English. The recipient of the 2020 Harvill Secker Young Translators' Prize, his translations include \u003ci\u003eThe Kamogawa Food Detectives\u003c\/i\u003e by Hisashi Kashiwai, \u003ci\u003eTokyo Express\u003c\/i\u003e by Seicho Matsumoto and \u003ci\u003eA Perfect Day to Be Alone\u003c\/i\u003e by Nanae Aoyama.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"G.P. Putnam's Sons","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50568683913490,"sku":"9780593717714","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_707ff19a-583a-4f2d-a554-28d140e453ba.jpg?v=1737304680","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-kamogawa-food-detectives-9780593717714","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}