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Hidden Dishes
Hidden Dishes
Series · 4 books · 2023-2025
By
Tao Wong
Books in series
#1
The Nameless Restaurant
2023
There is a restaurant in Toronto. Its entrance is announced only by a simple, unadorned wooden door, varnished to a beautiful shine but without paint, hidden beside dumpsters and a fire escape. There is no sign, no indication of what lies behind the door. If you do manage to find the restaurant, the décor is dated and worn. Homey, if one were to be generous. The service is atrocious, the proprietor a grouch. The regulars are worse: silent, brooding, and unfriendly to newcomers. There is no set menu, alternating with the whim and whimsy of the owner. The selection of wine and beer is sparse or non-existent at times, and the prices for everything outrageous. There is a restaurant in Toronto that is magically hidden, whose service is horrible, and whose food is divine. This is the story of the Nameless Restaurant.
#2
Chaotic Apéritifs
2024
The Only Constant with Magic is Change.
Mo Meng is reminded of that fact once again, as the Nameless Restaurant faces a new challenge. Magic and its old wielders are returning to the world. For the restaurant, wards of anonymity and camouflage are fading, leading to the arrival of new customers. And some older friends. What started as a way to pass the decades and feed a few customers has become actual work. The world is changing, and to face it, the Nameless Restaurant, along with its proprietor and patrons, will need to embrace the change with a good meal and new friends. Chaotic Apéritifs is book 2 in the Hidden Dishes series, a cozy cooking fantasy perfect for fans of Travis Baldree's Legends & Lattes and Junpei Inuzuka's Restaurant to Another World. Written by bestselling author Tao Wong, his other series include the System Apocalypse, A Thousand Li, Hidden Wishes and Adventures on Brad series.
#3
Thaumaturgic Tapas
2025
With Magic Comes Mayhem
For the Nameless Restaurant, once a discreet hole-in-the-wall meant for a cast of supernatural regulars, the increasing levels of background magic has brought with it that most dreadful of locusts - new customers. The staff of the Nameless Restaurant are finding the influx of new customers - both mortal and magical - to be a challenge. They're reaching a breaking point and something has to give. The only question is, will it be Mo Meng's rules on magic or the restaurant itself?
Thaumaturgic Tapas
is the third standalone novella in the cozy cooking fantasy series
Hidden Dishes
.
The Hidden Dishes
series is a cozy cooking fantasy perfect for fans of Travis Baldree's
Legends & Lattes
and Junpei Inuzuka's
Restaurant to Another World
. Written by bestselling author Tao Wong, his other series include the
System Apocalypse, A Thousand Li, Climbing the Ranks, Hidden Wishes
and
Adventures on Brad
series.
#4
Sorcerous Plates
2025
Even magical chefs have to eat...
For once, Mo Meng isn’t the one behind the counter. After years of serving dishes at the Nameless Restaurant, he’s taking a rare day off. His destination? The soft launch of a new restaurant, where he’s been invited to sample their debut menu. At least, that was the plan. But while he might have left his restaurant behind, its patrons and their problems are a little harder to lose.
Sorcerous Plates
is the fourth standalone novella in the cozy cooking fantasy series
Hidden Dishes
.Read this if you 🍲 Cozy, lighthearted fantasy 🥢 A hidden restaurant in the heart of the city 🍲 A reclusive chef with a secret touch 🥢 Magical realism & gentle enchantments 🍲 Heartwarming stories of friendship and hope 🥢 Malaysian flavours, rich atmosphere, unforgettable meals 🍲 Perfect for fans of warm, slice-of-life fantasy From the bestselling author of
The System Apocalypse
and
A Thousand Li
comes
Sorcerous Plates
, a cozy cooking fantasy novella perfect for fans of Travis Baldree's
Legends & Lattes
and Junpei Inuzuka's
Restaurant to Another World
.
Author
Tao Wong
Author · 77 books