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A beloved Japanese bestseller, The 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? Every memory has a flavor. A very special restaurant in Kyoto helps find them . . . Tucked away down a Kyoto backstreet lies the extraordinary Kamogawa Diner, run by Chef Nagare and his daughter, Koishi. The father-daughter duo have reinvented themselves as “food detectives,” offering a service that goes beyond cooking mouthwatering meals. Through their culinary sleuthing, they harness the power of taste to rekindle forgotten memories. From the yakisoba holding the memories of precious first love to the dumplings shared between sworn enemies, each client will be forever changed by what they find on the menu, because the Kamogawa Diner doesn’t just serve meals—it’s a door to the past.
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日本知名美食旅宿達人。 一九五二年生於京都。大阪齒科大學畢業。在京都市北區開設牙科診所之餘,執筆撰寫與京都相關之書籍與旅遊隨筆等,著有《享受京都》、《京都料理的迷宮》、《極致的京都》(光文社)、《京都的價格》(president社)等作品,忠實描寫自己出生成長的京都。並為知名雜誌《Discover Japan》、《dancyu》、電視節目擔任京都特輯審訂者。近期作品有《日本百名宿》(光文社)、小說《鴨川食堂》(小學館)。用筆名柏木圭一郎發表,以京都為背景書寫的推理小說也相當受歡迎。二〇一三年發起的「日本味之宿」企劃引起熱烈迴響。 在台出版有《日本深度之旅:京都街道探索-京都旅遊書獨創遊遍東西南北六十條道路》、《日本百名宿:旅館權威柏井壽的和之宿聖典,絕景、溫泉、美食旅宿100選》、《鴨川食堂》等著作。


