{"product_id":"9781035060726-menu-of-happiness","title":"The Menu of Happiness","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNostalgic and heartwarming, \u003ci\u003eThe Menu of Happiness\u003c\/i\u003e features more uplifting tales from Kyoto’s Kamogawa Food Detectives as they recreate favourite dishes from their customers’ pasts. Now a global bestselling series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Menu of Happiness\u003c\/i\u003e, translated from Japanese by Jesse Kirkwood, is the third book in the delightful, bestselling Japanese sleuthing series for fans of \u003ci\u003eBefore the Coffee Gets Cold\u003c\/i\u003e. This is an interconnected series, which can be read separately, or binged all at once!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWelcome to the Kamogawa Diner, where every meal is a mystery ready to be solved. This unique establishment is run by a father–daughter duo who offer more than just mouth-watering meals. They act as ‘food detectives’, delving into the past to produce nostalgia-infused dishes for their hungry clientele.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmong the patrons is a once-renowned pianist whose promising career was marred by a self-inflicted injury. She longs to taste the yakisoba she shared with the only man she ever truly loved. The diner also welcomes a man haunted by shadows of regret. His mind races back to the gyoza served by the parents of a lover he once jilted, as he seeks understanding and, perhaps, forgiveness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor the Kamogawa Diner doesn't just serve food. Each dish is a portal to the past, serving not just sustenance but solace and reconnection through the miracle of its delicious recipes. \u003ci\u003eThe Menu of Happiness \u003c\/i\u003efollows on from\u003ci\u003e The Kamogawa Food Detectives \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Restaurant of Lost Recipes.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Feel-good and foodie themes collide in this follow-up to \u003ci\u003eThe Kamogawa Food Detectives\u003c\/i\u003e’ - \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003csup\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Menu of Happiness \u003c\/i\u003ewas a Japanese bestseller when it published w\/c 04\/01\/2016\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56414830920054,"sku":"9781035060726","price":8.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_36621720.jpg?v=1760562977","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781035060726-menu-of-happiness","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}