The language of food!
Another arc of delightful vignettes centered around people tying to recapture a moment in time that a special dish evoked. Seekers find the modest restaurant in Tokyo with little or no fanfare and signage. It’s a little “seek and ye shall find, ask and it will be opened up to you.” Invariably the restaurant’s clients are looking for something beyond the dish; a special memory, resolution, forgiveness, or maybe something else.
Chef Nagare loves the challenge of recreating the meal. His daughter Koishi Kamogawa takes particulars of a meal their client wants reproduced. It’s the deep seated search and then explanation of what is special about that dish that grabs me. I want a local restaurant down around the corner just like the Kamogawa Diner.
The way the discovered dish might be plated, the texture of the meal offset by the serving dishes, all bespeaks love and care.
A magical group of tales that delve into the story behind the client’s search and brings fullness and beauty to their hearts. Stunning in its simplicity. Storytelling at its best!
A Putnam ARC via NetGalley.
Many thanks to the author and publisher.
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