{"product_id":"the-calico-cat-at-the-chibineko-kitchen-the-heartwarming-japanese-cat-novel-about-fate-and-the-healing-power-of-food-9780143138624","title":"The Calico Cat at the Chibineko Kitchen: The Heartwarming Japanese Cat Novel about Fate and the Healing Power of Food","description":"\u003cb\u003eFollow the seashell path along Tokyo Bay until you get to the Chibineko Kitchen, where a traditional Japanese meal can summon anyone you choose from your past, but only for as long as it continues to steam . . . --for fans of\u003ci\u003e Before the Coffee Gets Cold\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Midnight Library\u003c\/i\u003e, and Studio Ghibli films like \u003ci\u003eSpirited Away\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eIf you could speak one last time to someone you've lost, what would you tell them?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne sunny morning, the Chibineko Kitchen opens its doors to Nagi, a young woman facing an impossible choice: Should she marry her boyfriend, despite knowing she has only a few years left to live? Desperate for advice from her mother, who died years ago, she hopes that one of the Chibineko Kitchen's fabled meals will work its magic. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSuch is the promise that attracts three others to the restaurant: an anxious man rebuilding his life after shutting himself away for years, a lonely widow unaware that she is surrounded by friends, and a theater director hoping to rekindle his career after a tragic accident. In the company of Kai, the Chibineko Kitchen's chef; Kotoko, who has experienced the miracle of the restaurant and now works there; and Chibi, the resident kitten, each sits down to a meal of uncanny personal meaning that has the potential to reunite them with a departed loved one--and to remind them what matters most in life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMenu\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTofu no Misozuke: Miso-marinated tofu\u003cbr\u003eButa Bara no Kara-age: Fried pork belly\u003cbr\u003eIwashi no Kabayaki-don: Soy-glazed sardines on rice\u003cbr\u003eShime no Kare: Curry using leftover hotpot\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Yuta Takahashi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/24\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.68h x 5.23w x 0.64d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143138624\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2025 pg. 66\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eYuta Takahashi \u003c\/b\u003eis the award-winning author of the eight-book series Meals to Remember at the Chibineko Kitchen as well as several other popular series spanning historical and contemporary fiction. He was born in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, and now lives in Tokyo. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCat Anderson\u003c\/b\u003e (translator) has won the Japanese Literature Publishing Project's International Translation Competition and is the translator of \u003ci\u003eThe Curious Kitten at the Chibineko Kitchen\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Yuta Takahashi \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47699057049757,"sku":"9780143138624","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_201ba82a-6283-4b6e-a042-bd0d5cc71e63.jpg?v=1772697116","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-calico-cat-at-the-chibineko-kitchen-the-heartwarming-japanese-cat-novel-about-fate-and-the-healing-power-of-food-9780143138624","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}