READERS GUIDE

Discussion Questions
1.         What’s one dish you’d do anything to taste just one more time? Who made it, and why is it important to you?
2.         Which sense do you most associate with memory? Are there any sense-memories other than taste that have been powerful for you?
3.         Which dish from this novel would you most like to eat? Would you change anything about the recipe?
4.         Which method of “food detecting” did you find most ingenious? Were there any tactics for sleuthing a recipe that you might have tried, had you been assisting Nagare and Koishi, that weren’t included in this book?
5.         Why do you think Nagare and Koishi alter certain recipes? Do you think they’re right to do so?
6.         What was your favorite chapter?
7.         Who was your favorite character?
8.         If you could open a restaurant, café, laundromat, bar, library, or any other establishment and devote it to helping people, what would it be, and how would you use it to lift people’s spirits?
9.         Have you ever come across a local restaurant or eatery that made you feel better as soon as you entered it? If not, do you have a favorite local restaurant or eatery? What is special about that place?
10.       Gathering around a meal has always been a strong way to foster friendship and community. Why do you think that is? Do you have a favorite meal memory?