A new series of novels from a bestselling author loved by 500,000 readers
Cat Restaurant, Cooking Memories, Cat Restaurant, Cooking Happiness

“If you go there, you can meet the person you miss.”
A warm, miraculous dish for those who live with memories.

"Cat Restaurant, Cooking Memories" is the first volume of a popular healing fantasy series of novels that has already published six volumes in Japan.

The story presents a warm healing point as people with their own stories visit a mysterious cat restaurant where they can meet the spirits of their loved ones by ordering a nostalgic meal and reminiscing about the memories of the deceased through various episodes and the nostalgic meal.
A tragic encounter with an older brother who tragically died in an accident, a mismatch with a girl he had a crush on, an elderly gentleman promised a second proposal, the sad story of an only son at a cat restaurant… … They visit this place to meet fate or a loved one, but what will they say when they face the dead? And will they leave the restaurant happier?

Yuta Takahashi, a popular author who debuted with 『The Haunted Fukagawa Casebook - Going to Osaki Edo』 and sold 500,000 copies, is writing warm novels that draw out the stories and memories of ordinary people who visit ordinary places and also heal them through the process of healing them, such as the 『Cat Restaurant』 series, the 『Black Cat Cafe』 series, and 『Koedo Set Meals That Solve Your Problems - The Raccoon Restaurant, Now Open!』, and 『Continuing Your Memories - The Sewing Shop Beyond the Fog』.
This book, "Cat Restaurant, Cooking Memories," will become a warm sanctuary that transforms the stories of precious people that remain in a corner of your heart into beautiful and happy memories.

What on earth happened? I wish I hadn't found out until the end.
If I could have stayed without seeing anything and not knowing what was happening.
Kotoko, who was pushed into India, looked back and witnessed that moment.
I wish I had closed my eyes, but I saw 'it'.
The person who pushed Kotoko away was her older brother.
Just before being hit by a car, her brother used all his strength to push Kotoko and save her.
--- p.16

What did I say?
It would have been better not to save him.
I almost muttered as I looked at the tombstone.
It was incredibly painful to survive alone.
My eyes were getting wet and tears were about to flow.
I was swallowing my tears, thinking I shouldn't cry, when Kumagai's voice reached my ears.
“Did you know about the cat restaurant?”
--- p.32

That's weird.
As if time had stopped, the sound of the waves and the cries of the black-tailed gulls disappeared.
I can't even hear the sound of the wind.
“What the heck? What on earth happened…?”
As if answering the questioning voice, the restaurant was filled with fog.
And then a tall white shadow approached.
It was my brother.
A voice that she could tell was her brother spoke to Kotoko.
“Kotoko, it’s been a while.”
My dead brother appeared.
I came here in search of a miracle, longing to see my brother, but when he actually appeared, I was speechless.
--- p.54

“I want to go back to the extreme.”
Kotoko said.
Not just for you, brother.
I thought I wanted to stand in the middle of the stage.
I don't know if I wanted to continue acting.
It's also to not forget my brother.
As I live on, the days I spent with my brother will become further and further away.
But if Kotoko stands on stage, we will continue to be together.
As long as I continue acting, I will follow in my brother's footsteps.
The thoughts that I can't do anything, that it's too much for me, disappeared before I knew it.
I feel like I want to start practicing right now.
“I want to try acting again.”
As he said that, Guy gave Kotoko some words of encouragement.
"cheer up.
I will cheer you on with the little one.”

--- p.73