Description
Twenty-nine-year-old Momoko is blindsided when her boyfriend ends things at a love hotel—leaving her heartbroken, drunk, and passed out in a nearly empty café. When she wakes, she pours out her story to the café’s manager and the only other customer: a Buddhist monk in training—who together turn her grief into something nourishing. As Momoko cooks her ex’s favorite butter chicken curry, her tears begin to slow, and the manager’s idea sparks an unconventional “funeral committee” where lonely patrons share heartbreak stories and cook the dishes that once mattered. With Saki Kawashiro’s warm, sharply observant storytelling and a comfort-read sensibility, this novel explores love, loss, and the quiet healing power of food, community, and second chances—one recipe at a time.
Available Editions
paperback
Random House
Published Oct 14, 2025
305 pages
ISBN: 9780593801093
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First Published
2025
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The Ex-Boyfriend's Favorite Recipe Funeral Committee by Saki Kawashiro.