Strange occurrence: remembering weird stuff while reading

[Shane R]

Originally Posted by HarryT

The mind retrieves information in all sorts of strange ways. With me, it tends to be tastes and smells that trigger vivid memories.

I'm several books past reading it, but every time I step into a restaurant that I frequent I'm transported back to a specific scene in a long book that I read a few months ago. I read it a couple of times in that restaurant, but don't otherwise understand the connection between that scene and the restaurant.

It's a strong recall and is very odd.