A Seat at the Table: Sitting Down with Idaho’s First James Beard Award Winner

The 2025 Idaho Official Travel Guide (Credit Lex Nelson)

Go behind the scenes at KIN and get to know Kris Komori, the first Idaho chef to bring home a James Beard award.

Last summer, I sat down with Chef Kris Komori in the empty dining room of his restaurant, KIN. We talked about his food, of course (there’s a reason Food & Wine named KIN one of its 20 Best Restaurants in America), but our conversation also covered local art, feeding food scraps to zoo animals, his thoughts on turning 40, and much more.

I’m happy to announce that this in-depth profile is finally available in Visit Idaho’s 2025 Idaho Official Travel Guide! Download a free copy of the guide here.