A letter from Downtown Boise
KIN
Kris Komori's connective cuisine — a single seating, five courses, downtown Boise
After a decade at State & Lemp
After more than a decade at Boise's beloved State & Lemp, Kris Komori and partners opened KIN in 2020 with a tighter, more personal vision — a five-course prix fixe served nightly to a single seating.
In 2023 Komori became the first Idaho chef ever to win a James Beard Award, cementing the room's status as the Treasure Valley's most ambitious table.
Connective cuisine
Komori calls his food 'connective cuisine,' a phrase he uses to explain why the menu shifts weekly with what small Idaho farms bring to the back door.
The point is not virtuosity but kinship — guests, growers, and cooks sharing one arc of a meal.
Downtown Boise, in one seating
KIN hides in the Fowler, a modern residential building on the western edge of downtown, a few blocks from the Basque Block and the Boise River greenbelt. The dining room stays intentionally quiet.
The neighborhood's civic hum — capitol dome to river — feels like a suggested pairing.
With gratitude,
Kris Komori
Chef & Co-Owner, KIN
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The dishes that made KIN
Five-course prix fixe
Rewritten weekly around whatever Idaho farmers deliver that Monday.
House sourdough with cultured butter
A pause course between the savory arc and dessert.
Trout, brassicas, and buttermilk
A recurring KIN motif that reads like Komori's signature.
Good to know
KIN, answered
How far ahead should I book?
Book at least three weeks out — there is only one seating.
What's the dress code?
Smart-casual, not stuffy. This is Boise.
Any drink recommendations?
Ask about the wine pairing — it leans small and Northwest.