Kimi's Kitchen

Kimi grew up getting lost in the magic of the ocean while tagging along with her dad on his spearfishing dives off the coast of Maui. Upon returning from freediving, Kimi's family would prepare his catches into wholesome meals. Though her family drifted away from this simple lifestyle, she reconnected with these practices at the age of 24—and is now one of the most celebrated spearfishers in the world. For Kimi, going to the ocean and catching her own food reignited a sense of belonging with nature. Kimi’s Kitchen, a collaboration with award-winning filmmaker Nicole Gormley and food writer Jennifer Fiedler, is both an intimate biography and a collection of recipes drawn from a lifetime in the ocean. From her roots in Hawaii and the food that raised her to the lessons and meals she’s learned from adventures around the globe, Kimi invites you into her world with each recipe, where sustenance is earned, gratitude is practiced, and every meal tells a story of connection. Her Simple Fried Fish is a generational r