Accidentally on Purpose

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Accidentally on Purpose dives into Kristen Kish's childhood as a Korean adoptee in the Midwest, finding purpose in kitchens, and becoming the season 10 winner of-and now the Emmy-nominated host-of Top Chef, coming out in her adult years, and all the life lessons in between. Kristen Kish could never have imagined her career trajectory-not when she was a carefree softball-tossing kid, not in high school working at a pretzel stand, not even, briefly, as a working model. And definitely not when she finally found her true calling as a chef. In those early days, becoming a chef meant tethering oneself to a restaurant, not a television set. But it happened naturally, even if it was totally unanticipated, and it had a profound effect on where and how she focused her energy. Of course, like most things in life, the road to this full circle moment-from Top Chef season 10 winner to becoming the show's host-was so much more winding and complicated than it may have appeared from the outside. From growing up as an ...