Today’s guest is Kristen Kish, an acclaimed chef with a stacked resume. A graduate of Le CordonBleu in Chicago, she earned her first executive chef position at 24. In 2013, Kristen won season 10 of Top Chef, becoming the first contestant to return after elimination and win the whole competition, and the second female winner in the history of the Top Chef franchise. Kristen also openly shares her experiences as a Korean adoptee raised by a loving family in Michigan, as well as her identity as a queer woman, happily married to her wife since 2021.

Join us as we chat with Kristen during her FIRST trip to Korea since her birth, on tour as a co-host of the newest season of Iron Chef. We talk about how she got started as a chef, her creative process, her biggest takeaways from co-hosting Iron Chef, what she'd bring to a summer BBQ potluck, and much more! Leave a 👩🏻‍🍳 or 👨🏻‍🍳 if you enjoyed this episode!

Hosts: Melody Cheng and Janet Wang

Guest: Kristen Kish

Contributing Editor: Haemee Kang

Editor: Michelle Hsieh

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