{"product_id":"accidentally-on-purpose","title":"Accidentally on Purpose","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"With her humble heart and calm intelligence, Kristen Kish discusses her life and career with candor and wonder, expresses her early sense of fear and shame, and relates points in time that reflect expectation, disappointment, and revelation. Like any great artist, she writes her story so we can know ours a bit better. \n\u003ci\u003eAccidentally on Purpose\u003c\/i\u003e is a recollection of what it means to become yourself, believe in your light, and allow life to help you chart your course rather than derail you. Kristen hasn't written a How-To guide. She's written a recipe for a life worth living: with purpose, curiosity, forgiveness, luck, and of course--what every recipe relies on--love.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eStacy London, TV host, designer, stylist, and author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Kristen Kish takes us on a journey filled with honesty and raw emotion. From a teenager feeling like an outsider to an empowered groundbreaker. Kristen leaves no crumbs! The world is a better place when people like Kristen stand in their truth a reminder everyone has a story.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTamron Hall, Emmy-award winning TV host, journalist and bestselling author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\" \n\u003ci\u003eAccidentally on Purpose \u003c\/i\u003eis a candid journey of life and lessons learned. Kristen Kish brings the reader to the 'table' with stories that are inspiring, raw, and real. I never wanted to finish it.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eCamila McConaughey, New York Times bestselling author of Just Try One Bite and founder of Women of Today\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"I have always known Kristen Kish to be a person of deep emotional strength, intention, and focus. Over the last few years especially, I have come to understand more clearly what drives her. It's never been about the end result, the lip service or the prospect of quick success. It has \n\u003ci\u003ealways\u003c\/i\u003e been about the people she loves and what she can learn from her many unexpected adventures. \n\u003ci\u003eAccidentally on Purpose\u003c\/i\u003e shares her thrilling, at times heart-wrenching, and wildly serendipitous story, in her own words, for the very first time. Her unprecedented journey--from adoptee in small-town Michigan to household name and culinary icon--will move, humble, and entangle you in her warm, wide-open embrace.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGail Simmons, TV Host, Food Expert, and Author of Bringing It Home\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"In this powerful and touching memoir, Kristen Kish shares how finding herself as a chef paved the way for finding herself as the authentic, hilarious, and brilliant human we've all come to love on Top Chef. Kristen's personal and singular story reveals universal truths we've all faced one way or another in our struggles to become our true selves. \n\u003ci\u003eAccidentally on Purpose\u003c\/i\u003e shows it's the journey that matters most and makes us who we are.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTom Colicchio, Chef \u0026amp; Owner - Crafted Hospitality\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Kristen has one of those larger-than-life stories to tell, from her childhood to her journey as a rising chef to being known by every single food person in America. It would be a fairytale if it wasn't all true!\"-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eJosé Andrés, Chef and Bestselling Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Finding her own voice and staying true to her values are at the heart of Kish's engaging memoir...Some of her memoir's strongest moments detail the author's \n\u003ci\u003eTop Chef\u003c\/i\u003e triumph, her pain as a closeted gay woman in young adulthood, and her eventual coming out and living a full, authentic life.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBooklist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Her reflective memoir is a pleasant invitation to follow her journey...an upbeat writer.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Delightful debut memoir...self-assured yet down-to-earth.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKristen Kish \u003c\/b\u003eis the chef\/partner of Arlo Grey in Austin, TX, the Emmy-nominated host of Bravo's award-winning series \u003ci\u003eTop Chef\u003c\/i\u003e, and the creator of Kish Aperitif. A Korean adoptee raised in Michigan, Kristen discovered her passion for cooking at a young age. After working her way through various kitchens in Boston, she competed on season 10 of \u003ci\u003eTop Chef\u003c\/i\u003e, ultimately winning the coveted title. Following her win, she published her first cookbook and starred in several other hit shows including \u003ci\u003eFast Foodies\u003c\/i\u003e on TruTV, \u003ci\u003eIron Chef\u003c\/i\u003e on Netflix, and \u003ci\u003eRestaurants at the End of the World\u003c\/i\u003e on National Geographic\/Disney+. In 2023, Kristen became the host of \u003ci\u003eTop Chef\u003c\/i\u003e for its 21st season. Both she and the show received nominations for Primetime Emmy Awards in Outstanding Host and Best Reality Competition Series, respectively. Kristen has been recognized on many influential lists: \u003ci\u003eTIME100's Next\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAdweek's Creative 100\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMarie Claire's Power\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eVariety's 30 Most Powerful Women on Reality TV\u003c\/i\u003e list. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eINSTANT \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER INSTANT \u003ci\u003eUSA TODAY \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER \u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e's Most Anticipated Books of 2025 \u003ci\u003eNew York Post's \u003c\/i\u003e30 Best Books for Spring Amazon's Best Books of the Month BookRiot's Best Books of April Queerty's Spring 2025 LGBTQ+ Books \u003ci\u003eTown \u0026amp; Country\u003c\/i\u003e's Must-Read Books of Spring 2025\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFrom chef and Emmy-nominated host of \u003ci\u003eTop Chef\u003c\/i\u003e comes a tender, clear-eyed memoir charting a journey full of purpose, belonging, and real love--a \"recipe for a life worth living\" (Stacy London).\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Kristen Kish never could have imagined people on the street knowing her name--not when she was a carefree softball-tossing kid, in high school working at a pretzel stand, and not even when she finally found her true calling as a chef. In those early days, becoming a chef meant tethering oneself to a restaurant and working in the back of a kitchen, not a television set. But working in the spotlight happened naturally, even if the attention was totally unanticipated. And like most things in Kristen's life, the road was so much more winding and complicated than it may have appeared from the outside. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e From growing up as an adoptee in the Midwest, to trying to fit in with all the other girls who were busy dating boys, winning Top Chef to becoming its Emmy-nominated host years later, or even coming out and finding love when she least expected it, Kristen learned that, unlike a map, no set of plans or definitions can dictate or explain a life. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e In \u003ci\u003eAccidentally on Purpose\u003c\/i\u003e, what defines Kristen's story aren't the missteps or even the pleasant surprises that crop up but how she learned to find her voice and use it. Curveballs will come. Accidents happen. And for Kristen, when she digs deep, that's when things get really interesting. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 04\/01\/2025 pg. 12 (EAN 9780316580915, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 02\/24\/2025 (EAN 9780316580915, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 03\/01\/2025 pg. 28 (EAN 9780316580915, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 03\/15\/2025 (EAN 9780316580915, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kish, Kristen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Little Brown and Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePub Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 2025-04-22\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC:\u003c\/b\u003e Biography \u0026amp; Autobiography|LGBTQ+|Cooking|Celebrities \u0026amp; Media Tie-In|Biography \u0026amp; Autobiography|Asian \u0026amp; Asian American\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSubjects:\u003c\/b\u003e Kish, Kristen|Television personalities|United States|Celebrity chefs|Women cooks|Cooks|Korean American women|Lesbians|Autobiographies|Biography\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.26 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316580915\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eASIN:\u003c\/b\u003e -\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSKU:\u003c\/b\u003e SP-9780316580915\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little Brown and Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51110235767062,"sku":"SP-9780316580915","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9780316580915_spiral.png?v=1774948057","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/accidentally-on-purpose","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}