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Kristen Kish

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Top Chef’s New Season Has Tons of Boston Flavor

Dorchester native Valentine Howell Jr. had a wave of nausea while standing at the judges’ table, but once the Boston-based chef reminded himself that this […]

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36 Hours with Kristen Kish Will Premiere This Month on the Travel Channel

For more than a decade now, the New York Times has been steadily churning out its popular “36 Hours” column, putting together itineraries for weekend getaways […]

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Kristen Kish on Leaving Menton: ‘I Crave More’

For those of you wanting to visit Menton to catch a glimpse of Top Chef Season 10 winner Kristen Kish, well, you might need move […]

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Q&A: Kristen Kish Talks Her New Gig, Menu at Menton

Coming off the high of winning Top Chef earlier this year, chef Kristen Kish made the move from chef de cuisine at Stir to chef de cuisine […]

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Kristen Kish Breaks Down the Top Chef: Seattle Finale

Kristen Kish celebrates becoming the newest champion of Top Chef. (Photos courtesy of Bravo) Despite a gaudy setup that reeked of a Gordon Ramsay sideshow or Iron Chef’s exhibitionist […]

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A Look Back Over Top Chef: Seattle with Kristen Kish

Boston may have been set aside in favor of Seattle for the location of Top Chef this season, but Boston-based Kristen Kish, the chef de […]

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Kristen Kish On ‘White Girl Asian Food,’ Peeing Her Pants, and the ‘Top Chef’ Finale

Kristen Kish plates her curry chocolate dessert. Photo courtesy of Bravo After several grueling weeks in the online purgatory known as Last Chance Kitchen, Kristen […]

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Kristen Kish Discusses Last Chance Kitchen, the Moment She Wanted to Become a Chef

Kristen Kish competes in the final episode of Last Chance Kitchen. Photo courtesy of Bravo  You can’t deny Andy Cohen’s nose for drama. Last season, […]

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Kristen Kish Survives Again in Last Chance Kitchen, Gets New Tattoos

Kish shows her winning Last Chance Kitchen dish to Tom Colicchio. Photo courtesy of Bravo. With the field of competition dwindled to five chefs, Bravo […]

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Top Chef Seattle: Kristen Kish Breaks Down Last Chance Kitchen, Episode 12

Photo courtesy of Bravo. If last weeks’ episode of Top Chef left viewers with a wounded sense of injustice, this week was all about retribution. […]

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Top Chef: Boston’s Own Kristen Kish Chats About Her Elimination

Photo courtesy of Bravo There have been several controversial exits in the history of Top Chef: Sam Talbot whiffing on the final round to petulant […]

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‘Top Chef: Seattle’ Episode 10 Recap—A Post-Show Chat with Kristen Kish

Photo courtesy of Bravo. This year, Bravo has split their most popular part of any season, Restaurant Wars, into two episodes—with the winners responsible for […]

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‘Top Chef: Seattle’ Episode 9 Recap—A Post-Show Chat with Kristen Kish

Kish, center, wows the judges with a lightened-up version of chicken pot pie. Photo courtesy of Bravo. Our ongoing conversation with Top Chef contestant Kristen […]

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‘Top Chef: Seattle’ Episode 7 Recap—A Post-Show Chat with Kristen Kish

Kish blends tayberries en route to winning this week’s challenge. Photo by David Moir/Bravo Not only did Stir chef de cuisine Kristen Kish win the Quickfire […]

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‘Top Chef: Seattle’ Episode 6 Recap—A Post-Show Chat with Kristen Kish

Last night’s episode of Top Chef was packed with shameless advertising. I walked away fully versed on the benefits of the Stevia plant and hybrid technology—but […]