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Hosting Top Chef was like a full circle moment for Kristen Kish, as she had already won the popular cooking show in 2013. While this would be like a dream come true win for many chefs out there, Kish faced several issues when she returned back to the kitchen. Instead of open arms and newfound respect, she was met with a cold, dismissive silence from her male counterparts.

In that exact moment, Kish realized that even winning a reputed cooking show doesn’t guarantee acceptance when you don’t fit the mold. And for her that meant being a female, queer, Asian American chef in a male dominated kitchen that didn’t know how to handle success. She detailed all of this in her memoir, Accidentally On Purpose, and it’s safe to say that she did not hold back on her words.

Behind the scenes: The harsh kitchen reality Kristen...

Kristen Kish, the celebrity chef and winner of Top Chef Season 10, came out soon after winning the title and has been happily married to Bianca Dusic, a journey she has openly shared with her fans and followers on Instagram.

Her decision to come out after her big win raised questions about what led to her awakening and why she chose that specific moment. The Top Chef host later revealed that the true reason was that she had fallen in love, a powerful experience that inspired her to live authentically.

Kristen Kish shared insight into her decision to come out after winning Top Chef

Top Chef winner and now host Kristen Kish took over from Padma Lakshmi after she stepped down from hosting the series in 2023. She previously made headlines when she came out publicly through a now-deleted Instagram post in 2014 (HuffPost).

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Update: Lynch’s publicist has released the following statement to People: “We can confirm at this time that Barbara Lynch was involved in a car accident early Tuesday morning. There was damage to her car and a parked vehicle, and Barbara was shaken up, but no one else was injured. For that, she is extremely grateful; however she is still understandably upset. As details are gathered, we’ll be able to provide more information.”

Renowned Boston chef Barbara Lynch was charged with alleged drunken driving in Gloucester, Massachusetts early Tuesday morning, People confirms.

Lynch, who was named one of Time...

The Top Chef diet looks good on Padma Lakshmi.

As the host and judge of the Bravo show for 14 seasons, Lakshmi has previously told People that all of those quickfire and elimination challenges add up to about 8,000 calories per day when she’s filming. She even claims to have gained 17 lbs. in one season as she plowed through deep dish pizzas in Chicago.

Now that the cameras are rolling in Colorado for the new season, Lakshmi is showing off those results on Instagram, looking stunning in a royal blue bikini.

“Week 5 of filming and hips getting rounder, thighs getting thicker…...

Barbara Lynch joins the biggest stars, leaders and athletes on Time‘s 100 Most Influential People of 2017 as the only chef to make the list. In a powerful tribute, Top Chef‘s Padma Lakshmi explains what makes the James Beard Award winner a force in and out of the kitchen.

“A few years ago, while I was shooting Top Chef in Boston, Barbara Lynch threw a 12-person dinner party for me. It was such a warm gesture—I was new in the city and didn’t really know anyone—so I got to her home an hour early to help her cook,...