She may be new to hostingTop Chef, but this experience isnt that new forKristen Kish.
Though the task seemed daunting at first, Kish quickly realized it wasnt that different from being a chef.
You address chefs in your restaurant all the time, and you talk about food all the time.
TOP CHEF, from left: Savannah Miller, Daniel Jacobs, Restaurant Wars’David Moir/Bravo/Courtesy Everett Collection
Everyone handles the stress and the mistakes differently, and some people like to call them out immediately.
Its either cooked right, or its cooked wrong.
Then a decade later, Im in this spot.
This entire season has been a highlight for me, its kind of a dream.
We give it a lot of care and thought, and we have a phenomenal time doing it.