입양한인 셰프 크리스틴 키쉬(Kristen Kish, 권영란)가 최근 회고록 '우연하게 목적을 갖고(Accidentally on Purpose)'를 출간했다. 

 

1983년 서울에서 태어난 크리스틴 키쉬는 고아원에서 자라다가 생후 4개월 때 미국인 가정으로 입양되어 미시간주 켄트우드에서 성장했다. 고등학교 때 모델로 일했으며, 시카고의 요리학교 르 코르동 블뤼(Le Cordon Bleu)에서 수학했다. 2012년부터 보스턴의 유명 셰프 바바라 린치(Barbara Lynch)의 요리 데모키친 스티어(Stir's)에서 강사로 일하다가 셰프뒤퀴진으로 발탁했으며, 린치의 멘톤(Menton)에서도 셰프드퀴진으로 일했다. 2018년엔 텍사스주 오스틴의 아를로 그레이(Arlo Grey)의 셰프/오너가 됐다. 

 

2012년 '톱 셰프'에 출연하며 얼굴을 알린 크리스틴 키쉬는 2015년 뉴욕타임스의 시리즈를 각색한 트래블 채널의 '36 시간(36 Hours)'에서 카일 마티노와 공동 사회를 맡았으며, 2022년엔 넷플릭스의 '아이언 셰프(Iron Chef)' 시리즈 'Quest for an Iron Legend'에 출연했다. 그리고, 내셔널 지오그래픽 시리즈의 'Restaurants at the End of the World'를 진행해왔다. 2023년 7월 케이블 TV 브라보(Bravo)의 요리 경쟁 프로그램 '톱 셰프(Top Chef)'의 21시즌 호스트로 발탁됐다.

 

Accidentally on Purpose

by Kristen Kish

 

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.

 

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. 

 

In Accidentally on Purpose, 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.

 

 

Review

“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 always been about the people she loves and what she can learn from her many unexpected adventures. Accidentally on Purpose 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.”―Gail Simmons, TV Host, Food Expert, and Author of Bringing It Home

 

"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. Accidentally on Purpose 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."―Stacy London, TV host, designer, stylist, and author

 

“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!”―José Andrés, Chef and Bestselling Author

 

“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.”―Tamron Hall, Emmy-award winning TV host, journalist and bestselling author

 

"Accidentally on Purpose is 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."―Camila McConaughey, New York Times bestselling author of Just Try One Bite and founder of Women of Today

 

“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. Accidentally on Purpose shows it’s the journey that matters most and makes us who we are.”―Tom Colicchio, Chef & Owner - Crafted Hospitality

 

"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 Top Chef triumph, her pain as a closeted gay woman in young adulthood, and her eventual coming out and living a full, authentic life."―Booklist

 

“Her reflective memoir is a pleasant invitation to follow her journey…an upbeat writer.”―Library Journal

 

“Delightful debut memoir…self-assured yet down-to-earth.”―Publishers Weekly

 

About the Author

Kristen Kish is the chef/partner of Arlo Grey in Austin, TX, the Emmy-nominated host of Bravo’s award-winning series Top Chef, 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 Top Chef, ultimately winning the coveted title. Following her win, she published her first cookbook and starred in several other hit shows including Fast Foodies on TruTV, Iron Chef on Netflix, and Restaurants at the End of the World on National Geographic/Disney+. In 2023, Kristen became the host of Top Chef 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: TIME100’s Next, Adweek’s Creative 100, Marie Claire’s Power, and Variety’s 30 Most Powerful Women on Reality TV list. 

 

 

 

한류를 이해하는 33가지 코드

#27 입양한인 예술가들 K-Adoptees Shine in the Art World 

"피는 물보다 진하다." 한국은 한때 전쟁고아 수출국이라는 오명이 따라 다녔다. 그 입양한인들은 한국인의 DNA로 음악, 무용, 미술, 영화, 요리 등 부문에서 탁월한 재능을 발휘하고 있다. 필자가 인터뷰한 이들을 중심으로 입양한인 예술가 6인(베이스 앤드류 갱개스타드, 발레리나 제니퍼 월렌, 화가 사라 세진 장, 영화감독 디안 보셰 림, 그래미상 수상 비올리스트 리처드 용재 오닐, 제임스비어드재단상 수상 요리사 대니 보윈)을 소개한다.   

https://www.nyculturebeat.com/index.php?mid=Focus&document_srl=4087666

 

 

33 Keys to Understanding the Korean Wave

#27 입양한인 예술가들 K-Adoptees Shine in the Art World 

"Blood is thicker than water." Korea was once notorious as an exporting country of war orphans. Today the adoptees are displaying outstanding talents in music, dance, art, film and cooking with Korean DNA. The stories of six K-adoptees, four of whom I interviewed including bass Andrew Gangestad, ballerina Jennifer Whalen, artist Sara Sejin Chang, filmmaker Deann Borshay Liem, Grammy-winning violist Richard Youngjae O'Neill, and chef Danny Bowien.

https://www.nyculturebeat.com/index.php?mid=Zoom&document_srl=4118477