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Lay It On with Brad Leone

Lay It On with Brad Leone

Top Chef’s Kristen Kish on What it Takes to Win Reality TV and Say Yes to the Unexpected

Jun 22, 2026 · 1h 20m

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About this episode

Emmy nominated host of Top Chef and New York Times Bestselling Author Kristen Kish joins the show! Brad unpacks her journey from rural Michigan to becoming a Top Chef winner and host, the realities of running a kitchen, and her candid reflections on recovery, finding self-confidence, and learning to say "yes" to the things that scare you. Brad shares a fondness for pairing seafood with cheese. Kristen and Brad debate how to say sherbet. Kish's memoir is titled Accidentally on Purpose, available wherever books are sold! Want to be featured on Lay It On? Send a short voice memo sharing your name, where you’re from, and your question for Brad to layitonbradleone@gmail.com, and you might just…