Accidentally on Purpose
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A tender, cleareyed memoir, Accidentally on Purpose charts a journey full of purpose, belonging, and real love&8212a&8220recpe for a life worth living&8221(Stacy London).Kristen Kish never could have imagined people on the street knowing her name&8212notwhen 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&8217slife, 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, to 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 fact, accidents happen. Curveballs will come. And even the full-circle moments&8212lik winning Top Chef to becoming its Emmynominated host years later&8212coud have guaranteed these opportunities.In Accidentally on Purpose, what defines Kristen&8217sstory aren&8217tthe missteps or even the pleasant surprises that crop up but how she learned to find her voice and use it. Because while accidents may be unexpected, they don&8217thave to be at odds with purpose. And as Kristen approaches life&8217smilestones, big and small, with intention, she realizes at those junctures&8212theones beyond the borders of the map, behind-the-scenes, and off camera&8212arewhere the decisions and discoveries are made. Where the unexpected meets the intentional. And that&8217swhere things get really interesting.