{"product_id":"accidentally-on-purpose","title":"Accidentally on Purpose","description":"\u003cb\u003eINSTANT \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER INSTANT \u003ci\u003eUSA TODAY \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER \u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e's Most Anticipated Books of 2025 \u003ci\u003eNew York Post's \u003c\/i\u003e30 Best Books for Spring Amazon's Best Books of the Month BookRiot's Best Books of April Queerty's Spring 2025 LGBTQ+ Books \u003ci\u003eTown \u0026amp; Country\u003c\/i\u003e's Must-Read Books of Spring 2025\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom chef and Emmy-nominated host of \u003ci\u003eTop Chef\u003c\/i\u003e comes a tender, clear-eyed memoir charting a journey full of purpose, belonging, and real love--a \"recipe for a life worth living\" (Stacy London).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In \u003ci\u003eAccidentally on Purpose\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 0316580910\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9780316580915\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Kish, Kristen\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Little Brown and Company\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Little Brown and Company","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover (Apr 2025)","offer_id":46080786858181,"sku":"9780316580915","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9780316580915.jpg?v=1776040305","url":"https:\/\/www.inveni.store\/products\/accidentally-on-purpose","provider":"Inveni","version":"1.0","type":"link"}