Kristen Kish On Soft Power, "Top Chef" & The Julia Roberts Movie That Changed Everything

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4.6 • 592 Ratings

🗓️ 4 June 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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We’re kicking off Radio Cherry Bombe’s Power Miniseries with Kristen Kish, the host of “Top Chef,” chef/partner of Arlo Grey at The Line hotel in Austin, and author of the bestselling memoir “Accidentally On Purpose.” As Kristen explains it, she’s all about soft power—and using it to support her community, her loved ones, and herself. Kristen joins host Kerry Diamond to talk about her rise from Midwestern kid to culinary superstar. They discuss how Kristen found her true calling at culinary school, what Julia Roberts’ movie “Notting Hill” had to do with her eventual coming out, and what she learned writing her memoir. Our Power miniseries is presented by Veuve Clicquot. Thank you to S.Pellegrino for additional support. Don’t miss the new Power Issue of Cherry Bombe Magazine, spotlighting Kristen and 100 other women making the culinary world a more interesting, inspiring, and innovative place. Subscribe to our magazine here. More on Kristen: Instagram, Arlo Grey restaurant, “Accidentally on Purpose” memoir More on Kerry: Instagram Past episodes and transcripts

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0:00.0	Hi, everyone. You are listening to Radio Cherry Bomb, and I'm your host, Carrie Diamond.
0:09.7	Today's guest is Kristen Kish, the Top Chef Champion and host and author of the brand new
0:15.5	best-selling memoir, Accidentally On Purpose, which traces her rise from a Midwest kid trying to find her calling
0:22.5	to the culinary powerhouse she is today. Speaking of power, this is the first of a special
0:28.1	power mini-series we're doing to coincide with the new power issue of Cherrybaum's print magazine,
0:33.7	which is out this week. We spotlighted more than 100 women in the worlds of food, drink, and
0:38.8	hospitality who are using their power in interesting, inspiring, and innovative ways.
0:45.1	Kristen is one of those people. In addition to her top chef duties, she's the chef of the
0:50.2	Arlo Gray restaurant at the Line Hotel in Austin, Texas. She's the definition of a modern chef and uses her power today to mentor, to support her
0:59.8	queer community, and of course, to make beautiful food. As she says during our interview,
1:04.8	she is all about soft power and using her influence, experience, and harder knowledge for good.
1:11.6	Stay tuned for my interview with Kristen Kish.
1:14.8	Our power miniseries is brought to you by Vuv Klico,
1:18.0	the iconic champagne house led to greatness by one of the most powerful women in the history
1:23.1	of champagne, Madame Klico.
1:26.1	Bold, brilliant, and ahead of her time, Madame Clecoe took over
1:29.6	her late husband's champagne house at just 27 years old. In an era when women couldn't have bank
1:35.6	accounts or run businesses, she defied expectations and led with vision and determination.
1:42.1	Madame Clecoe established many firsts in the world of champagne, the first
1:46.3	vintage champagne, the first riddling table, and the first blended rosé champagne. She took
1:51.9	the world of champagne into the future and never looked back. Today, Vovclico honors her with
1:57.6	the Maison's newest vintage cuvée, La Grande Dame 2018, a champagne that embodies
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