When Padma Lakshmi introduced final month that she was leaving High Chef, Kristen Kish was thought of a prime contender to exchange her. On Tuesday, Bravo made it official after they introduced Kish would be the present’s new host starting with Season 21, set in Wisconsin. Kish will be part of returning judges Tom Colicchio and Gail Simmons.
It’s a full circle transfer for Kish, who received High Chef Season 10 in 2013. Previous to getting into the High Chef universe, Kish got here up in Barbara Lynch’s Boston eating places Stir and Menton. Lynch, who was lately on the middle of office harassment allegations, was the one who pushed Kish to think about tv. “I used to be insecure, nervous and uncertain of who I used to be as an individual,” Kish instructed As we speak.com in 2020. “Barbara was the one who instructed me I needed to go on High Chef. I’ll always remember her saying that to me: ‘We want extra girls on TV.’”
Kish leaned into TV following her High Chef win. Along with frequent visitor appearances on High Chef, she additionally hosted TruTV’s Quick Foodies, Journey Channel’s 36 Hours, Nationwide Geographic’s Eating places on the Finish of the World, and offered on Netflix’s Iron Chef: Quest for an Iron Legend. She stays concerned within the restaurant world with Arlo Grey, which opened in Austin in 2018 in a partnership with the LINE Resort.
In accordance with the press launch, Kish’s first season internet hosting will spotlight the “energetic and distinctive culinary scenes in Milwaukee and Madison,” part of the nation that hasn’t been featured in High Chef. The present’s presence in Wisconsin outcomes from a partnership with the Wisconsin Financial Growth Company, which incorporates the state’s journey boards in addition to its dairy farmer and cranberry grower associations.
Season 21 doesn’t but have a launch date. However we will actually anticipate Kish to supervise a cheese-focused problem or two when it airs.
