Kristen and her friend, Top Chef Chicago winner, Stephanie Izard, reminisce about their own experiences in the competition as they prepare a dish using the same leftover ingredients the chefs had to work with during the first episode of Top Chef Season 21.
Top Chef World All-Star Amar Santana creates his surprising version of a dish using hop flowers, while Kristen whips up a little something hoppy for dessert.
Kristen and Top Chef All-Star Marcel Vigneron bond over their shared love of cheese as they cook up some classic, and not-so-classic, croquettes.
Two-time Top Chef winner, Buddha Lo, wows Kristen with his magnificent version of a dish inspired by the work of architect Frank Lloyd Wright.
After the Season 21 chefs garnered mixed results with their dishes showcasing a versatile sauce, Top Chef All-Star Gregory Gourdet stops by Kristen’s kitchen to show her how to make his favorite sauce three different ways.
Top Chef All-Star, Marcel Vigneron, brings chaos to Kristen’s kitchen when he prepares her an anchovy and cruciferous vegetable cake.
Another risotto dish bit the dust on this week's episode of Top Chef, so World All-Star, Amar Santana, returns to Kristen's kitchen to share his secrets for doing risotto right.
Top Chef winner, Stephanie Izard, creates a delicious Mexican-Asian fusion dish for her pal Kristen as the two breakdown what it takes to do fusion cooking right.
One of Kristen's closest friends, Top Chef winner, Mei Lin, shows-off a unique and delicious use for the humble cranberry.
Top Chef finalist, Gregory Gourdet, joins his buddy Kristen Kish for a scaled-down fish boil at home.
Two-time Top Chef winner, Buddha Lo, leaves everything on the table and goes plate-free to serve Kristen a stunning piece of food art.
Kristen gives her best friend, Top Chef All-Stars Finalist, Stephanie Cmar, a test unlike any other she's had before.
Joe Sasto cooks Kristen as many dishes as he can and ponders if fish and cheese can be friends.
Kristen and Mei Lin prepare one of this season's most incredible finale winning dishes.
Brooke Williamson and Kristen Kish reunite after 12 years for a surprising quickfire-inspired cook.
Sara Bradley must reinvent poutine when Kristen Kish goes knives out with some Top Chef-inspired twists!
Gregory Gourdet Makes His Famous Haitian Patties
Amar Santana gives the bird while Kristin Kish gives game show host vibes in this Top Chef-inspired cook!
Sara Bradley and Kristen Kish have a smashing good time proving great flavor is not Greek to them!
Mei Lin and Kristen Kish are dressed to dill and ready to get weird!
Joe Flamm and Kristen Kish prove when you're rolling in the dough, you can afford to think outside the pizza box.
Gregory Gourdet and Kristen Kish put "meat on the side" and celebrate a Top Chef "meet cute."
Michael Voltaggio and Kristen Kish create a stunt-inspired dessert with fiery fruit and a frozen dome made to smash!
Joe Flamm and Kristen Kish go hilariously high and low with a hot dog face-off between foie gras franks and junky cheese dogs.
Mei Lin and Kristen Kish unlock the secrets to a perfectly-cooked steak with beets, berries, and a guest who begs for more.
Amar Santana and Kristen Kish head to the great outdoors to grill branzino packed with herbs and flame-kissed flavor.
Joe Flamm and Kristen Kish put a bold, beautiful spin on a classic with a handmade beet-red pasta as colorful as it is cute
For their last elimination challenge, the final three chefs must create the best progressive four-course meal of their lives; with the help of their sous chefs, the finalists must pull out all the stops to impress an esteemed table of diners.
