Top Chef’ Host Kristen Kish to Mark First Emmy Nomination With New Tattoo

Top Chef host Kristen Kish has long collected black tattoos on her arms to mark special occasions in her life.

So even if she doesn’t win, her 2024 Emmys nomination for best reality TV host, deserves some ink, she said. “100 percent. Even just the (Emmy) nomination as a first time host of Top Chef, my first nomination and the first in my entire life and my entire career, I will mark it regardless if I win or not. Because already this is one of those life moments for me. That is 1000 percent worth remembering forever,” an excited Kish told Glamour Los Angeles on Wednesday.

The Emmy nomination is especially sweet for Kish as it comes after she replaced Padma Lakshmi as the first new Top Chef host in 19 seasons, with her first season as host of the Bravo cooking show also featuring a series of key format alterations. “I can’t take responsibility or credit for being the mastermind behind the (new) formatting of the show,” Kish insisted.