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Quote by Padma Lakshmi
From the simple stringing together of lemon garlands for the godde

From the simple stringing together of lemon garlands for the goddess Durga, to dividing the prasadam or blessed foods for the children first, I came to associate food not only with feminity, but also with purity and divinity. – Padma Lakshmi

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Part of my job as a food writer is to describe food. So my work on Top Chef, I feel, is an extension of that. When we give a criticism to the contestant, we want to make sure we tell them why its not working and why it would work if they did it a different way. – Padma Lakshmi

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You dont want your jewelry to make you look fat. A lot of whats out there now does – you just wind up looking like a Christmas tree. – Padma Lakshmi

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I know most people use their phones to tell time, but theres something very romantic and beautiful about a timepiece. – Padma Lakshmi

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