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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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The best thing you can do for someone is make them a beautiful plate of food. How else can you invade someones body without actually touching them? – 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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I think wine is such a big universe that its kind of like food – its intimidating to a lot of people, myself included. – Padma Lakshmi

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