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Quote by Padma Lakshmi
Im an immigrant kid who came to America from India when I was very

Im an immigrant kid who came to America from India when I was very young and grew up in New York City with a single mom and really was influenced by all of those immigrant cultures bumping up against each other. – 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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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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