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

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

I really like to sometimes go into food detox and eat very simply. – Padma Lakshmi