I really like to sometimes go into food detox and eat very simply. – Padma Lakshmi
My mom was scared of the old Times Square so I was never allowed to go. Now Im scared of the new Times Square, so I still never go. – Padma Lakshmi
I really like to sometimes go into food detox and eat very simply. – Padma Lakshmi
My mom was scared of the old Times Square so I was never allowed to go. Now Im scared of the new Times Square, so I still never go. – Padma Lakshmi
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
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
Asian food is very easy to like because it hits your mouth very differently than European food does. In European food, there may be two things to hit – maybe sweet and salty, maybe salty-savory, but Asian kind of works around, plus you have that distinct flavor thats usually working in Asian food. – Tom Colicchio