One thing that happens when youre pregnant is that as your stomach starts to stretch. It itches! So I have to keep my belly really lubricated. Every morning, theres a buttering ceremony after I get out of the shower. Its really like basting a turkey with body butter. – 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
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
And this President wakes up every morning, looks out across America and is proud to announce, It could be worse. It could be worse? Is that what it means to be an American? It could be worse? Of course not. What defines us as Americans is our unwavering conviction that we know it must be better. – Mitt Romney