“food has played a central role not only in my professional but also in my emotional life, in all of my dealings… — Padma Lakshmi Copy Share Image
Part of my job as a food writer is to describe food. So my work on 'Top Chef,' I feel, is an… — Padma Lakshmi Copy Share Image
During the course of filming 'Top Chef,' I gain 15 lbs., so I'm used to needing two dress sizes. — Padma Lakshmi Copy Share Image
I've been a model for 15 years, and I've been on 'Top Chef' for eight seasons, and before that I had other… — Padma Lakshmi Copy Share Image
Most of cooking is the labor of chopping. Give yourself a break. Pretend you're on a cooking show and have all your… — Padma Lakshmi Copy Share Image
If any chef ever tells you they're not inspired equally by the truck-stop barbecue as they are by the four-star Michelin restaurant… — Padma Lakshmi Copy Share Image
From the simple stringing together of lemon garlands for the goddess Durga, to dividing the prasadam or blessed foods for the children… — Padma Lakshmi Copy Share Image
Miami, which has already aired, has this wonderful blend of Caribbean culture and Latin American culture and Southern American culture (talking about… — Padma Lakshmi Copy Share Image
The best thing you can do for someone is make them a beautiful plate of food. How else can you invade someone's… — Padma Lakshmi Copy Share Image
“Cooking was something women did to nourish and nurture their families, whereas for men it was largely something they did professionally to… — Padma Lakshmi Copy Share Image
All chefs are like Jewish mothers. They want to feed you and feed you and impress you. It's an eagerness to please. — Padma Lakshmi Copy Share Image
“I once asked her if she was happy. “That depends on what I am able to get done today,” she said, laughing.” — Padma Lakshmi Copy Share Image
In a way that somebody else converts to Judaism or becomes a Hare Krishna, I belong to the church of fried chicken. — Padma Lakshmi Copy Share Image
I'm the kind of girl who thinks about what she's gonna cook for dinner when she's finishing her lunch. — Padma Lakshmi Copy Share Image
I am as omnivorous as it's possible to be. I always say there's nothing I won't eat and nothing I won't wear. — Padma Lakshmi Copy Share Image
I am a sufferer of endometriosis. I didn't want any young women to go through what I went through. I thought that people should… — Padma Lakshmi Copy Share Image
Wine, like food, is so emotional. If you think about it, so much of the courting ritual is surrounded by wine and food. There's… — Padma Lakshmi Copy Share Image
An oil massage, a hot bath, a good night's sleep, soft smells and music and clothes with soft textures denote sensuality to me. — Padma Lakshmi Copy Share Image
I have a great career, and I have my daughter. Sio what I don't have is not as important to as what I do… — Padma Lakshmi Copy Share Image
My mom was scared of the old Times Square so I was never allowed to go. Now I'm scared of the new Times Square,… — Padma Lakshmi Copy Share Image
I love to use a lot of spices when I cook, so we actually cast a real peppercorn in gold and then just made… — Padma Lakshmi Copy Share Image
