More From 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 it’s not working and why it would work if they did it a different way."
- "I think wine is such a big universe that it’s kind of like food – it’s intimidating to a lot of people, myself included."
- "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, so I still never go."