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I will eat anything, at least once. For better or worse.

Padma Lakshmi

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Padma Lakshmi
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: September 1
Actor
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Model
Television Actor
Television Presenter
Madras
Padma Parvati Lakshmi Vaidynathan
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DON'T wear loud clanging bangles at work, it's disruptive and noisy and your coworkers won't appreciate it! Bangles should have a gentle wind-chimey tinkle, not the crash bang of a million pots and pans.
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I have great empathy for all the contestants that come on 'Top Chef,' whether they go home right away or they make it to the finish line. It's a very vulnerable position they put themselves in and I feel for them.
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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.
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In a way that somebody else converts to Judaism or becomes a Hare Krishna, I belong to the church of fried chicken.
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The best thing you can do for someone is make them a beautiful plate of food. How else can you invade someone's body without actually touching them?
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I'm 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.
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I was lucky to have a successful career as a model, but that was just a way to pay off my college loans.
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I'm still amazed at how much people are willing to humiliate themselves to be on TV.
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I think eating in itself is the act of great sensuality, so all you have to do is point the camera in the right direction.
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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.
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I'm a sucker for fried chicken - I really love it.
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Where is it written that a smart woman can't also be stacked?
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Beauty is no accomplishment on its own. It's what you do with it.
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I grew up a vegetarian. Then, because I grew up in the states, I started slowly eating meat. First it was bologna sandwiches, or pepperoni on pizza.
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I usually doze off between 7:30 and 9 p.m. while putting my baby to sleep. Then I suddenly wake up remembering I'm an adult with no bedtime. I spend the next four hours catching up on reading, e-mails, and other adult pursuits until I collapse for good until sunrise.
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I've always had a fantasy to write a cookbook, because everyone wants to know what a model eats.
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India's had two groovy moments. Once when the Beatles went to India and now when Madonna has embraced yoga.
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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 a built-in romance to wine.
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I think a great classic watch is the first staple every woman should invest in.
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