Padma Lakshmi

close reads July 15, 2020

Padma Lakshmi’s Flirty Charm Is What Makes Taste the Nation So SpecialHer winsome style reflects the Hulu show’s optimism about what food can do in the face of racism.

By Nina Li Coomes

close reads June 30, 2020

Taste the Nation With Padma Lakshmi Reclaims the American DreamThe new Hulu food series examines how immigrants shaped the definition of American cuisine.

By Bianca Gracie

q+a June 26, 2020

‘I’m Sick of Seeing the Same Recipes by the Same People’Talking to Padma Lakshmi about the current state of food media, cultural appropriation, and her new show, Taste the Nation.

By Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz

profiles June 22, 2020

Padma Lakshmi, Scars and AllThe Top Chef host gives a very personal food tour of New York City.

By E. Alex Jung

trailer mix May 20, 2020

Padma Lakshmi Wants You to Taste the Nation With Her New Show’s TrailerRemember when eating in restaurants was a thing? Sigh.

By Devon Ivie

whoops Dec. 30, 2019

Turns Out Padma Lakshmi and Priyanka Chopra Are Different PeopleThe New Yorker learned a hard lesson about confusing South Asian people over the weekend.

By Nikita Richardson

getting ready with Sept. 24, 2019

How Padma Lakshmi Got Ready, and Un-Ready, for the EmmysThe Top Chef host had a very responsible night.

By Kathleen Hou

superfans Aug. 15, 2019

Padma Lakshmi Has Always Been a Comedy Nerd“It is my lifelong goal to try to be funny and win the appreciation of others by having them laugh at my jokes.”

By Bethy Squires

food tv July 26, 2019

Padma Lakshmi Is Getting Her Own Hulu SeriesShe’s the latest get for the streaming network as it pushes into food TV.

By Nikita Richardson

June 20, 2019

Padma Lakshmi Thinks Top Chef Is the Best Reality Show on TV“We don’t compare ourselves to other shows.”

By Samantha Lee and Anne Clark

gallery Mar. 11, 2019

The Women of How I Get It Done DayInside our photo booth with photographer Heather Sten.

By the Cut

Mar. 7, 2019

A Day in the Life of 8 Successful Women“I would sleep until 1 if I could, I just don’t really get the opportunity these days.”

By Liz Rowley

how i get it done day Mar. 5, 2019

How to De-Stress in 3 Minutes or LessEasy tricks from Aidy Bryant, Padma Lakshmi, and Hope Solo.

By Catie L'Heureux

comedy Oct. 30, 2018

Padma Lakshmi Put On a Comedy Show!Her friend Chris Rock made an appearance.

By E. Alex Jung

#believesurvivors Sept. 25, 2018

Padma Lakshmi Explains Why She Stayed Silent After Being Raped As a Teenager“We have a lot to lose if we put a time limit on telling the truth about sexual assault.”

By Amanda Arnold

sexual assault Sept. 25, 2018

Padma Lakshmi Pens New York Times Op-Ed About Being Raped at 16“I didn’t report it. Not to my mother, not to my friends and certainly not to the police.”

By Hunter Harris

#metoo Sept. 22, 2018

Alyssa Milano, Padma Lakshmi, Mira Sorvino Come Forward with #WhyIDidntReportThe new hashtag encouraged celebrities to share stories of why their assaults went unreported.

By Anne Victoria Clark

rewearing gowns Sept. 17, 2018

Padma Lakshmi Re-Wore a J. Mendel Gown for the Emmys“It seems wasteful not to enjoy these dresses.”

By Opheli Garcia Lawler

events Apr. 13, 2018

Tina Fey Wants You to Know That Women Are Not ‘Cappuccino Machines’And all the best speeches from Variety’s annual Power of Women luncheon, featuring Alicia Keys, Samantha Bee, and Viola Davis.

By Anna Silman

how i get it done Mar. 14, 2018

How I Get It Done: Top Chef Host Padma LakshmiThe Top Chef host on using hot plates in hotel rooms, her new makeup collection, and advocating for women’s health.

By Lisa Ryan

another mac collection Jan. 11, 2018

Your Favorite Reality-Star Host Is Now Selling MakeupArriving in stores March 15.

By Ashley Weatherford

top chef Aug. 15, 2017

Boston Teamsters Acquitted in Top Chef Extortion TrialThe four men were found not guilty after a jury deliberated for 19 hours.

By Hunter Harris

the feeding tube Aug. 1, 2017

Teamsters ‘Paralyzed’ Padma Lakshmi With Fear During Top Chef: BostonThe show’s extremely Boston extortion trial is officially underway.

By Clint Rainey

far and wide June 23, 2017

25 Famous Women on the Pleasures of TravelingChrissy Teigen, Martha Stewart, Joan Didion, and more share their fondest memories.

By Julie Ma

identities Feb. 9, 2017

25 Famous Women on Their Immigrant RootsStories from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Ali Wong, Toni Morrison, and more.

By Julie Ma

wellness Jan. 5, 2017

25 Famous Women on ExerciseTracy Anderson, Kerry Washington, Betty White, and more on workouts they love (and hate).

By Julie Ma

motherhood Dec. 22, 2016

25 Famous Women on PregnancyHillary Clinton, Beyoncé, Zadie Smith, and more celebrity moms on what it’s really like.

By Julie Ma

swellness Dec. 15, 2016

25 Famous Women on Breakfast and BrunchHow Chrissy Teigen, Simone Biles, Ina Garten, and more women start the day.

By Julie Ma

other magazines Nov. 1, 2016

Padma Lakshmi Graces the Newest Issue of Cherry BombeThe theme of the issue is “Feast Your Eyes.”

By Sierra Tishgart

getting it Oct. 21, 2016

25 Famous Women on PeriodsTina Fey, Whoopi Goldberg, Kate Winslet, and more women on the crimson wave.

By Julie Ma

perfect 10 Oct. 11, 2016

Women in Chronic Pain Are Often the First to Pretend They’re FinePadma Lakshmi and Jamie-Lynn Sigler on living with chronic pain.

By Lisa Ryan

state of the uterus Apr. 8, 2016

Padma Lakshmi on What You Should Know About Endometriosis“Women are conditioned to think that it’s just a part of being a woman, and it’s really not.”

By Madeline Raynor

Interviews Apr. 8, 2016

Here’s the Strangest Thing Padma Lakshmi Ever Ate“I didn’t know ducks had testicles, frankly.”

By Madeline Raynor

whisper words of wisdom Mar. 17, 2016

Let Padma Lakshmi Give You Some Great Dating Advice“I don’t think I would date somebody who didn’t consider himself a feminist.”

By Allison P. Davis

wellness theories July 9, 2015

Padma Lakshmi on Top Chef Weight Gain and Wellness“It’s okay if I’m a size bigger, because my intellectual growth is more important to me than the size of my jeans.”

By Padma Lakshmi as told to Ashley Weatherford

Meow Dec. 5, 2014