Padma Lakshmi Stops Being Polite…

The Top Chef host, model, and author talks about life as a Mash-Up in her new memoir, “Love, Loss, and What We Ate.” There’s sex! Food! Her argument that Salman Rushdie is white on the inside! Oh, and of course, bubbe meise.

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Oh, and do your tastebuds a favor and check out one of Padma’s amazing recipes from her book, Kumquat and Ginger Chutney. What do you crave?

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