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    TURNING POINTS IN OUR LIVES

    Jun 10, 2022 5 minutes

    PADMA LAKSHMI

    TV host, producer, author

    In 2005, I was working on my second cookbook, called Tangy, Tart, Hot, and Sweet. I had hosted a couple of programs on the Food Network, but I was mostly making a living by acting and writing columns for the New York Times syndicate and fashion magazines. I had pitched a concept to Bravo about a dinner-party talk show, but the network felt my idea was too niche and highbrow. They wanted something with mass appeal in food and asked if I’d like to partner with them on that. It was Top Chef.

    Because I was contracted to act in a film, I couldn’t join until the second season. I never imagined it would become a cultural behemoth, still going strong after 16 years and racking up 37 Emmy nominations. is not just a part of pop culture. It’s legacy is something I will always be proud to be a part of.

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