Padma Lakshmi is returning to the returning to the world of high-stakes kitchen competitions with her new series “America’s Culinary Cup.” The new show will air on CBS during the 2025-2026 broadcast ...

That book, Padma’s All American, is out now. As Lakshmi told me via Zoom call, “There was so much love, both critically and with viewers [that] I felt this would be a great record of this thing that ...

Padma Lakshmi left Top Chef fans devastated when she departed the long-running cooking competition show in 2023 after hosting it for 19 seasons. But Lakshmi fans have something to celebrate — a new ...

CBS has ordered America’s Culinary Cup (w.t.), a new cooking competition series from food expert Padma Lakshmi (Top Chef, Taste the Nation), for the 2025-26 broadcast season. The show will feature an ...

The former Top Chef host's first cookbook in almost 20 years celebrates crave-worthy dishes from the U.S. and beyond—and ...

Padma Lakshmi, a fixture of American culinary television since the early aughts, knows that many people are used to hearing her speak in one language: food. So when she felt called to action in the ...

Don’t get us wrong – we love a good Top Chef, we love a good Padma Lakshmi. But there was always a small part of us that just didn’t really get Lakshmi. Sure she’s beautiful, sure she can go on and on ...

Every week, a guest draws a card from NPR's Wild Card deck and answers a big question about their life. Former top chef host Padma Lakshmi has always seen food as a vehicle for learning, not just ...

Padma Lakshmi is best known for her stint as the host and executive producer of "Top Chef" for 19 season, which netted her ...