She's packing her knives and going. Padma Lakshmi has announced she's stepping down as host of "Top Chef" after 17 years, a "difficult decision" she reached after "much soul searching." ...

"Top Chef" is back, but the judges' table looks a bit different this year. After 19 seasons and more bad risottos than anyone should ever have to eat, "Chef" host and judge Padma Lakshmi said ...

In her new life after “Top Chef,” the series’ longtime former host Padma Lakshmi is attempting to cross over into a creative endeavor separate from fine dining and hosting — stand-up comedy.

How to watch Top Chef with a VPN Why did Padma Lakshmi leave Top Chef? Padma Lakshmi announced via Instagram last June that she'd be departing the show after Season 20 of "Top Chef" to move ...

Kish went through all the Top Chef motions and took home the top prize, so her advice always comes from a place of experience ...

Padma Lakshmi just gave a peek ... In a video that Lakshmi posted to social media on Dec. 14, the former Top Chef host can be seen in her kitchen with Krishna, who tells her that her jeans and ...

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women at every stage of life. Prior to her 17-year role as a host, judge and executive producer of Top Chef, Padma Lakshmi got her ... [+] start as a lingerie model. Throughout her years of ...

Padma Lakshmi, the host of "Taste the Nation" and a former "Top Chef" judge, laid out the qualities Harris’ well-known taste for cooking will bring to the presidency.