Padma Lakshmi
Whenever I'm in sync with the trends, it's always an accident. I still love wearing clothes I've had for ten years. I think understated luxury is the chicest thing.
From the simple stringing together of lemon garlands for the goddess Durga, to dividing the prasadam or blessed foods for the children first, I came to associate food not only with feminity, but also with purity and divinity.
My first taste memory is pickle. Even as a kid, I was really weird. I liked chillis. I used to climb up the shelves in my grandmother's pantry. The pickle jar was kept right at the top. One time, I dropped the jar and it broke. I was totally busted.
Beauty is no accomplishment on its own. It's what you do with it.Collection: Success
Women's voices not being heard is the root of many of the problems of the world.Collection: Voice
If any chef ever tells you they're not inspired equally by the truck-stop barbecue as they are by the four-star Michelin restaurant they are lying.Collection: Stars
In a way that somebody else converts to Judaism or becomes a Hare Krishna, I belong to the church of fried chicken.Collection: Church
I'm a sucker for fried chicken - I really love it.Collection: Chickens
I'm still amazed at how much people are willing to humiliate themselves to be on TV.Collection: People
An oil massage, a hot bath, a good night's sleep, soft smells and music and clothes with soft textures denote sensuality to me.Collection: Good Night
I've always thought the back is one of the most beautiful parts of a woman.Collection: Beautiful
I have a great career, and I have my daughter. Sio what I don't have is not as important to as what I do have.Collection: Mom
I really love fried chicken.Collection: Chickens
India's had two groovy moments. Once when the Beatles went to India and now when Madonna has embraced yoga.Collection: Yoga
Each city has its own culinary landscape.Collection: Cities
There are two schools of fried chicken. One is brining in salted water and the other is soaking in either buttermilk or milk. I just combine the two.Collection: School
If you have children in your house you have Frosted Flakes.Collection: Children
DON'T wear loud clanging bangles at work, it's disruptive and noisy and your coworkers won't appreciate it! Bangles should have a gentle wind-chimey tinkle, not the crash bang of a million pots and pans.Collection: Should Have
Miami, which has already aired, has this wonderful blend of Caribbean culture and Latin American culture and Southern American culture (talking about fried chicken). All those combine to make for a very very interesting array of ingredients, restaurants, and the chefs that come there. It also has great seafood, not to mention the glorious citrus that's there. And all those things inform what you do - and they should.Collection: Latin
Even the fried chicken is great cold.Collection: Cold
Don't use a different dish for every single ingredient. If you've got three ingredients that go in at the same time, put them all in the same plate. That way you have just one plate to dump in.Collection: Different
I always loved my bangles, I can't remember a time when I didn't have a bangle on.Collection: Remember
I think a great classic watch is the first staple every woman should invest in.Collection: Thinking
The great thing about living today is that there is this thing called the Interweb, and you can just look up anything.Collection: Looks
I don't look at ratings until somebody tells me.Collection: Looks
Most of cooking is the labor of chopping. Give yourself a break. Pretend you're on a cooking show and have all your ingredients lined up for you.Collection: Giving
I always think, after the second glass of wine, you should be putting something in your stomach.Collection: Wine
In southern Spain, they made me eat a bull's testicles. They were really garlicky, which I don't like. I prefer to take a bull by the horns, not by, um...Collection: Southern
Decide which you want to play up: your clothing or your jewelry, but not both. Let one be the star and one the supporting player.Collection: Stars
I was the first Indian model to have a career in Paris, Milan and New York. I am the first one to admit I was a novelty.Collection: New York