Padma Lakshmi joined the popular cooking show as a host in 2006.
Lakshmi joined the show as a host in its second season, which aired in 2006. While on"Top Chef," Lakshmi was nominated for four Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program.
In 2020, she won three Critic's Choice Awards for the show. Lakshmi said that she was stepping away from the show to focus on her Hulu series"Taste the Nation," which she is the creator and host of. She is also an executive producer on the series, which focuses on food and culture in different regions and cities in the United States. Lakshmi said she would also work on books and"other creative pursuits." She is the author of two cookbooks, a memoir, an encyclopedia, and a children's book. "After 17 years, many of the cast and crew are like family to me and I will miss working alongside them dearly," she wrote.Trending News
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