I've always had a fantasy to write a cookbook, because everyone wants to know what a model eats. Padma Lakshmi More Quotes by Padma Lakshmi More Quotes From Padma Lakshmi Flowers die and wine gets consumed. Both are lovely. I appreciate both. Wine and roses. I actually had someone bring me a lobe of foie gras once. Padma Lakshmi wineflowerrose An oil massage, a hot bath, a good night's sleep, soft smells and music and clothes with soft textures denote sensuality to me. Padma Lakshmi oilgood-nightsleep One thing that happens when you're pregnant is that as your stomach starts to stretch. It itches! So I have to keep my belly really lubricated. Every morning, there's a buttering ceremony after I get out of the shower. It's really like basting a turkey with body butter. Padma Lakshmi turkeysbodymorning You don't want your jewelry to make you look fat. A lot of what's out there now does - you just wind up looking like a Christmas tree. Padma Lakshmi christmastreewind I have great empathy for all the contestants that come on 'Top Chef,' whether they go home right away or they make it to the finish line. It's a very vulnerable position they put themselves in and I feel for them. Padma Lakshmi empathylineshome I think wine is such a big universe that it's kind of like food - it's intimidating to a lot of people, myself included. Padma Lakshmi winepeoplethinking 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. Padma Lakshmi pariscareersnew-york 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. Padma Lakshmi ingredientscookinggiving 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. Padma Lakshmi threedifferentuse Even the fried chicken is great cold. Padma Lakshmi fried-chickencoldchickens 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. Padma Lakshmi fourstarslying I really love fried chicken. Padma Lakshmi fried-chickenchickens 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. Padma Lakshmi watertwoschool If you have children in your house you have Frosted Flakes. Padma Lakshmi flakeshousechildren 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. Padma Lakshmi simpleblessedchildren I will eat anything, at least once. For better or worse. Padma Lakshmi Each city has its own culinary landscape. Padma Lakshmi landscapeculinarycities 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. Padma Lakshmi latintalkinginteresting I think eating in itself is the act of great sensuality, so all you have to do is point the camera in the right direction. Padma Lakshmi cameraseatingthinking Wine, like food, is so emotional. If you think about it, so much of the courting ritual is surrounded by wine and food. There's a built-in romance to wine. Padma Lakshmi emotionalwinethinking
