Padma Lakshmi On Her New Show, “America’s Culinary Cup”

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4.6 • 592 Ratings

🗓️ 2 March 2026

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Today’s guest is Padma Lakshmi—TV host, executive producer, bestselling cookbook author, and longtime friend of Cherry Bombe. Padma has a brand new show debuting Wednesday on CBS—“America’s Culinary Cup.” Not only is she the host, but she’s also the creator and executive producer of what she hopes will become America’s most prestigious culinary competition. One talented chef contestant will not only take home bragging rights, but a $1 million prize and a gleaming gold trophy. Padma joins host Kerry Diamond to discuss her return to culinary competitions after 19 seasons of “Top Chef,” the unique touches that make “America’s Culinary Cup” distinctive, how she chose judges Michael Cimarusti and Wylie Dufresne, and why you won’t see her on “Survivor” any time soon. Click here for Padma’s Tagine-Inspired Chicken recipe from her new cookbook, “Padma’s All American.” Cherry Bombe on Substack The Jubilee Business Owners Pass application Our new Mom’s the Bombe issue Visit cherrybombe.com for subscriptions, tickets to upcoming events, and more. More on Padma: Instagram, "America's Culinary Cup", “Padma’s All American” cookbook More on Kerry: Instagram, “So You Want To Open A Restaurant” Substack series

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0:00.0	Hi everyone. You're listening to Radio Cherry Bomb, and I'm your host, Carrie Diamond, coming to you from Rockefeller Center in the heart of New York City.
0:12.9	Today's guest is someone we all know and love, Padma Lakshmi, TV star, best-selling cookbook author, mom, dog mom, and one of our favorite folks here at Cherrybaum.
0:23.7	Padma has a brand new show that debuts this Wednesday on CBS.
0:27.3	It's called America's Culinary Cup, and it is her dream take on a culinary competition.
0:33.2	Not only is she the host, but she's also the executive producer.
0:37.0	You'll recognize lots of the
0:38.3	chef competitors, like Katie Button, Beverly Kim, Emily U.N., Kara Stadler, and Kim Alter. So many of our
0:46.1	Cherrybaum favorites. One of the most exciting parts of the show, the winner will go home with
0:50.9	$1 million. Best of luck to all our friends.
0:54.7	We will be cheering along every Wednesday night.
0:57.4	Padma is here in just a minute to talk about how the show came about,
1:00.8	how America's Culinary Cup is different from other culinary competitions,
1:04.9	whether she's going to read the reviews or not,
1:06.7	and why she'd be a terrible contestant on Survivor Love Island and The Bachelorette.
1:12.5	Stay tuned for my chat with Padma Lakshmi.
1:15.6	If you're not following Cherrybaum on Substack, I would love for you to head to Cherrybomb.substack.com
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