Padma Lakshmi On “Taste The Nation,” Sports Illustrated, Time 100, And “Top Chef”

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4.6 • 592 Ratings

🗓️ 22 May 2023

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Hosted by Kerry Diamond Produced by Catherine Baker and Jenna Sadhu Edited by Jenna Sadhu Music by Tralala, “All Fired Up” Padma Lakshmi is brilliant, beautiful, fearless, and currently experiencing the kind of success her younger self could only dream of. The second season of her Hulu show, Taste The Nation With Padma Lakshmi, just dropped. In it, she examines America’s foodways and the history behind them. Padma is of course best known as the host of Bravo’s Top Chef, which is currently in its 20th season. Just a few weeks ago, Padma was named to the Time 100 list of the year’s most influential newsmakers and she is featured in this year’s Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue, the one with Martha Stewart on the cover. Padma joins host Kerry Diamond to talk about these achievements, her intentions regarding Taste The Nation, and how the show was harder to get made than she expected. Radio Cherry Bombe is a production of The Cherry Bombe Podcast Network. Our show is recorded at Newsstand Studios at Rockefeller Center. Subscribe to our newsletter and check out past episodes and transcripts here. More on Padma: Instagram, Taste The Nation on Hulu, Top Chef, website, recipes

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0:00.0	Hi, Boys and girls are all fired up.
0:07.0	Boys and girls are all about it.
0:10.0	Oh, world, shaking, bricking, baby, and we're all about it.
0:15.0	Hi, everyone. You are listening to Radio Cherry Bomb, and I'm your host, Carrie Diamond, coming to you from newsstand studios at Rockefeller Center in the heart of New York City. I'm the founder and editor of Cherry Bomb Magazine, and each week I talk to the most interesting women and culinary creatives in and around the world of food. Today's guest is Padma Lakshmi. Padma is a force of nature and a good
0:40.5	friend, and I am so happy she's joining us today. She is brilliant, beautiful, and fearless.
0:46.2	All of you know Padma as the host of Top Chef. The 20th season of the show is airing right now,
0:51.1	and Padma has been part of the program for 19 consecutive seasons. She also
0:55.8	has her own show on Hulu. It's called Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi, and in it, she
1:01.0	examines America's food ways and the history behind them. Taste the Nation, Season 2 just dropped
1:06.4	the other week. Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi is smart, sexy, and thoughtful, and you all need to watch
1:12.3	it. And wait, there's more. She was on the recent time 100 list, and she has a spread in the new
1:17.9	Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue. Yes, the issue with Martha Stewart on the cover. I'm happy to see
1:23.1	our foodie friends getting their time in the sun, literally. Stay tuned for my chat with the one and only Padma Lakshmi.
1:29.8	Thank you to everyone who joined us this weekend at Taste of Santa Barbara,
1:33.6	the week-long culinary celebration inspired by Julia Child.
1:37.3	We were at Maddie's Tavern in Los Alivas this past Saturday for a special networking event
1:41.7	and wine tasting.
1:43.0	We had beautiful food and drink,
1:44.5	and attendees got a copy of the new issue of Cherrybaum magazine and a copy of the
1:48.8	delicious new mystery novel, which I read on the plane, mastering the art of French murder by
1:53.8	Colleen Cambridge. It was so nice meeting, everyone, and thank you to Maddie's Tavern for
1:57.8	your hospitality. And what a beautiful part of the country.
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