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 Read Quote
I’m an immigrant kid who came to America from India when I was very young and grew up in New York City with a single mom and really was influenced by all of those immigrant cultures bumping up against each other. Padma Lakshmi Read Quote
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 Read Quote
I am as omnivorous as it’s possible to be. I always say there’s nothing I won’t eat and nothing I won’t wear. Padma Lakshmi Read Quote
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. Padma Lakshmi Read Quote
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 Read Quote
I’m the kind of girl who thinks about what she’s gonna cook for dinner when she’s finishing her lunch. Padma Lakshmi Read Quote
I’ve always had a fantasy to write a cookbook, because everyone wants to know what a model eats. Padma Lakshmi Read Quote
I don’t have any stigma attached to my body. When I’m in my own private space, I have very little on. Padma Lakshmi Read Quote
