Episode 184: Host and author Padma Lakshmi 'Taste the Nation', 'Top Chef' — Pop Culture Confidential
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Padma Lakshmi on Gail Simmons' Absence From Season 16 of 'Top Chef': 'I Missed Her Terribly' - Us Weekly
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Padma Lakshmi on the Best Dish She's Eaten on 'Top Chef' & Why She Loved Judging 'RuPaul's Drag Race'
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