Padma Lakshmi

<p><strong>Padma Lakshmi</strong> is an Emmy-nominated producer, television host, food expert, and a <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author. She is the creator, host, and executive producer of the critically acclaimed Hulu series <em>Taste the Nation </em>and serves as host and executive producer of Bravo’s two-time Emmy-winning series <em>Top Chef, </em>now in its 20<sup>th</sup> season. Lakshmi is also the author of two cookbooks, <em>Easy Exotic </em>and <em>Tangy, Tart, Hot & Sweet</em>, and the <em>New York Times </em>bestselling memoir <em>Love, Loss, and What We Ate</em>, and <em>The Encyclopedia of Spices & Herbs</em>. She lives in New York City with her daughter.</p>