Journeys Volume 1 2017 CAN - page 37

Tell us what you’ve been up to lately.
I just nished lming the14th season of
Bravo’s
Top Chef
in Charleston, South
Carolina, and my new book,
e Encyclopedia of
Spices & Herbs,
comes out on October 4th. I also just
launched a line of frozen organic rices and lentils
last year called Padma’s Easy Exotic. ey’re
available at grocery stores like Wegman’s and at
select Whole Foods nationwide. If they’re not
available at your local store, ask the manager to
order them. As a small company, we rely on
word of mouth!
Where do you like to relax?
Preferably at home, in my own bed.
What is your favorite destination
and why?
I love Paris, it has something to o er
everyone, regardless of your budget or
interests. I lived there as a model in my 20s,
and as my interests have changed, so too
has Paris changed with me. It’s a wonderful
place to break writer’s block as well.
Where haven’t you traveled that
you would like to go?
I would love to travel to Egypt
— I’ve always found its history fascinating.
What is a must-have item when you travel?
I carry vitamin C packets wherever I go.
What is the most unusual gi you have
brought home from your travels?
ere is a seven-foot-tall cow’s head that
hangs above the piano in my living room that
came from Kerala.
e A uent Traveler
recently sat down with
New York Times
Best-Selling Author and
Host/Executive Producer of Bravo’s
Top Chef,
Padma Lakshmi, to nd out more about her
current adventures and globetrotting journeys.
Photo by Charles Thompson
LAST BUT NOT LEAST
35
JOURNEYS magazine
Volume I, 2017
I JUST FINISHED FILMING THE
14
TH
SEASON OF BRAVO’S
TOP
CHEF
...AND MY NEW BOOK,
THE
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SPICES & HERBS,
COMES OUT ON OCTOBER 4
TH
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