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UNBELIEVABLE: 4 - The Untold Story

How Padma became the core of "Top Chef"

Over 19 seasons, Padma has provided stability and empathy to the series. But what is "Top Chef" without her?

Salon

"Top Chef" champ: "It's crazy, surreal"

Salon spoke to the "World All-Stars" winner about the final challenge and their lofty ambitions for what's next

Salon

Padma Lakshmi Gets Honest About The Two Major Reasons Behind Why She’s Leaving Top Chef

Top Chef's Padma Lakshmi is leaving as Season 20 wraps, and she opens up about why.

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Padma Lakshmi delivers promise to Top Chef contestants after leaving series

Long-time host quit series after 20 seasons

The Independent UK

Candid "Top Chef" finalists tell all

Sara, Buddha and Gabri give insight into their approaches and their favorite moments of the season

Salon

Top Chef season 21: next episode and everything we know about the long-running cooking show

Top Chef season 21 heats up the cooking competition in a whole new way. Here's what we know about the new season.

WhatToWatch

5 potential replacements for Padma Lakshmi we’d like to see on Top Chef, including Action Bronson

Former Top Chef winners, like Melissa King or Kristen Kish, could be possible.

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Top Chef fans are crushed Padma Lakshmi will no longer host

The host will leave the show after 20 seasons.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Padma Lakshmi leaving Top Chef after 17 years as host and producer

Lakshmi announced on Twitter that she will be leaving the hit cooking show ahead of its 21st season

The Guardian - US

Padma Lakshmi announces she’s leaving Top Chef after 19 seasons: ‘Time to move on’

Author has been hosting the Bravo show since 2006

The Independent UK

Top Chef Host Padma Lakshmi Is Leaving The Show And Released A Statement Explaining Why

Padma Lakshmi, the longtime host of Top Chef, has announced her exit from the show, explaining her decision in a statement.

Cinemablend

Padma Lakshmi quits 'Top Chef' to focus on her books and other creative projects

The Times of India

Delta’s NBCU Olympic Sponsorship Takes Off With ‘Top Chef’ Paris Integration

Viewers get to see chefs cooking with Olympic, Paralympic athletes under the Eiffel Tower

Multichannel News

A clear-cut favorite on "Top Chef"

With the Paris finale in sight, one cheftestant has proven (again and again) that they might be unbeatable . . .

Salon

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Top Chef producer talks thali challenge

Thi Nguyen discusses mourning the queen, why cooking rice is so darn hard and where she'd like the show to go next

Cinemablend

Padma Lakshmi Rocked A Bikini For Sports Illustrated. It Came Decades Later Than She Anticipated

Padma Lakshmi rocked an underboob-baring bikini for SI. They waited until she was 52 to call her.

Salon

"Top Chef" Restaurant Wars underwhelms

I'm not a fan of Restaurant Wars usually, and this entry is less compelling than usual

Tom’s Guide

7 new shows and movies to watch this weekend on Netflix, HBO Max and Peacock (May 5-7)

Our guide on what to watch this weekend, including Queen Charlotte, The Other Two, Bupkis

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Top Chef’s Padma Lakshmi Drops Underboob-Baring Bikini Pic After Clapping Back At Trolls: ‘I Have Nipples!’

Top Chef host Padma Lakshmi sported an underboob-baring gold bikini after clapping back at haters, declaring, "I have nipples!"

Sports Illustrated

Padma Lakshmi Makes Her SI Swimsuit Debut

It’s one more accomplishment for the successful model and philanthropist.

Salon

"Top Chef" soars with a "food rebel"

An outside-of-the-box challenge prioritizes aesthetics and handheld appeal — and a frontrunner emerges

Salon

"Top Chef" picnics at "Downton Abbey"

A somewhat lackluster episode gives us insight into one cheftestant's desire to compete — and win the prize money

Salon

Top Chef messes with our emotions

In a VRBO-sponsored cook in Kent, our cheftestants show the best of their celebratory meals for only 90 pounds

Salon

Top Chef: To the Victoire go the spoils

From a severe allergy to LOL-worthy confessions, the chef steals every scene in the British ingredients episode

Cinemablend

Top Chef Host Padma Lakshmi Had A Nude 'Bath Picnic' And, Yes, There Was Pasta Involved

Top Chef's Padma Lakshmi enjoyed some pasta while bathing, and we admire her ability to multitask.

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