Since stepping away from her tenured role as a judge and producer on the culinary cult-classic show Top Chef, Lakshmi has embarked on a new chapter—one that leverages her broad celebrity appeal and affords her more artistic freedom. Learn more about her Emmy-nominated food and travel documentary series Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi, the upcoming Taste the Nation cookbook and her many other projects focusing on philanthropy and activism in this issue’s cover story!
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