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Padma Lakshmi on Building Her Own Cooking Competition After Being ‘Burnt Out’ by ‘Top Chef’: ‘I Didn’t Want to Go Back to Just Being Talent’

March 4, 2026 at 09:30 PM
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Padma Lakshmi on Building Her Own Cooking Competition After Being ‘Burnt Out’ by ‘Top Chef’: ‘I Didn’t Want to Go Back to Just Being Talent’
Padma Lakshmi didn’t think she’d ever return to cooking competition shows. In 2023, when she stepped away from the Bravo touchstone “Top Chef” after hosting for 19 seasons, Lakshmi was “burnt out” and ready to focus on other projects — like “Taste the Nation,” her Hulu travel series tracing American foodways, and its accompanying cookbook […]

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Padma Lakshmi didn’t think she’d ever return to cooking competition shows In 2023, when she stepped

Padma Lakshmi didn’t think she’d ever return to cooking competition shows. In 2023, when she stepped away from the Bravo touchstone “Top Chef” after hosting for 19 seasons, Lakshmi was “burnt out” and ready to focus on other projects — like “Taste the Nation,” her Hulu travel series tracing American foodways, and its accompanying cookbook […] Home TV News Mar 4, 2026 1:30pm PT Padma Lakshmi on Building Her Own Cooking Competition After Being ‘Burnt Out’ by ‘Top Chef’: ‘I Didn’t Want to Go Back to Just Being Talent’ By Alison Herman Courtesy of CBS Padma Lakshmi didn’t think she’d ever return to cooking competition shows. In 2023, when she stepped away from the Bravo touchstone “Top Chef” after hosting for 19 seasons, Lakshmi was “burnt out” and ready to focus on other projects — like “Taste the Nation,” her Hulu travel series tracing American foodways, and its accompanying cookbook “Padma’s All American,” released last fall. “I just needed to be challenged and do something bigger, to be honest,” Lakshmi says. Related Stories Eric Dane Remembered by 'Euphoria' Creator Sam Levinson: 'Being His Friend Was a Gift'
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