Get the latest gossip

Padma Lakshmi on Designing Gold House’s Gold Gala Menu and Wanting to Show the Diversity of Indian Food

Padma Lakshmi on designing Gold House's Gold Gala menu and how she will spotlight Indian food.

Lakshmi will not just accept the honor, she has also designed the gala menu and is excited for guests to try out the food from her home state of Tamilnadu, India, by chef Vijay Kumar of Semma in New York. Gold House is a nonprofit with bases in Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York and Singapore that promotes the Asian Pacific Islander community through newsletters, mentorships and job placements. As for the next chapter in her life, Lakshmi just submitted a manuscript for an anthology on food and travel writing that she edited, and is working on a cookbook.

Get the Android app