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Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorPadma Lakshmi is teaming up with Stella Artois to celebrate the reopening of restaurants. The host of “Top Chef” and “Taste the Nation” stars in the new campaign, “Your Table Is Ready,” which offers diners their first Stella Chalice drink for free when dining out at participating venues.

Kerry Washington is saying “farewell” to her beloved dog Josie.

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Deadline on Monday launched the streaming site for its inaugural Contenders Television: Documentary + Unscripted awards-season event. It took place Saturday and spotlighted 38 programs in those fields from 19 studios and streamers. It also sets the stage for our Contenders Television scripted event May 15.

Chloé Zhao, Kelly Marie Tran, Riz Ahmed, Padma Lakshmi and others are being honored as a part of nonprofit collective Gold House's fourth annual A100 List to celebrate Asians and Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) and their impactfulcontributions to society.

Gold House, the nonprofit collective of Asian and Pacific Islander founders, creative voices and leaders, has unveiled its annual A100 List, honoring the most impactful Asians and Asian American & Pacific Islanders in culture.

“Taste the Nation is really a political show masquerading as a food show,” Padma Lakshmi reveals of the Hulu series she both hosts and executive produces. “The food is just the Trojan horse, because that’s the language that people in the media and at home in America are used to me speaking.”

It’s a couple more months until summer officially starts, but Saturday is shining bright with the new season of Deadline’s Contenders Television franchise. Padma Lakshmi, Demi Lovato, Stephen Colbert, Jameela Jamil, Amy Schumer and the Queer Eye guys are among the panelists in the lineup as we launch our newest TV award-season event.

Padma Lakshmi, the Queer Eye hosts, Stephen Colbert and Demi Lovato are just of the few of the top tiers names joining Deadline’s Contenders Television Documentary + Unscripted event on May 1.

A Black man died after being shot by police in a Minneapolis suburb during a traffic stop and crashing his car several blocks away, sparking violent protests that lasted into the early hours Monday as officers in riot gear clashed with demonstrators and the man’s mother called for calm.

Meredith Woerner Deputy Editor, Variety.com All products and services featured by Variety are independently selected by Variety editors. However, Variety may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes.“Top Chef” has returned and our hearts are full of quickfire delights and watching Padma Lakshmi discerningly analyze a plate of food.

has become a long-running and always watchable series that has produced 17 seasons as well as several spinoffs.

Time to sharpen your knives. Top Chef is back with its 18th season taking place in Portland, Oregon, as a whole new batch of cheftestants compete, but this time, amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

The Emmy award-winning Top Chef kicks off in 18th season on April 1 and Padma Lakshmi has hosted the reality competition for 17 of them (she was asked to do the first season but was unable to — we get into that in the episode). Throughout the run of the Bravo series, Lakshmi has seen — and eaten — a lot. She stopped by Deadline’s New Hollywood Podcast to spill all the tea about the series and how it’s been like for her in the past 17 seasons.

Top Chef” Quickfire Challenge was about to start filming, and Padma Lakshmi — the Bravo show’s longtime host, judge and executive producer — was being fussed over by people wearing masks and face shields.“This is a lot of copy to get through,” said Lakshmi, who would soon have to describe a complicated “Black Box” challenge — one imported from “Top Chef: France” — to the show’s five remaining contestants on this Sunday afternoon in mid-October.

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Most people are thrilled to be able to put 2020 in the rearview mirror, yet moving on from the awful year that was can be easier said than done.

All products featured on Glamour are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission.Padma Lakshmi's show takes you across America to do a deep dive into regional cuisines in various immigrant communities.

Padma Lakshmi was “on a hike in Garrison, New York” when she heard that former Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Kamala Harris defeated Donald Trump and Mike Pence in the 2020 Presidential election. The news left the Top Chef host “elated,” according to her opinion piece in The New York Times.

American citizens are incredibly anxious tonight while watching the Election Day coverage and they are not the only ones. Celebs have also been letting fans know that they’re feeling that way too.

American citizens have experienced a bit of a shakeup this election cycle as the second planned presidential debate was canceled after President Trump announced he wouldn't participate in the proposed virtual format. In place of the debate, both Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden participated in live town halls to field questions from voters.

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Padma Lakshmi showed off her sizzling bikini body for her 50th birthday on Sept. 1.

Padma Lakshmi just celebrated her 50th birthday! The Top Chef star hit the half-century mark on Tuesday and shared a bikini-clad picture of herself on the beach, the picture read “50 is the new 30, feel like I’m just getting started.” “Thank you for all of your sweet birthday wishes.

Birthday thoughts ⛅️ This year has been a mix of misery and elation. The whole world was swallowed up by the plague In March.

Padma Lakshmi turned 50 years old on Sept. 1 and she’s looking better than ever! The author shared two new photos on Instagram on her special day and they showed her posing in bikinis.

Padma Lakshmi is ringing her 50th with some “Birthday thoughts.” The “Top Chef” star hit the half-century mark on Tuesday and in celebrating her milestone, reflected on the year as a whole while offering inspirational words for her fans. “This year has been a mix of misery and elation.The whole world was swallowed up by the plague In March.

Wow. We are just going to say it, we cannot believe Padma Lakshmi is 50 years old! If you’re only as old as you feel, she must feel in the prime of her life!

Padma Lakshmi! Thehost turned 50 on Tuesday, and marked the occasion with a reflective post on Instagram. As Lakshmi told her followers, «this year has been a mix of misery and elation.» «The whole world was swallowed up by the plague in March. We were lucky but so many weren’t and I felt an impending doom, a creeping anxiety I could not shake,» she wrote.

First We Feast YouTube series that has welcomed celebs like the Jonas Brothers, Chrissy Teigen, Idris Elba, Margot Robbie, Paul Rudd, Ricky Gervais and Padma Lakshmi, players can test their heat endurance with the home version of this popular trivia game. Available at Amazon for under $35, the fun trivia game includes 250 deeply personal and possibly awkward questions, including BFF trivia cards, truth cards, roast cards and pop quiz cards.

First We Feast YouTube series that has welcomed celebs like the Jonas Brothers, Chrissy Teigen, Idris Elba, Margo Robbie, Paul Rudd, Ricky Gervais, Padma Lakshmi, players can test their heat endurance with the home version of this popular trivia game. Available at Amazon for under $35, the fun trivia game includes 250 deeply personal and possibly awkward questions, including BFF trivia cards, truth cards, roast cards, and pop quiz cards.

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Matt Grobar Assistant Editor, AwardslineIn the latest season of Top Chef, executive producer and co-host Padma Lakshmi brought together a group of All-Star chefs for a fresh set of culinary challenges, taking the show to Italy for the first time, and paying tribute to the late Los Angeles food critic Jonathan Gold.A nine-time Emmy nominee, Lakshmi has appeared on the Bravo reality series since 2002, bringing constant passion and curiosity to the kitchen, while using her platform for the good of

Tracee Ellis Ross was emcee on the second night of the Democratic National Convention, and she was applauded by her Hollywood pals as well as fans. "@TraceeEllisRoss  is a gem- intelligent and heartfelt," Padma Lakshmi tweeted along with a GIF of the "black-ish" star.

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Top Chef hit a little differently for its 17th and most recent season. Filmed entirely in 2019, it premiered mere days after the COVID-19 pandemic forced most of its audience to stay at home.