Padma Lakshmi’s ‘Top Chef’ Legacy Is One for the Ages

'She epitomizes the tricky balance of what makes Top Chef work.'

, who for the last 17 years has presided over the convergence of the two greatest loves of my life: reality TV and food.By virtue of my job, I get asked all the time what is the best show on TV, or what is my favorite. The answer to both questions, reliably over at least the last decade, has been. It is exquisite. I won’t miss an episode. It is thrilling, emotional, and stunning to look at.

You can tell that Lakshmi was a driving force of that. Her interactions with the contestants and their food are approached from a place of curiosity and, often, great humor. Like any long-running, committed relationship, like the ones I fancy myself in with my cherished hosts, it’s hard to imagine going on without her—excuse me,going on without her. But she’s earned this new chapter.

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