I had the pleasure of hearing Padma Lakshmi read from her book at the recent Cherry Bombe Jubilee, the annual conference from the fabulous Cherry Bombe magazine. (Both the conference and the magazine celebrate all things women and food.)
Most of us know Padma Lakshmi from her role as host on Top Chef. I learned so much about her from her memoir, from her childhood spent in the US with her single mom along with summers in India with her large extended family in a two-bedroom apartment to her marriage to Salman Rushdie to her diagnosis and surgery for endometriosis to her ultimate pregnancy and the birth of her beloved daughter. She is a good writer and I admired her candid generosity—there is no other word—as she shared the details of her life. I only wished for more behind-the-scenes scoop on Top Chef - maybe a sequel? I also noticed she mentioned meeting her biological father once in her twenties (her parents split when she was a baby), but didn't share that story - maybe too personal. I loved reading about her love of food throughout her life—probably not a coincidence that I ate Indian food twice this week while reading the book!
For another terrific memoir, this one with more scoop on Top Chef, check out Gail Simmons' book, Talking with My Mouth Full - loved that one too.
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