Padma Lakshmi

Easy Exotic: Low-Fat Recipes from Around the World
$16.95
Pretty exotic stuff - I was looking for different recipes for couscous (was taking a trip to Sicily) at the same time, and Padma had several! She really covers a broad range of ethnic cuisines.
It would be helpful if you lived near a major metro area to obtain some of the ingredients.

Oct 2009 *VEGAS* Magazine: Featuring, PADMA LAKSHMI "Top Chef's Host Heats Up the Strip
$4.95
The GOURMET Issue Featuring, Chefs in the New City Center, Emeril Lagasse & Charlie Trotter, Their Styles and Recipes.. Also Inside: HOLLY MADISON as the Original PLAYMATE & much more

Top Chef: New York (Season 5)
$29.95
I just finished this series and I loved it. I can cook but I certainly am not a chef. Nevertheless, I adore watching these chefs in their competitions plus I am a creative person so I am learning. I will never be able to do the complex dishes but one learns that often the simpler dishes do better in the competitions. The mortal sin seems to be in undercooking or overcooking anything. If you can stay away from this flaw, you are actually in the running for being a heck of a cook. I began watching this show because I've enjoyed Project Runway so much. One thing that is better for the contestants with this show is that the contestants get great prizes all the way through. In season six this aspect improves even more. So everyone seems to go home with some really great prizes. The judges are really generous with their prizes for winners too. Project Runway is a lot stingier towards its contestants. Maybe chefs are just more generous people than fashion designers. It sure seems so. I applaud Top Chef for creating rewards for as many contestants as possible. No matter what your level of cooking skill, you will enjoy this show. I do not watch reality tv generally but I do like it where you can improve your own skill level by watching these competitions.

Town & Country April 2009 Padma Lakshmi (Special Travel Issue:France, Brazil and Africa)
$2.28
Town & Country Magazine Single Issue April 2009 Special Travel Issue, on the road with Padma Lakshmi, Off We Go! France Brazil and Africa, Plus:Good Manners in Bad Times; and more