Padma Lakshmi on Leaving Top Chef & Taking Big Risks After 50
from Talk Fifty To Me Hosted by Heidi Clements & Constance Zimmer
Padma Lakshmi on taking risks in midlife: walking away from Top Chef after 19 seasons to create, produce and host CBS's America's Culinary Cup, becoming a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model at 52, and her cookbook Padma's All American, inspired by her grandmother. A revealing look at what drives one of television's most successful women as she ages.
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