Books written by Padma Lakshmi

  • The Best American Travel Writing 2021
    The Best American Travel Writing 2021

    A collection of the year's best travel writing selected by Padma Lakshmi

  • Tomatoes for Neela
    Tomatoes for Neela

    And Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator Juana Martinez-Neal brings this circle of women to life with vivid detail and warmth. Tomatoes for Neela lovingly affirms how we can connect to other cultures, as well as to our own, through food.

  • The Encyclopedia of Spices and Herbs: An Essential Guide to the Flavors of the World
    The Encyclopedia of Spices and Herbs: An Essential Guide to the Flavors of the World

    The Encyclopedia of Spices and Herbs includes complete descriptions, histories, and cooking suggestions for ingredients from basic herbs to the most exotic seeds and chilies, as well as information on toasting spices, making teas, and ...

  • Tangy Tart Hot and Sweet: A World of Recipes for Every Day
    Tangy Tart Hot and Sweet: A World of Recipes for Every Day

    Tangy Tart Hot & Sweet is both a culinary and personal scrapbook of Padma's life, highlighted by dazzling photography and evocative personal stories about her lifelong connection to food and cooking.

  • Love, Loss, and what We Ate
    Love, Loss, and what We Ate

    Television personality Padma Lakshmi examines "her journey from [a humble family kitchen], led by ferocious and unforgettable women, to the judges' table of Top Chef and beyond.

  • Love, Loss, and What We Ate: A Memoir
    Love, Loss, and What We Ate: A Memoir

    A vivid memoir of food and family, survival and triumph, Love, Loss, and What We Ate traces the arc of Padma Lakshmi’s unlikely path from an immigrant childhood to a complicated life in front of the camera—a tantalizing blend of Ruth ...