We closely followed Bravo's culinary reality show Top Chef all through its first season earlier this year, and when we heard that Katie Lee Joel would not be back to host the upcoming season, we were quite sad. Just kidding. We couldn't wait to see who they brought in as a replacement.
The new host is Padma Lakshmi, an Indian supermodel, actress and fashion writer, as well as the author of two cookbooks (one is still pending release) and host of a now-defunct show on the Food Network. She has more presence and perhaps more culinary experience than Katie Lee, but hopefully she will prove to be a bit more expressive in her delivery of her lines.
The new season is already filming and it is set in Los Angeles, as opposed to San Francisco. The episodes are scheduled to begin airing in October of this year.
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8-14-2006 @ 11:41AM
Linda Jones said...
I can't wait for the new season to start. It will be hard to beat the group from last season but I'll be watching to see. I've never heard of the new host.
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8-14-2006 @ 2:34PM
The Utah Resistance said...
Humina humina humina...
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8-14-2006 @ 8:41PM
Cristiane said...
Like Katie Lee Joel, Padma Lakshmi is also the wife of a celebrity - she's married to Salman Rushdie.
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8-16-2006 @ 3:31AM
Gabriella said...
She married to S. Rushdie? Wow. I did not know that.
I can't wait until the new season.
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8-22-2006 @ 9:39PM
John O'Neil said...
hmmm....Padma...as intelligent as she is beautiful. This might be a better mix. Disappointed that i did not get called back, my offer still stands as stated in my video"...3 overripe bananas, a stick of butter and a sledgehammer...and I guarante I will prevail over your Top Chef...anyday"
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