Archive · 14 Jan 2026
Padma Lakshmi Hopes Book Sparks Curiosity Amid US Darkness
Padma Lakshmi, a famous Indian-American food expert, has written a new cookbook.
She hopes this book will help people in the US learn more about different cultures.
She says the country is going through a difficult time, but she wants her book to make people curious about others.
The book has stories and recipes from many different communities.
She wants people to read these stories and try the food to understand each other better.
She had a talk about this at a special event in New York.
Padma Lakshmi's new cookbook celebrates America's culinary and immigrant diversity.
The book includes personal stories and recipes from various immigrant and Indigenous communities.
Lakshmi hopes the book will ignite curiosity about different cultures and communities.
She expressed concern about the current 'dark period' in the US, fearing it may get worse.
The book launch event was hosted by Asia Society in partnership with The Culture Tree.
- Who
- Padma Lakshmi, Indian-American TV personality and food expert
- What
- Launch of her new cookbook, 'Padma's All American'
- When
- Conversation held last month (January 2024)
- Where
- New York, at Asia Society
- Why
- To promote cultural understanding and diversity in the US
- Book Title
- Padma's All American: Tales, Travels, and Recipes from Taste the Nation and Beyond
- Author
- Padma Lakshmi
- Event Host
- Asia Society
- Partnership
- The Culture Tree
- Moderator
- Anu Sehgal