Padma Lakshmi looked stunning as always while attending the Season 2 screening of her Hulu show Taste The Nation on Friday night in New York City.
The 52-year-old chef, who recently spoke about her Sports Illustrated debut, was accompanied by her 13-year-old daughter Krishna Lakshmi-Dell.
The Indian-born foodie looked fabulous in a shimmering brown jumpsuit with a plunging neckline.
The beauty teased her luscious cleavage in the look, which was sleeveless and cinched at her waist.
It had long, wide pant legs that covered her shoes as she walked the event’s red carpet.
Going out: Padma Lakshmi looked stunning as always while attending the season two screening of her Hulu show Taste The Nation with daughter Krishna Lakshmi-Dell on Friday night in New York City
Hot! The 52-year-old chef looked fabulous in a shimmering brown jumpsuit with a plunging neckline
Padma’s mini me, for her part, looked gorgeous in an olive green pant suit with a double-breasted blazer.
The teen’s pants were pleated down the middle and punctuated with textured black booties.
The young lady, whose father is venture capitalist Adam Dell, wore her long, purple-streaked brunette locks in loose curls.
She smiled proudly as she posed next to her successful mom on her big night.
Padma wore extra large hoop earrings and wore her long, dark hair in spiral curls.
The Top Chef presenter also sported a watch and added a face of flattering makeup, complete with a glossy nude lipstick.
Turnout: Padma was joined by her many famous friends at Friday night’s gathering, including Chris Rock
His look: The 58-year-old Selective Outrage star was dressed casual in a navy blue bomber jacket and dark cargo pants
Attendees: Padma posed with guests Sophia Roe and Marcus Samuelsson
Padma was joined at Friday night’s gathering by her many famous friends, including Chris Rock and chefs Sophia Roe and Marcus Samuelsson.
The 58-year-old Selective Outrage star was dressed casual in a navy bomber jacket and dark cargo pants.
The longtime comedian added a black beanie and wore silver headphones around his neck.
Rock added a black tee and light-colored trainers as he graced the Crosby Street Hotel with his presence.
Sophia pulled her shiny dark curly locks into an updo with blunt textured bangs.
She wore a long statement cream coat and a matching graphic tee, then added gold and brown patterned pants.
The look was completed with black leather loafers and she wore light makeup.
Marcus made a statement in a casual outfit that included a houndstooth Gap sweatshirt.
The 52-year-old Ethiopian-born restaurateur added a blue baseball cap and leopard-print loafers.
Fabulous! The longtime TV presenter posed with a contestant in a bright yellow maxi dress
Looking great: Padma stood next to Nigerian-American chef Kwame Onwuachi
Supporters: The superstar shared a smile with Kerry Diamond, founder of food magazine Cherry Bombe
Other attendees included Nigerian-American chef Kwame Onwuachi and Kerry Diamond, founder and editor of Cherry Bombe magazine.
Kwame, 33, showed off his fashion sense in an orange, black and purple button-down shirt and black trousers.
He added a pair of black Jordan sneakers with a white sole and a black hat.
Kerry was a sight to behold in a long pink and black dress with a leopard print throughout.
She completed the look, which featured a ruffled hemline, with a pair of pointy black heels.
Diamond supported Padma via an Instagram post shared with her site’s 199,000 followers on Friday morning.
She wrote in the caption along with a promotional image, “The new season of Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi starts today on @hulu!”.
“Don’t miss @padmalakshmi on this delicious and thought-provoking journey to examine American foodways,” the caption continued.
‘Add to watchlist. And congratulations to Padma! What a week. @time 100, @sportsillustrated swimsuit issue & “Taste the Nation”. Quite a feat!’ ended the message.
Gourmet: Canadian food author Gail Simmons was also present at the premiere on Friday
Themed look: The 46-year-old cookbook author attended the demonstration in a tomato print button-down shirt
Canadian food writer Gail Simmons was also present at the premiere on Friday.
The 46-year-old cookbook author attended the demonstration in a tomato print button-down shirt.
She added deep blue jeans with gold hardware accents and finished with metallic shimmering gold booties.
The star wore her light brown hair loose, styled straight and arranged in a center parting.
Actress Susan Sarandon also appeared for the affair, keeping it casual in dark jeans and a vintage black leather motorcycle jacket.
The 76-year-old Hollywood icon looked stunning with her locks slightly tousled and styled with short bangs.
She completed her ensemble with a pair of green and white sneakers.
Hollywood icon: Actress Susan Sarandon also appeared for the affair, keeping it casual in dark jeans and a vintage black leather motorcycle jacket
Fashion-forward: Actress Chandler Kinney rocked a pair of two-tone black and blue jeans
Timeless: Dale Moss kept his look simple as he donned a light colored sweater and black trousers
In a new interview with Haute Living magazine, Padma said she thinks she’ll win at the TV cooking game because she’s relatable.
“I spend a lot of time – especially filming – making people feel comfortable,” the star told Laura Schreffler.
“I don’t think I’m intimidating. I mean, I try to be as warm and approachable as possible because I remember being intimidated by a lot of people growing up,” she added.
The single parent added: “I think on Top Chef, my position and my role on that show has led people for so long to think I’m more intimidating than me – I had to be stoic in my role – but usually I’m not I .’
She has been with Top Chef since 2006 and founded Taste the Nation in 2020, with season two returning on Friday.
“You know, it was a new skill for me to interview people,” she admitted.
“I mean, I’m a food writer. Before Taste the Nation, I could count on one hand the number of times I had to interview people, and that was at a literary festival or a food festival – it wasn’t for very high stakes.
“It was something I had to learn on set and I’m still learning,” Lakshmi explained.
Hot on fire: Russian model Vlada Roslyakova wore a long red sweater with black leggings for the event
Guests: Actress Laila Robins and Joanna Coles also attended the screening
Personal Style: Mike Birbiglia and J. Hope Stein made a stylish couple
Classic Ensemble: Eve Plumb wore black with a black and white patterned blazer
“I think the reason I learned it [how to become an interviewer] so fast that I’m really interested,” Lakshmi confided.
“The whole show revolves around all my different interests: history, food, people, languages, travel. I’m really curious.”
Lakshmi said she tried to approach each community with fresh eyes.
She wants to go to a community, learn about her food, have your questions answered, and then repeat.