Padma Lakshmi and Russell Simmons

Natalie Portman doesn't eat meat, but she likes salty talk. Seriously. Watch the clip. In an excellent switcheroo, the cheftestants are invited to cook at Tom Colicchio's Las Vegas steakhouse, only to find that they must prepare a vegetarian meal for Portman, her friends and host Padma Lakshmi, who tops herself in the "silly things Padma says" category this episode. Remember Portman is seriously vegetarian. This serious. Still, check out what happens Star Wars' Padme meets Padma and the judges' critique starts sounding like dialogue from a soft porn movie. Trust us, something nasty starts up at the table—and for once it's not the... Read Full Story

Loading... One Top Chef team named its restaurant Revolt, which is right up there with E. Coli as a name you don't pick for an eatery. However, it was the other team that drew the revolting looks from host Padma Lakshmi in this season's "Restaurant Wars" competition. For this episode, she seemed harder to please than gruff Tom Colicchio , who responds to nearly everything with a disapproving scowl or a sad, bemused grin. (Ash, we think, would agree .) Things only got rougher when Lakshmi requested extra salt—for a dish she actually said she liked! To be fair, she may have politely been ... Read Full Story

One Top Chef team named its restaurant Revolt, which is right up there with E. Coli as a name you should never pick for an eatery. However, it was the other team that drew the revolting looks from host Padma Lakshmi in this season's "Restaurant Wars" competition. For this episode, she seemed harder to please than gruff Tom Colicchio, who responds to nearly everything with a disapproving scowl or a sad, bemused grin. (Ash, we think, would agree.) Things only got rougher when Lakshmi requested extra salt—for a dish she actually said she liked! To be fair, she may have politely been ordering it ... Read Full Story

Controversial novelist Salman Rushdie still loves his fourth wife, Top Chef host and supermodel Padma Lakshmi, according to his ex-girlfriend Pia Glenn. The Broadway star had moved into Rushdie's New York apartment back in January, after months of his pursuit, only to have the relationship sour due to Rushdie's enduring obsession with Lakshmi, from whom he has been divorced since 2004. His fixation with the pregnant TV host culminated in the novelist unexpectedly breaking up with Glenn over a single e-mail back in June. Although initially heartbroken, the Spamalot actress is now calling the novelist "cowardly, dysfunctional, and immature." No word on Lakshmi's take ... Read Full Story

Padma Lakshmi is a hot mama-to-be Check out photos of the newest Celebrity Apprentice cast Christina Ricci smooches Taylor Lautner Fans present Hugh Jackman with a Wolverine pinata Courteney Cox and Busy Philipps hit the beach in bikinis Get into the Halloween mood with a song from 30 Rock James Franco is selling his L.A. home John Mayer hearts Demi Lovato See who filmed her SATC 2 cameo this weekend (spoilers) Alessandra Ambrosio is lavish at Los Premios Evan Rachel Wood has joined the cast of The Conspirator , a historical drama directed by Robert Redford. The Real Housewives of New York City star ... Read Full Story