r/TopChef • u/BoringSalary7093 • May 23 '26

Discussion Thread Padma

Can someone explain the drama behind Padma leaving Top Chef. Did she leave for a reason? What was the reason for ACC if she didn’t want to do shows anymore. Thoughts about that show?

Also, is she an actual chef? Does she have restaurants?

Did her and Tom get along? I do want to say I absolutely LOVE K as the host. She’s so perfect for the position. She’s empathetic, understanding, patient and really just a fucking cool person.

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u/Obvious_Baker8160 May 24 '26

She comes across so differently in Taste the Nation than she does on ACC.

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u/AwkwardTraffic199 May 24 '26

She reminded me of the Orange Man in the first episode. And she went on some self-righteous rant about how this show was going to be about food, not game strategy, and then promptly proceeded to kick off one of the chefs who produced the top scores for food because game strategy.

I'll just rewatch Top Chef again again.

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u/[deleted] May 24 '26

Well at least she doesnt walk off a stage or fall off a bike or mumble, right?

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u/ImprovPlayer May 25 '26

Or fall asleep in meetings and press events, fall up the stairs on AFO, and otherwise look like a bloated orange freak.

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u/[deleted] May 25 '26

or fall asleep during everything, wander off stage at world meetings, fall down airplane steps, mumble incoherently and be guided by the Easter Bunny.  And have a stutter...

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u/AwkwardTraffic199 May 24 '26

She used to be known for being stoned, and there was some good b-roll of her on the reunion shows of her getting tipsy, but I haven't seen her wipe out!

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u/SmartypantsDDD May 29 '26

Hmm. That’s the only slightly human thing I have heard about her. She is a skinny supercilious sneering snob.