Padma Lakshmi News

It's a whole new ballgame for the competing chefs on Bravo's 'Top Chef: Texas,' premiering Wednesday, November 2 at 10 p.m. ET/PT.

Queen Latifah, winner of Grammy, Golden Globe and SAG awards, has partnered with leading multichannel retailer HSN for the exclusive launch of the Queen Collection, her first-ever lifestyle brand.

Go big or go home - that's the motto for season nine of the Emmy and James Beard Award-winning No.1 food show on cable, 'Top Chef,' as it heads to the state that does everything bigger - Texas. Possibly the worst kept locale secret in this moment's culinary universe, the new season of 'Top Chef' will heartily embrace the Lone Star State's adage that all things are bigger as, in a series first, the production will head to three cities within the season - Austin, Dallas and San Antonio. Season nine will also showcase many surprising twists and turns and never-before-seen challenges and events. Returning to the judges table is host Padma Lakshmi and head judge, chef Tom Colicchio, alongside judges Gail Simmons and new this season, famed chef and restaurateur Emeril Lagasse and critically acclaimed chef Hugh Acheson. 'Top Chef: Texas' will air later this fall.

Queen Latifah, winner of Grammy, Golden Globe and SAG awards, has partnered with leading multichannel retailer HSN for the exclusive launch of the Queen Collection, her first-ever lifestyle brand.

Diane Warren, considered the most prolific and successful songwriter of our time, will present Due Voci: The Music of Diane Warren on interactive, multichannel retailer HSN during a LIVE one-hour primetime special of her greatest hits on HSN on Thursday, June 2 at 11p.m. (EDT).

Bravo turns up the heat on its summer programming delivering a sizzling lineup of new and inventive competition and docu-series exploring food, design, music and pop culture. Adding to the network's already robust original schedule, summer premieres include 'Rocco's Dinner Party,' 'Million Dollar Decorators,' 'The Real Housewives of New Jersey' season three and 'Platinum Hit.' For more information, visit www.BravoTV.com and follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/BravoPR

After announcing an unprecedented 11 new series and celebrating a star-studded Upfront event, Bravo's 'Top Chef All-Stars' finale cooked up the highest rated episode of the season with 2.77 million total viewers and 1.95 million adults 18-49. Adding a unique element to the show, last night's season eight finale featured live cut-ins from the network's Upfront events in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago. Versus the season seven finale (9/15/10), last night's episode was up 9 percent in adults 18-49 (vs. 1.80 million) and 3 percent in total viewers (vs. 2.70 million). The finale ranked as the No. 1 cable program of the day in adults 18-49. For more information, visit www.BravoTV.com and follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/BravoPR

After more than 5 million votes were cast internationally, AskMen's 10th Annual 'Top 99 Most Desirable Women' list today uncovered Gossip Girl actress Blake Lively as this year's No. 1. While seasoned list-veterans Gisele Bundchen and Angelina Jolie have made it onto all 10 editions, this year shows an emergence of fresh, new faces. Additionally, a very deserving Beyoncé emerged as 'Woman of the Decade' by ranking high on the list an impressive nine times, and even making it to No. 1 in 2007.

According to Reuters, THE GLEE PROJECT, which will go behind the scenes of casting a guest spot for FOX's hit musical comedy, has been attracting thousands of auditionees around the world. Twelve finalists have been chosen from the initial 40,000 that have auditioned for the reality show, which will air on Oxygen in June.

What better way for Bravo to remember some of the year's best moments than by being entertained, amused, maybe even repulsed by the hilarious animated antics of 'Shep and Tiffany Watch TV: The Best of 2010.' Airing Thursday, December 23 at 11pm et/pt, this half-hour comedy special highlights and parodies the year's juiciest moments of reality television. Catching Bravo's attention with his wildly popular 'Real Housewives' reunion parodies, this special is based on the animated web shorts from Shep Boucher that have garnered worldwide notoriety with millions of online hits.

TV personality and model Padma Lakshmi attends the 2010 Endometriosis Foundation Of America Holiday Celebration at The Morgan Library & Museum on December 21, 2010 in New York City.

Carla Hall, Bravo's 'Top Chef All Stars' participant, got in the holiday spirit today by giving some of her energy to help power the New Year at the Duracell Mobile Smart Power Lab in Madison Square Park in New York City. Carla also provided fellow pedalers with recipe cards for her holiday versions of Pumpkin Bisque and Parmesan Shortbread. Along with Carla, Padma Lakshmi, Kyle Richards, Reichen Lehmkhuhl, Rodiney Santiago, Aasif Mandvi, Erika Jayne and Jessica Cimato, also jumped on Power Rovers to help generate power that Duracell will use to light the 2011 numerals in Times Square on New Year's Eve.

What better way for Bravo to remember some of the year's best moments than by being entertained, amused, maybe even repulsed by the hilarious animated antics of 'Shep and Tiffany Watch TV: The Best of 2010.' Airing Thursday, December 23 at 11pm et/pt, this half-hour comedy special highlights and parodies the year's juiciest moments of reality television. Catching Bravo's attention with his wildly popular 'Real Housewives' reunion parodies, this special is based on the animated web shorts from Shep Boucher that have garnered worldwide notoriety with millions of online hits.

Last night, December 6, LAByrinth Theater Company (Co-Artistic Directors Stephen Adly Guirgis, Mimi O'Donnell, Yul Vázquez and Managing Director, Danny Feldman), presented Celebrity Charades at St. Paul's Hall.

Oxygen Media and Casting Duo, in association with Robert Ulrich, casting director of 'Glee,' will begin the casting search for 'The Glee Project' with open calls in Chicago on Saturday, December 18 and Sunday, December 19 and in Dallas on Saturday, January 8 and Sunday, January 9. Aside from these open calls, the team will also be reaching out to the next wave of professional performers through official industry channels in order to ensure everyone is included in this opportunity. 'The Glee Project,' where performers will compete for a multi-episode guest-starring role on season three of hit series 'Glee,' will premiere on Oxygen in June 2011.

Photos from the Women's Wear Daily 100 Anniversary Gala at Cipriani 42nd Street on November 2, 2010 in New York City.

In honor of the 20th anniversary of Glamour's Women of the Year Awards, the magazine has put together a day of panel discussions and a special reading of selections from Nora Ephron and Delia Ephron's Love, Loss and What I Wore at 92nd Street Y on November 1, 2010.

The Halloween Extravaganza at Lanvin Boutique on October 29, 2010 in New York City.

The 2010 Alzheimer's Association Rita Hayworth Gala at The Waldorf=Astoria on October 26, 2010 in New York City.

The 27th annual Alzheimer's Association's New York Rita Hayworth Gala will be held on Tuesday, October 26th at the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel, New York.