Padma Lakshmi News

Get all the scoop on Upcoming Guests on WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE WITH ANDY COHEN, 2/24-2/28, airing on Bravo!

With SXSW 2019 just around the corner, we are excited to reveal five Keynotes as well as more Featured Speakers across 25 Tracks of curated Conference programming.

Get all the scoop on Upcoming Guests on LIVE WITH KELLY AND RYAN, 1/28-2/1

The Producers Guild of America has announced the nominees for its 31st Annual Producers Guild Awards, to be presented at the Fairmont Century Plaza hotel in Los Angeles on Saturday, January 18, 2020.

Last night, Bloomberg Businessweek hosted a celebration of this year's Bloomberg 50, its annual list honoring 50 icons and innovators who have changed the global business landscape in measurable ways over the past year. The event took place at Cipriani 25 Broadway in New York. Aasif Mandvi was the Master of Ceremonies and there was a special musical performance by Megan Hilty.

Preschoolers will be whisked away on magical culinary adventures in Nickelodeon's brand-new CG-animated series, Butterbean's Café, premiering Monday, Nov. 12, at 1 p.m. (ET/PT), in the Nick Jr. preschool block. The series (40 episodes), which centers on a fairy named Butterbean and her adventures running her neighborhood café and bakery, will feature guest voice appearances by top celebrity chefs and culinary experts: Richard Blais (Top Chef, Guy's Grocery Games), Alton Brown (Good Eats, Iron Chef America), Carla Hall (The Chew, Top Chef), Padma Lakshmi (Top Chef), Giada De Laurentiis (Giada at Home) and Rachael Ray (The Rachael Ray Show). Created by Robert Scull and Jonny Belt (Bubble Guppies), Butterbean's Café showcases creative cooking and features a curriculum with social-emotional lessons that highlight kindness and gratitude, and leadership skills. Following its U.S. launch, Butterbean's Café will roll out on Nickelodeon's international channels and branded blocks throughout 2019.

This season, transform your favorite holiday treats, menus and gatherings with the perfect unexpected ingredient: Kellogg's cereal! Kellogg's is partnering with cookbook author and culinary expert, Padma Lakshmi, to host a cereal-centric baking competition and crown the next "must-make" holiday dessert. Lakshmi will host Kellogg's Holiday Baking Challenge at Kellogg's NYC Caf and judge desserts made by four finalists.

Bravo's 'Top Chef' heads to the state of Kentucky for season 16, kicking off with two weeks of supersized premieres beginning Thursday, December 6 at 9:00 pm ET/PT. This season, 15 new talented chefs from cities big and small across the U.S. will compete for the sought-after title amid the unique culinary scenes in Louisville, Lexington and Lake Cumberland, before heading abroad for an epic finale showdown in Macau, China. The Emmy and James Beard Award-winning series returns with host Padma Lakshmi, head judge Tom Colicchio, Graham Elliot, Nilou Motamed and Gail Simmons. 

The Hudson River Park has announced that they will honor Award-winning actor, Claire Danes; Deputy Mayor, City of New York & Vice Chair, Hudson River Park Trust, Alicia Glen and Chairman & CEO, RXR Realty LLC, Scott Rechler at the 2018 Gala on Thursday, October 11th at Pier 62 in Hudson River Park.

On Monday, November 5, 2018, the Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF) will host its annual New York Fall Gala at Cipriani 42ndStreet in New York City.  At this year's gala, EJAF Founder Sir Elton John and Chairman David Furnish will honor Ford Foundation President Darren Walker, philanthropist Patricia Hearst, and long-time advocate Joe McMillan, CEO and Chairman of DDG, with EJAF's Enduring Vision Award.  Nine-time Grammy Award Winning Singer, Songwriter Sheryl Crow will be the special musical guest, and Bryan Stevenson, Founder and Executive Director of the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) and the new National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Alabama, will be the featured speaker. CBS This Morning co-anchor and journalist Gayle King will host the event.

The Paley Center for Media today announced the schedule for PALEYFEST NY 2018, which will take place October 5-18, 2018. This two-week celebration of television brings together the cast and creative teams of today's most acclaimed and popular TV shows for screenings and interactive panel discussions taking place at The Paley Center for Media in New York City.

E! has given the greenlight to a fourth season of hit series 'Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry.' As Hollywood's most sought-after medium, Tyler Henry will return to deliver remarkable readings to celebrities looking for advice, connection, healing and closure. This past season, Tyler made jaw-dropping connections for some of Hollywood's biggest names including La Toya Jackson, Chrissy Metz, Jim Parsons, Lucy Hale, Titus Burgess, Selma Blair, Kristin Cavallari, Teresa Giudice, Iggy Azalea, Guiliana Rancic, Christina El Moussa, Padma Lakshmi and more.

Tickets are now on sale for the 11th annual Food Network & Cooking Channel New York City Wine and Food Festival presented by Capital One (NYCWFF). The festival returns to EAT. DRINK. END HUNGER from October 11 - 14, 2018.

Get all the scoop on Coming Up on LIFE IN PIECES , airing on CBS today, June 21, 2018!

The “2018 Billboard Music Awards,” hosted by “The Voice” coach, Kelly Clarkson, was an emotional and celebratory night of nostalgic and one-of-a-kind musical performances and touching moments all to celebrate this year's biggest and best in music! This year's show aired live on both coasts from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 20 at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT on NBC.

Add another award to Lin-Manuel Miranda's list! The composer/lyricist/actor best known for Hamilton has picked up a Billboard Music Award for Moana! The soundtrack to the hit Disney animated film, with music and lyrics by Miranda, won the award for Top Soundtrack.

dick clark productions and NBC announced today the full line-up of presenters for the "2018 Billboard Music Awards." The film, television and music stars slated to take the stage throughout the night include Hailey Baldwin, Tyra Banks, Alison Brie, The Chainsmokers, Ciara, Andy Cohen, Simon Cowell, Darren Criss, Halsey, Tip "T.I." Harris, Justin Hartley & Chrissy Metz, Nick Jonas & Mustard, Chloe Kim, Mila Kunis, Padma Lakshmi, Des Linden, Julia Michaels, French Montana, Ne-Yo, Derek Hough & Jenna Dewan, Evan Ross & Ashlee Simpson, Grace VanderWaal and Rebel Wilson.

HOLLYWOOD MEDIUM WITH TYLER HENRY AIRS WEDNESDAYS AT 9 PM ET/PT ONLY ON E!

RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE 'Ru-veals' Guest Judges for Highly Anticipated Season 10 Premiering 3/22