I Don't Look At Ratings Until Somebody

I'm An Immigrant Kid Who Came To America From India When I Was Very Young And Grew Up In New York City With A Single Mom And Really Was Influenced By All Of Those Immigrant Cultures Bumping Up Against Each Other.

I Don't Look At Ratings Until Somebody Tells Me.

Part Of My Job As A Food Writer Is To Describe Food. So My Work On 'top Chef,' I Feel, Is An Extension Of That. When We Give A Criticism To The Contestant, We Want To Make Sure We Tell Them Why It's Not Working And Why It Would Work If They Did It A Different Way.

I'm Not Attached To Things At All. I'm Very Lucky To Have Quite A Few Beautiful Things, But If I Look Back At My Life, I Was Often Happiest When I Had Very Little.

People Are Thrown Off By Someone Who Looks Feminine, But Is Also Strong. It's Not That Pretty Girls Aren't Smart, It's That Women Aren't Strong.