“This episode made me miss Padma”: ‘Top Chef’ Season 22 Indian Cuisine Felt Tame And I Know Padma Lakshmi Would’ve Been Furious

Top Chef season 22 has started to gain momentum with high-stakes challenges. The same happened in the recently released Episode 5 of the show as well. Not only did it explore the diverse flavors of Canada, but it also presented a challenge in which the participating chefs had to create dishes inspired by the country’s many cultures.
This included several cuisines, but all eyes went to the Indian cuisine as the chefs responsible for the same completely failed to bring out the true flavors of the dish.
Padma Lakshmi | Credits: @padmalakshmi/Instagram
For longtime viewers of the show, it was hard not to think about Padma Lakshmi, who recently bashed two influencers who tried to disrespect a South Indian restaurant and its food. Let’s dive deeper to understand what happened in the episode.
Would this Indian dish be Padma Lakshmi approved?
Episode 5 of Top Chef Season 22 was quite different than the last four episodes.
This included several cuisines, but all eyes went to the Indian cuisine as the chefs responsible for the same completely failed to bring out the true flavors of the dish.
Padma Lakshmi | Credits: @padmalakshmi/Instagram
For longtime viewers of the show, it was hard not to think about Padma Lakshmi, who recently bashed two influencers who tried to disrespect a South Indian restaurant and its food. Let’s dive deeper to understand what happened in the episode.
Would this Indian dish be Padma Lakshmi approved?
Episode 5 of Top Chef Season 22 was quite different than the last four episodes.
- 4/11/2025
- by Sakshi Singh
- FandomWire
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