{"id":13618,"date":"2012-07-17T03:07:41","date_gmt":"2012-07-17T03:07:41","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-15T11:50:55","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T11:50:55","slug":"padma-lakshmi-won-t-give-up-confidential-top-chef-locale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/?p=13618","title":{"rendered":"Padma Lakshmi won\u2019t give up confidential Top Chef locale"},"content":{"rendered":"

Top Chef host\/professional secret keeper Padma Lakshmi does not want people drawing attention to the fact that she is in Seattle scoping out new locations or the Seattle cuisine!<\/strong><\/p>\n

According to a tipster at Eater<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\u201cPadma Lakshmi walked out of the Inn at the Market and into a waiting minivan. Since we are huge fans, we got out of the car, walked across the street, and waved wildly. When she looked up from her iPhone, I yelled \u2018we\u2019re huge fans!\u2019\u2026and she shushed me, holding a finger to her lips. Embarrassed, we slunk away.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Seattle Times’ Danny O’Neil had a similar experience at the hotel Olive 8<\/strong>, where there have been numerous Top Chef judge sightings. Writes O’Neil, “Just got shushed by ?#TopChef?’s Padma when I blew her cover.” Oh, Padma, when will all the shushing end? We’re sure she looked glamorous doing it!
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