Padma Lakshmi

Padma Lakshmi is the creator and host of Hulu's Taste the Nation as well as host and executive producer of the Emmy-winning Bravo series Top Chef. She is the bestselling author of two cookbooks; The Encyclopedia of Spices and Herbs; and the memoir Love, Loss and What We Ate. Lakshmi is also cofounder of the Endometriosis Foundation of America, an artist ambassador for the ACLU, and a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations. She lives in New York City with her daughter. Her favorite kind of tomato is a San Marzano.

From the dust jacket of Tomatoes for Neela