Caroline Framke Chief TV CriticIn the first season of “Taste the Nation,” Padma Lakshmi tasked herself with visiting immigrant communities across the country, explaining their entire trajectories from country of origin to the United States, and how they and their food adapted to their new home — in 30 minutes or less.
It’s a hugely ambitious premise that succeeded more often than not, in large part thanks to Lakshmi’s confident, compassionate brand of hosting.
Whether stirring a pot, kneading dough, or just chatting pleasant nonsense in a new friend’s kitchen, she’s perfectly congenial and more than a little mischievous.
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