News Summary

• Padma Lakshmi is the host of “America’s Culinary Cup,’ whose finale airs next week.
• “I wanted the jewelry to stand out, because the minute you pair it with a gown, it goes someplace else,” she says.
• Lakshmi describes “Culinary Cup” to Alexa as “my biggest professional swing.” She had been ready to realize her dream of creating a competition that treated its chefs like the vaunted professionals they are.