Terra Dankowski writes: “Model, author, and television host and producer Padma Lakshmi is having a productive year: The 18th season of her reality competition show Top Chef concluded this summer, snagging five Emmy nominations; she released a children’s book, Tomatoes for Neela, with illustrator Juana Martinez-Neal; and her travelogue series Taste the Nation returned to Hulu on November 4. American Libraries talked with Lakshmi about the intersection of cooking and family, how we can save the restaurant industry, and the value of creating space for everyone’s food story.”