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Padma Lakshmi's gorgeous jewelry is now available for retail sale. Based upon family jewelry she combines karated gold, rubies, pearls and semi-precious gemstones.

Leading musicians of a gharana are occasionally awarded or assume honorific titles such as ustâd or pandit (i.e Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, Pandit Ravi Shankar).

The tulasi leaf is steeped in legend. Its ritual marriage to God in the form of the shaligram stone is conducted in every Hindu household.

On this week's episode of Top Chef, guest judge Rocco DiSpirito and the hosts of the Today Show help choose the challenge winners as the chefs tackle breakfast and TV.

This week's Top Chef combines food and music, with the Foo Fighters as the celebrity guests. The chefs create a Thanksgiving meal that they will never forget.

British food critic Toby Young joins Tom Colicchio, Padma Lakshmi, and guest judge Jean-Christophe Novelli judge the chefs as they express their individuality.

But you already knew that, didn't you? 'Food & Wine' scooped Bravo and mentioned that Ilan won before the episode aired. Ugh! Here's the recap anyway.

The Karwa Chauth is a rigorous fast traditionally undertaken by women alone. Now, husbands are joining in as well.

The chefs finally create some great food and impress the judges. Then, they undo all of that with some wild behavior, including drinking, head-shaving and violence.

Bravo TV's hit culinary show tests the chefs on their Angel versus Devil and deconstruction skills.

The chefs take a two-month hiatus. When they return, we see not much is changed. Sam, Elia and Ilan still hate Marcel. Ugh!

Something's cooking in the kitchen and it smells like...anger. The madness against Marcel reaches fever pitch and spoils over big time.

Snarky attitudes and true abilities make appearances as Penn and Teller and Michelle Bernstein are welcomed into the Top Chef Las Vegas kitchen.

Cable's top food show heads to Las Vegas with a brand new group of chefs. Tom Colicchio, Padma Lakshmi, Gail Simmons and Toby Young all return for Top Chef Season 6.

Eight of the top contestants from the first three seasons of Top Chef return to compete for a $20,000 prize in this holiday themed special competition.

This season's Top Chef promises surprises, new challenges, spectacular locale, and an upscale pool of competitors to provide the most exciting season yet!

Far from the plenteous amenities of the Las Vegas Strip restaurant kitchens, the competitors are forced to duke it out under extreme conditions in the Nevada desert.

An Quickfire Challenge with a deadly outcome causes tensions to build but reveals a judges round table of culinary royalty for those lucky cheftestants who make the cut.

Hosea Rosenberg, Stefan Richter, and Carla hall are the last three chefs on Top Chef: New York. One of them will be named the winner in the season finale in New Orleans.

For the fifth season, Top Chef has arrived in New York City with seventeen new competitors. The first episode eliminates not one but two of the chefs.

Seafood rules this week's challenges as Chef Eric Ripert from Le Bernadin Restaurant visits as the guest judge. Stefan Richter continues to be the chef to beat.

After the elimination of two contestants in Week 1, Top Chef returns with an elimination challenge held in Craft Restaurant.

Judge Gail Simmons is getting married, and the Top Chef contestants are challenged with catering a bridal shower that host Padma Lakshmi is throwing for her.

The Top Chefs face two holiday themed challenges. Guest judges Martha Stewart, Michelle Bernstein, and Natasha Richardson all make appearances.

The Top Chef: New York contestants face processed foods in the Quickfire Challenge and then cook farm-fresh ingredients at Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture.

The eight remaining chefs have 24 hours to open restaurants on this week's episode of Top Chef: New York. Restaurateur Stephen Starr appears as the guest judge.

Bravo's reality series Top Chef has become a phenomenon. The show has returned for a fifth season, complete with judges Tom Colicchio, Gail Simmons, and Padma Lakshmi.

The show's called 'Top Chef', but you wouldn't have known it from this week's episode. The remaining contestants didn't do a thing right.

Seven contestants from past seasons of Top Chef return to challenge the New York cast to a cook-off. Guest judge Scott Conant rates the Quickfire and Elimination rounds.

In the final Top Chef challenge before the finale in New Orleans, the five chefs are challenged to each cook a dish that a culinary master would want as their last meal.

The final four Top Chef: New York chefs head to New Orleans to face guest judge Emeril Lagasse. Three eliminated chefs get the chance to return to the competition.

India's most successful spin bowler Anil Kumble announced his retirement from Test cricket on 2nd November 2008 at the end of the Third Test match against Australia

Top Chef 2 has launched the series into a new stratosphere with a new host, a new look and a cast of new characters.

Judges introduce a new twist for the quickfire challenge. For the elimination challenge, chefs must prepare a meal outside at a ranch under less than ideal conditions.

Bengal is the ancient land that is now Bangladesh. This article looks at its history and people.

Cycling is a great way to see the countryside in Bangladesh. It offers an exciting way to experience the country and is an opportunity to stay off the tourist trail.

Kuakata Beach offers a getaway from the crowds and is often overlooked by tourists and locals alike. A lonely beach, the vista, and culture make Kuakata worth a visit.

Top Chef Season Five: New York is finally at an end. Hosea wins the cooking contest, but what became of Leah? Learn more about the lovebirds reunion embrace!

Eastern religions believe that all pray to the same God. Westerners don't understand this, and as a result, peace is incomprehensible.

Bravo's hit series Top Chef has a new spin-off, Top Chef Masters. Twenty-four master chefs will compete for a $100,000 donation to charity.

Fans of reality TV are in for a treat this holiday as many new books are scheduled to release. Read about Kathy Griffin, Ruby, Ali Vincent, Gordon Ramsay, or Hulk Hogan.

Finding the right name for a baby girl is not easy if it should be original yet simple. Indian baby names have beautiful meanings that guide the child throughout life.

Top Chef Masters provides a titillating moment. Jay Rayner offers elucidation about panna cotta. Host Kelly Choi then asks James Oseland for confirmation. Really?

Hosea has won Top Chef: New York. However, one prize is still remaining. The judges and seventeen chefs reunite to discuss the season and find out who is fan favorite.

A cookbook based on the hit Bravo series, Top Chef, including winning recipes and home cocktail party ideas.

Lindsay Lohan has unseated Jessica Alba as the hottest woman in the world, according to the Men's magazine Maxim.

One of the most important books of Buddhism, the Bardo Thödol is a book that teaches people how to die by teaching them how to live.

During the Top Chef: Las Vegas reunion special, the chefs relived their season, and dropped hints as to who would be crowned the season's fan favorite.