Padma Lakshmi’s commercial for Carl’s jr.

While there is no question that beautiful model, actress and cookbook author Padma Lakshmi can sell hamburgers like no one else, one may speculate about her ability to promote the art of good eating. Too bad that Padna’s website touts the merits of her award-winning cookbooks as “delicious low fat diet” and describes her “perusing the markets by day, her eye for potential taste is uncanny, while her ability to concoct recipes on the fly manifests her natural culinary instincts”. In my opinion, the market in this slightly absurd commercial is perused a little too quickly. It’s a little like watching Beauty & The Beast, except that the prince charming doesn’t change into a fit, handsome male but a fat slob with cardio-vascular diseases.
I’m too cynical. Really, I just regret that she didn’t use her good looks to promote organic food, independent restaurants or “farm to fork” educational programs.
But you know what? Padna is easily forgiven, and no, me being a heterosexual male has nothing to do with that.

And please, Padna, if you ever happen to read this post, click on the banner link below. That’s more like what you should be sticking your tongue on.