Why you should read this Padma Lakshmi profile

For these three priceless quotes:
1) On her husband, Salman Rushdie:
"In India, he is very, very famous. He's like Faulkner to Americans, or Dostoevsky to Russians." I especially like this when it's followed by: "The only thing she doesn't like about him is his beard. It plays havoc with her skin."
2) On the uses of frozen grapes as seduction aids:
"Use the green ones, not the red ones because the red ones stain the sheet. Just keep them in the fridge - you never know when a date is going to end up back at your place."
3)On TV shows:
"When I was growing up in the US, there was a show called The Frugal Gourmet. Unfortunately, he got pulled up on some paedophile charges. But leaving that aside, he was good."