A review by tiarala
Love, Loss, and What We Ate: A Memoir by Padma Lakshmi

3.0

I really loved Lakshmi's stories of India, of her youth and her family as she grew up. The book became weaker as I went on and by the end I was kind of over it, which made me sad because I really do adore Padma. I love her cookbooks and use them often. I think the story of her complicated love life is intriguing and while many seem to be writing her off as a gold-digger, those are the circles she runs in, and she seems to genuinely have loved the much older men in her life. It's not my place to judge that or any part of her life. That said, those parts of the book became muddled and often dull. Lakshmi is at her best when talking about food, cooking, and her Indian culture.