I really like to sometimes go into food detox and eat very simply.

In truth, I am a single mother. But I don't feel alone at all in parenting my daughter. Krishna has a whole other side of her family who loves her, too. And so Krishna is parented by me, but also by her grandmother and aunts and cousins and uncles and friends.

I usually doze off between 7:30 and 9 p.m. while putting my baby to sleep. Then I suddenly wake up remembering I'm an adult with no bedtime. I spend the next four hours catching up on reading, e-mails, and other adult pursuits until I collapse for good until sunrise.

I don't look at ratings until somebody tells me.

People always comment about my clothes. They don't think a fashionable woman can love food and be knowledgeable and actually cook.

During the course of filming 'Top Chef,' I gain 15 lbs., so I'm used to needing two dress sizes.

Whenever I'm in sync with the trends, it's always an accident. I still love wearing clothes I've had for ten years. I think understated luxury is the chicest thing.