Latest / Fresh Intelligence / JD Vance Torched by 'Top Chef' Alum Over the 'Disgusting Ranch Dressing' Meal He Cooked for His Indian Wife Usha
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- 0:18[SPEAKER_00]: J.D.
- 0:18[SPEAKER_00]: Vance's humorous recollection of the worst meal he ever prepared for his wife, Ushah, drew sharp criticism from former Top Chef host Pad Malakshme, radaronline.com reports.
- 0:28[SPEAKER_00]: Lakshme, who shares Indian heritage with both Vance and Ushah, expressed disdain for Vance's use of ranch dressing on vegetables instead of traditional ingredients.
- 0:37[SPEAKER_00]: In a Fox News interview with Lera Trump, Vance recalled his cooking miss-happ, Ushas of vegetarian, and I am not.
- 0:44[SPEAKER_00]: So I'm thinking to myself, what is a vegetarian eat?
- 0:47[SPEAKER_00]: Vegetables, dairy, and bread.
- 0:50[SPEAKER_00]: He described how he created a pizza-like dish using crescent rolls topped with vegetables and ranch dressing, ultimately declaring it disgusting and inedible.
- 0:58[SPEAKER_00]: Ushan noted that Vance has improved significantly since then, mentioning his passion for baking and his success with Japanese milk bread, Shoku Pan, which she praised, he's been working on it for a while, and he does it really well.
- 1:11[SPEAKER_00]: During a recent appearance on the Daily Show, Lakshmi criticized Vance's initial culinary blunder, accusing him of cultural insensitivity.
- 1:19[SPEAKER_00]: She remarked, there are so many reasons to hate J.D.
- 1:21[SPEAKER_00]: Vance, I didn't think we needed a culinary one.
- 1:24[SPEAKER_00]: Lakshmi pointed out that Ushya comes from a rich culinary tradition and question Vance's choice to serve ranch dressing, who bakes ranch dressing.
- 1:32[SPEAKER_00]: Additionally, she chastised him for being unaware of Ushya's diverse vegetarian preferences, saying, you've been married to this person for over a decade, right?
- 1:41[SPEAKER_00]: We eat lots of things, right?
- 1:44[SPEAKER_00]: Rice, lentils, beans, squash, all this stuff.
- 1:48[SPEAKER_00]: Lakshmi also took a jabber who shot, who is expecting the couple's fourth child, suggesting that maybe vans knows her taste because they are not really good.
- 1:56[SPEAKER_00]: Known for her outspoken criticism of President Trump, Lakshmi has previously labeled him a racist buffoon and criticized his immigration policies, aiming to counteract hate through her upcoming cookbook, Padma's All-American, Tails, Travels, and Recipes from Taste The Nation and Beyond.
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