Padma Lakshmi Says Her Daughter Couldn’t ‘Care Less' About Her Viral Cooking Videos (Exclusive)

Padma Lakshmi’s viral moments don’t impressment her teenage daughter.

The Top Chef alum’s fame has stuck connected TV screens and telephone screens, though Krishna, 15, doesn’t notice.

PEOPLE caught up pinch nan erstwhile Taste nan Nation host, 54, astatine nan opening nighttime premiere of Shakespeare successful nan Park's accumulation of Twelfth Night connected Thursday, Aug. 21.

When Lakshmi was asked astir really her girl reacts to her viral videos, she had a blunt answer.

“She [couldn’t] attraction less, honestly,” nan writer of nan upcoming cookbook, Padma’s All American, told PEOPLE, turning to Krishna and asking, “How do you react?”

The teen confirmed her mother’s original answer: “Oh my God, I don't care.”

The rising precocious schoolhouse freshman is often featured successful Lakshmi’s societal media posts, whether they are cooking aliases trying nan latest TikTok trend.

Krishna’s culinary prowess is moreover featured successful Lakshmi’s upcoming cookbook, group to beryllium released connected Nov. 4, 2025. 

Lakshmi told PEOPLE astir her daughter’s look inclusion earlier this summer. “I’m trying to show really recipes evolve, and truthful that's really her look came about,” Lakshmi said. 

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She continued, explaining their move successful nan kitchen, “I for illustration to navigator pinch her. Actually, she prefers to navigator pinch her father, to beryllium honest. She says I'm a small overbearing."

Twelfth Night stars Lupita Nyong'o and her relative Junior Nyong'o arsenic twins Viola and Sebastian, Jesse Tyler Ferguson arsenic Andrew Aguecheek, Sandra Oh arsenic Olivia and Peter Dinklage arsenic Malvolio, among others.

Shakespeare successful nan Park's Twelfth Night runs from Friday, Aug. 22, done Sept. 13. Ticket accusation is disposable astatine publictheater.org