Food Industry's Loveliest Ladies

Of a piece with the site’s list of the hottest men in food, Slashfood presents its top women:

• Padma Lakshmi: “Calm, collected, and poised, the host of Bravo’s Top Chef is possibly the hottest woman on television,” John Devore writes.
• Giada De Laurentiis: The Food Network star is “fun, good-humored and stunning.”
• Cat Cora: A Food Network Iron Chef, yes, but “also a blonde bombshell, not to mention executive chef of Bon Appetit."

• Nigella Lawson: Crowned “queen of food porn” by wags in her native Britain.
• Jennifer Carroll: “Didn’t win the recent Top Chef, but she won many hearts.”
• Jaden Hair: “A sexy food author and blogger who writes about global cuisine with passion and attitude.”
• Gail Simmons: The Top Chef judge “is super hot because of her expertise, unpretentiousness, and grace.”
• Sunny Anderson: The Food Network host's “enthusiasm is infectious, as is her honey-sweet smile.”
• Katie Lee Joel: The critic and chef “has a girl-next-door wink, and is a dedicated epicurean.”
• Paula Deen: “This sexy, silver fox has a devilish twinkle in her eye, a saucy laugh, and a lust for life.”

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