Lakshmi, 37, divorced novelist Salman Rushdie last summer after three years of marriage. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)
Lakshmi’s second book, “Tangy Tart Hot & Sweet,” was published last year. Times’ Food writer Amy Scattergood said “The book has range and some interesting flavor profiles, but the mechanics don’t work as well as they should.” (David Livingston / Getty Images)
