Padma Lakshmi revealed that telling chefs to "pack their knives and go" was the hardest part of hosting Top Chef. Padma's unique perspective showed how much chefs sacrificed and how hard it was for her to eliminate them. Despite the difficulty of eliminating chefs, Padma's departure from Top Chef was not due to this aspect of the show.

As Top Chef's longstanding host, Padma Lakshmi has watched the competitors go through a lot. For example, one winning chef was accused of stealing a recipe, a former competitor was labeled a bully, and another winner was arrested in connection to a grisly crime.

Unfortunately for Padma, her time hosting Top Chef has been rocky at times too since she once claimed to have been harassed on set. However, that terrible situation and the time she ate a truly horrible dish weren't what made hosting Top Chef so hard. Instead, Padma...