On The TODAY Show Wednesday, Padma Lakshmi, the host of the small screen hit Top Chef, shared one of her favorite recipes from her cookbook and previews the sixth season of the hit show as seventeen brand-new chef’testants get ready to brave the heat of the kitchen in Sin City!

Check out the premiere of Top Chef: Las Vegas @ 9/8c and the finale of Top Chef Masters @ 10/9c Wednesday night on Bravo.