Padma Lakshmi is taking a break from her judging duties on "Top Chef" to explore the evolution of American food through the impact of cultural diversity.

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Her new Hulu docu-series "Taste the Nation" follows Padma on an odyssey through 10 cities across the country to taste the essence of what is American cuisine.

"Everything that the American cuisine is today is because all these different people and different cultures contributed to it."

As the focus of today's #SeeHER Spotlight, we recognize Padma's personal journey of perseverance and success in a male dominated industry and as an inspiration to young women, personifying self determination and taking risks to achieve goals.