Padma Lakshmi—Top Chef hostess, pot head, wife of Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie, and possessor of the hottest arm scar since Winona Ryder in Girl, Interrupted—was recently spotted at the Rose Bar, says Page Six.

While Rushdie was being knighted by the Queen of England last week [Ed. note: Mazel!], Lakshmi was spotted hanging out into the wee hours at the Rose Bar at the Gramercy Park Hotel with a well-known chef who was there without his spouse. "They seemed to be quite interested in what each other had to say," said a witness. "They were oblivious to the people around them."

Two people talking? In public? Clearly if this chef is acting like he's interested in what she had to say, his intentions are less than honorable. We have a hunch who it might be but take our poll and decide for yourself. The truth is what you make it!

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