COOKBOOK REVEALS WHAT MODELS REALLY EAT

COOKBOOK REVEALS WHAT MODELS REALLY EAT

NEW YORK (Wireless Flash) -- It may sound like the punch line to a joke, but a top fashion model has just written a cookbook. Model Padma Lakshmi says she put together her "Easy Exotic" (Miramax/Hyperion) cookbook because she wants to show people how the lanky ladies of the runway really eat. Lakshmi says many folks mistakenly believe models starve themselves and hate food, but that's not true at all. Some of the more hearty recipes in the book include cheese- filled Lasagna Rolls, Sauteed Steak in Red Wine and Shallot Sauce and even a puff-pastry dessert called Apple Gallettes. Although Lakshmi admits the idea of a model's cookbook sounds like an oxymoron, she says she loves to whip up recipes for herself and other models whenever she's on a photo shoot.

CONTACT: Padma Lakshmi, ***1/2; Arrange thru Patty Whalan; Hatfield, MA; (413) 247-9325