Natalie Portman & Padma Talk "Little Pricks" On Top Chef (VIDEO)

Natalie Portman guest judged on this week's "Top Chef." The challenge was for the chefs to cook vegetarian food, as Portman does not eat meat.

When one contestant's food came out with a garlic puff, Padma likened it to a "little prick" on her tongue. With laughter and back and forth, judge Tom Colicchio summed it up as "from a little prick to big in your mouth."

The whole exchange, with Portman weighing in, starts 3:50 into the clip below.


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[ekeil]

01:07 PM on 11/01/2009

Love her. She was stunning in Closer: http://www­.actresssc­ene.com/20­09/06/nata­lie-portma­n-in-close­r.html

[seedoubleyou]

07:00 PM on 10/30/2009

Yay! Natalie Portman is cool! (if they're going to put movie stars on the show then next they should get Ed Norton. He, too, is cool).

[roblabrousse]

10:38 AM on 10/30/2009

It's so much fun to watch all those non Princes and non Princesses acting like royalty !!!!

[FerrellGummitt]

09:42 AM on 10/30/2009

I thought she was dating Sean Penn...

[firelord5000]

02:10 PM on 10/30/2009

Nope, she never has.

[Ward97212]

03:34 AM on 10/30/2009

And technicall­y speaking, it's "Padme" - but I'm more of a trek-speci­fic nerd. hahaha... Qa'pla!

[neurogrl]

08:27 AM on 10/30/2009

Poorly written blurb. Padma is the host and one of the judges of the show. Portman was a guest on the show this week.

[Pema]

10:09 AM on 10/30/2009

if they mess up again, its off to ura pente. w/o their long underwear.­...

[KingCujo]

02:50 AM on 10/30/2009

Natalie was naughty! They were all having a fine time with the grapes!

[ChelseaC]

02:30 AM on 10/30/2009

Natalie was overly critical of those Chefs. I didn't like that.

[aftershock]

10:43 AM on 10/30/2009

I don't think she was. They all had something wrong with their dishes. The vegetarian challenges are never easy for these chefs. If you're not a vegetarian­, try to put together an upscale vegetarian meal on the spot after you've been planning to do steak and lobsters lol. Not an easy task.

[epistemological]

04:49 PM on 10/30/2009

falafel with a side of tabuli, and humus. Not only is that vegan but takes under 30min to make.

[DrCardio]

01:24 AM on 10/30/2009

I dont care for this show, I more than likely will never watch a complete episode, but i've had a crush on natalie portman since i was 10 years old, and I just had to see what she had to say. She is just too cute.

[brooklyncitizen]

12:42 AM on 10/30/2009

Well I'm not a foodie that's for sure. Why does food have to be so contrived and complicate­d all aestehtic and no sustenance­? None of those were a "meal".

[marco01]

04:19 AM on 10/30/2009

That's why they call it the Culinary Arts.

[SpoonieLuv]

12:41 AM on 10/30/2009

Too bad that it links to a junk site...

[TheBaffler]

11:45 PM on 10/29/2009

That guy looks like H. Jon Benjamin. I bet he isn't as funny, though.

[CapableOne]

11:15 PM on 10/29/2009

Also... did anybody else catch the reference to smoking herb that Natalie made (discussin­g Michael's banana polenta)? She's a naughty one...

[firelord5000]

10:41 PM on 10/29/2009

That was very entertaini­ng, and Natalie Portman, and Padma, and even Gail are alll sooooooo hawttt!

[powertothepeople]

10:25 PM on 10/29/2009

K street w****!

[tmo7734]

10:15 PM on 10/29/2009

An innocent, unintended statement. Perhaps a Freudian slip. Neverthele­ss, Padma is adorable.

[madHenry]

11:55 PM on 10/29/2009

Like Natalie is NOT adorable? Gotta love that young woman. Smart, funny and just a little edgy.

[tmo7734]

01:52 PM on 10/30/2009

I can't say I disagree..­.