Dream Dinner Guests Padma Lakshmi and Ruth Bader Ginsburg Share a Post-Meal Selfie

Padma Lakshmi and RBG at an enviable dinner party

Top Chef host Padma Lakshmi and Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg recently enjoyed a meal together, as captured in a photo Lakshmi shared on social media over the weekend.

Lakshmi, who is outspoken about feminism, immigration, and human rights, wrote in a caption accompanying the selfie:

There are meals in your life you will never forget. Meals you will tell your grandkids about. Last night was one of them. I had dinner with someone I’ve admired for a long long time. And she did not disappoint. Witty and whip smart, she had a twinkle in her eye the whole night. We sipped champagne, savored our gazpacho and crab and talked of India in the 80’s and so much more.

She also thanked the host of the dinner, restaurant critic and writer David Hagedorn and DHS communications official Michael Widomski, who were married by RBG in 2013. The Friday dinner was called “Dinner With Justice Ginsburg” and featured dishes including deviled eggs, tomato sandwiches, gazpacho with crab, king salmon with fried okra and eggplant, and peach crostata with ice cream, according to a menu obtained by Insider.

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