The Washington Post on Wednesday published a self-deprecating column by Top Chef star Padma Lakshmi excoriating its own columnist, Gene Weingarten, while also hinting that he needed to be replaced by a writer of color.

The Washington Post on Wednesday published a self-deprecating column by Top Chef star Padma Lakshmi excoriating its own columnist, Gene Weingarten, while also hinting that he needed to be replaced by a writer of color.