Padma Lakshmi seduces a Hardee's burger

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She may not get all sudsy with a Bentley, but it looks like Top Chef host Padma Lakshmi will make her feelings for Hardee's hamburgers clear in an upcoming TV commercial for the brand. "I think it's a beautiful love song to food," Lakshmi tells People.com about the commercial, shot this week, for Hardee's Bacon Western Thickburger. "I think eating in itself is an act of great sensuality, so all you have to do is point the camera in the right direction."

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