Padma, who shares Indian heritage with Usha, slammed the choice as tone-deaf and mocked the use of bottled ranch on a dish tied to a rich culinary tradition. She criticized the apparent cultural insensitivity and ridiculed the idea of baking ranch into a meal meant for a vegetarian partner.
Usha, expecting the couple's fourth child, says Vance has improved dramatically. He now bakes breads like brioche and has been praised for mastering Shokupan, proof he’s come a long way from that early cooking fail. Padma, meanwhile, remains outspoken — she has previously criticized former President Trump and recently described her 2025 cookbook as a tribute to immigrant cuisines.