Padma Lakshmi checked in on one of her former “Top Chef” winners the other night. The host of the Bravo chef competition show popped in for dinner with some friends at The General, where Season 3 winner Hung Huynh presides over the kitchen. Spies tell us that after snacking on Huynh’s Southeast Asian dishes, Lakshmi congratulated him on his success. The General has already served Nas, Cuba Gooding Jr. and Taye Diggs since EMM Group opened the restaurant at 199 Bowery.