1 00:00:00,042 --> 00:00:02,751 PADMA: Previously on Top Chef... 2 00:00:02,751 --> 00:00:04,334 For your elimination challenge, 3 00:00:04,334 --> 00:00:06,542 put your own twist on brisket. 4 00:00:06,542 --> 00:00:08,792 -I've never done this before. -JO: That looks fun. 5 00:00:08,792 --> 00:00:11,042 -It's going to get interesting. -Ashleigh, how is that brisket? 6 00:00:11,042 --> 00:00:13,292 -Well... -The dish morphed into something 7 00:00:13,292 --> 00:00:14,375 totally different. 8 00:00:14,375 --> 00:00:15,709 The soup is broken. 9 00:00:15,709 --> 00:00:17,334 I'm just finding it under seasoned. 10 00:00:17,334 --> 00:00:18,959 Chopping up the brisket. 11 00:00:18,959 --> 00:00:21,167 Probably a cardinal sin here in Texas. 12 00:00:21,167 --> 00:00:23,375 -GREGORY: Did a good job on it. -It came through, right? 13 00:00:23,375 --> 00:00:24,584 Yeah, he did. I was skeptical. 14 00:00:24,584 --> 00:00:26,209 She's grinding her burnt ends. 15 00:00:26,209 --> 00:00:28,709 Brisket and curry is not a thing, 16 00:00:28,709 --> 00:00:30,709 -but I'm making it a thing. -Even if she weren't 17 00:00:30,709 --> 00:00:32,584 a local gal, this would be a favorite. 18 00:00:32,584 --> 00:00:37,584 The chef with the winning brisket dish today is Evelyn. 19 00:00:37,584 --> 00:00:39,292 Ashleigh, 20 00:00:39,292 --> 00:00:42,959 please pack your knives and go. 21 00:00:42,959 --> 00:00:45,501 Nine chefs remain to compete 22 00:00:45,501 --> 00:00:47,667 in the ultimate culinary showdown. 23 00:00:47,667 --> 00:00:49,667 At stake for the winner: a feature 24 00:00:49,667 --> 00:00:51,959 in Food & Wine magazine, an appearance 25 00:00:51,959 --> 00:00:54,459 at the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen, 26 00:00:54,459 --> 00:00:59,042 $250,000 furnished by San Pellegrino 27 00:00:59,042 --> 00:01:01,459 and the coveted title of Top Chef. 28 00:01:01,459 --> 00:01:08,709 [upbeat music] 29 00:01:08,709 --> 00:01:15,626 [bluesy music] 30 00:01:15,626 --> 00:01:19,167 [FaceTime ringtone] 31 00:01:19,167 --> 00:01:21,125 -Hi. -I miss you so much. 32 00:01:21,125 --> 00:01:22,792 The last few days have been really hard. 33 00:01:22,792 --> 00:01:24,334 Yeah, same here. 34 00:01:24,334 --> 00:01:26,792 Home sick is such an understatement 35 00:01:26,792 --> 00:01:28,584 for what I'm feeling right now. 36 00:01:28,584 --> 00:01:31,042 Oh, boy. 37 00:01:31,042 --> 00:01:32,417 Say hi to Mum. 38 00:01:32,417 --> 00:01:34,042 JO: I'm really thankful for Leah. 39 00:01:34,042 --> 00:01:35,626 You know, she's been my rock 40 00:01:35,626 --> 00:01:38,375 and I waited a really long time to find her. 41 00:01:38,375 --> 00:01:40,250 If I had the option to go home right now, 42 00:01:40,250 --> 00:01:41,959 I'd just come home to you. 43 00:01:41,959 --> 00:01:44,083 Well, if I had the option to break into 44 00:01:44,083 --> 00:01:46,584 your hotel room right now, I would obviously do that too. 45 00:01:46,584 --> 00:01:50,000 I've just really not been able to find my stride, 46 00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:53,375 but my goals in being on Top Chef have always been 47 00:01:53,375 --> 00:01:56,542 about visibility, because living in Texas is hard. 48 00:01:56,542 --> 00:01:58,292 It's hard to feel like your friends 49 00:01:58,292 --> 00:02:00,209 are being legislated against, 50 00:02:00,209 --> 00:02:02,751 but my presence matters so much more here. 51 00:02:02,751 --> 00:02:04,375 You don't make a difference in places 52 00:02:04,375 --> 00:02:06,626 that are like-minded as you. 53 00:02:06,626 --> 00:02:08,167 Bye, honey. 54 00:02:08,167 --> 00:02:09,792 [smooch] Miss you. 55 00:02:09,792 --> 00:02:12,292 Miss you. 56 00:02:12,292 --> 00:02:13,459 Let's go. 57 00:02:13,459 --> 00:02:24,209 [hip-hop music] 58 00:02:24,209 --> 00:02:26,292 -Good morning, chefs. -JACKSON: Good morning. 59 00:02:26,292 --> 00:02:28,375 -Cool! -Ooh, I love her. 60 00:02:28,375 --> 00:02:31,501 PADMA: Please welcome this week's pair 61 00:02:31,501 --> 00:02:32,709 of quick fire judges: 62 00:02:32,709 --> 00:02:34,250 All-Star, Nini Nguyen, 63 00:02:34,250 --> 00:02:36,584 and Top Chef Kentucky winner, 64 00:02:36,584 --> 00:02:39,125 Kelsey Barnard Clark. Welcome back, ladies. 65 00:02:39,125 --> 00:02:43,167 [clapping] 66 00:02:43,167 --> 00:02:46,751 But there's one more person who can't miss this part. 67 00:02:46,751 --> 00:02:51,209 [suspenseful music] 68 00:02:51,209 --> 00:02:55,375 They've earned a second chance to compete in this competition. 69 00:02:55,375 --> 00:02:57,667 [Monique laughs] 70 00:02:57,667 --> 00:02:59,167 DAMARR: Uh-oh. 71 00:02:59,167 --> 00:03:03,125 There's someone coming back. 72 00:03:03,125 --> 00:03:08,125 The winner of part one of Last Chance Kitchen... 73 00:03:08,125 --> 00:03:09,459 Ashleigh. 74 00:03:09,459 --> 00:03:16,584 [clapping and cheering] 75 00:03:16,584 --> 00:03:18,501 I am back! 76 00:03:18,501 --> 00:03:21,000 I'm back in the kitchen. 77 00:03:21,000 --> 00:03:22,459 My girl! 78 00:03:22,459 --> 00:03:25,125 Finding the sense of belonging in a kitchen 79 00:03:25,125 --> 00:03:27,167 is not something that I've experienced, 80 00:03:27,167 --> 00:03:29,000 but I feel that here. 81 00:03:29,000 --> 00:03:30,626 You know, this is my family. 82 00:03:30,626 --> 00:03:32,667 Ashleigh, this is really flavorful. 83 00:03:32,667 --> 00:03:34,459 The texture components in the dish are really nice 84 00:03:34,459 --> 00:03:36,375 and the sauce works really, really well with salmon. 85 00:03:36,375 --> 00:03:37,709 You're back in. 86 00:03:37,709 --> 00:03:39,959 -[clapping] -Good job. 87 00:03:39,959 --> 00:03:42,250 Sarah, it's not over yet for you. 88 00:03:42,250 --> 00:03:46,459 You are still the last person left in Last Chance Kitchen. 89 00:03:46,459 --> 00:03:48,751 It's been a whirlwind, but it feels really good 90 00:03:48,751 --> 00:03:50,292 to be standing back in the kitchen. 91 00:03:50,292 --> 00:03:51,751 Now that we're all here, 92 00:03:51,751 --> 00:03:53,709 -are you ready to get cooking? -Yes. 93 00:03:53,709 --> 00:03:59,042 ♪♪♪ 94 00:03:59,042 --> 00:04:02,334 Today's quickfire is a little salty like me. 95 00:04:02,334 --> 00:04:04,792 -[laughs] -And sweet like me. 96 00:04:04,792 --> 00:04:07,375 Well, some of time. 97 00:04:07,375 --> 00:04:10,626 PADMA: As you can see, half of the ingredients here 98 00:04:10,626 --> 00:04:14,125 are sweet and the other half are salty. 99 00:04:14,125 --> 00:04:16,083 Chefs on this side of the kitchen 100 00:04:16,083 --> 00:04:19,125 get to choose one jar of sweet ingredients, 101 00:04:19,125 --> 00:04:21,209 and the chefs on this side of the kitchen, 102 00:04:21,209 --> 00:04:25,417 you get to choose one jar of salty ingredients. 103 00:04:25,417 --> 00:04:27,667 Come on up, and once you get 104 00:04:27,667 --> 00:04:30,459 your ingredients, stand over there. 105 00:04:30,459 --> 00:04:32,334 LUKE: Right in the middle, there's this black, 106 00:04:32,334 --> 00:04:34,250 kind of, box thing. 107 00:04:34,250 --> 00:04:37,000 Is this a part of the challenge? 108 00:04:37,000 --> 00:04:38,584 PADMA: Hurry it up, let's go. 109 00:04:38,584 --> 00:04:42,167 We're not sure exactly where this is going, 110 00:04:42,167 --> 00:04:46,959 but you definitely can't go wrong with pork rinds, correct? 111 00:04:46,959 --> 00:04:48,667 All right. 112 00:04:48,667 --> 00:04:52,792 For this quickfire challenge, we want you to create... 113 00:04:52,792 --> 00:04:57,334 -A sweet... -And salty... 114 00:04:57,334 --> 00:04:58,792 ... dessert. 115 00:04:58,792 --> 00:05:01,292 [laughter] 116 00:05:01,292 --> 00:05:03,375 -Ah, sh--. -[laughter] 117 00:05:03,375 --> 00:05:05,209 Yes, it's a dessert, 118 00:05:05,209 --> 00:05:07,042 but with a twist. 119 00:05:07,042 --> 00:05:11,083 Oh, God, what's in the box? 120 00:05:11,083 --> 00:05:14,834 -What is that? -Oh, my goodness. 121 00:05:14,834 --> 00:05:18,167 Our friends at Talenti Gelato and Sorbetto 122 00:05:18,167 --> 00:05:20,459 are back for another quickfire challenge. 123 00:05:20,459 --> 00:05:22,626 But this time, we're taking inspiration 124 00:05:22,626 --> 00:05:25,792 from the new range of flavors, Talenti Pairings. 125 00:05:25,792 --> 00:05:27,959 And if you haven't guessed it already, 126 00:05:27,959 --> 00:05:31,792 you'll be working in teams of two for this quickfire. 127 00:05:31,792 --> 00:05:34,000 -NICK: Oh, God. -PADMA: Nick! 128 00:05:34,000 --> 00:05:36,167 -[laughter] -Look at his face. 129 00:05:36,167 --> 00:05:40,334 -[laughing] -'Kay, we need a badass partner. 130 00:05:40,334 --> 00:05:42,042 To give you an idea 131 00:05:42,042 --> 00:05:44,125 of some sweet and salty pairings that work, 132 00:05:44,125 --> 00:05:46,751 there's Talenti Gelato pairings in the freezer 133 00:05:46,751 --> 00:05:48,626 that you can taste. 134 00:05:48,626 --> 00:05:52,000 So, pair up. One salty and one sweet per team. 135 00:05:52,000 --> 00:05:54,459 I'll do whatever. You want to? All right. 136 00:05:54,459 --> 00:05:56,667 JAE: Nuts and pears. 137 00:05:56,667 --> 00:05:58,167 Buddha's standing to my right 138 00:05:58,167 --> 00:05:59,709 and he has honey. 139 00:05:59,709 --> 00:06:01,792 Miso and honey is like two combinations 140 00:06:01,792 --> 00:06:03,417 that work well together. 141 00:06:03,417 --> 00:06:05,083 NICK: I got pork ----ing rinds. 142 00:06:05,083 --> 00:06:07,042 Everybody don't run away from me. Sh--. 143 00:06:07,042 --> 00:06:08,751 ASHLEIGH: Dude, we're going to do this. 144 00:06:08,751 --> 00:06:10,459 -[laughing] Okay. All right. -We're going to do this. 145 00:06:10,459 --> 00:06:12,667 Ginger snaps and pork rinds. 146 00:06:12,667 --> 00:06:14,709 [laughs] 147 00:06:14,709 --> 00:06:17,834 This is a challenge you're going to want to win. 148 00:06:17,834 --> 00:06:20,167 Because not only is there 149 00:06:20,167 --> 00:06:21,834 a $10,000 cash prize 150 00:06:21,834 --> 00:06:23,792 for the pair of winners, 151 00:06:23,792 --> 00:06:27,292 -there is double immunity. -Yes! 152 00:06:27,292 --> 00:06:30,459 And your dessert will help inspire 153 00:06:30,459 --> 00:06:33,459 a new Talenti Gelato flavor. 154 00:06:33,459 --> 00:06:35,626 To be clear, you don't have to make a gelato. 155 00:06:35,626 --> 00:06:37,959 We just want an innovative, 156 00:06:37,959 --> 00:06:40,459 sweet and salty dessert of any kind. 157 00:06:40,459 --> 00:06:44,083 PADMA: You have 45 minutes on the clock. 158 00:06:44,083 --> 00:06:49,584 And your time starts now. Good luck. 159 00:06:49,584 --> 00:06:52,709 ASHLEIGH: Come on, girl. 160 00:06:52,709 --> 00:06:55,167 -Caramel Pretzel Blondie. -Uh-huh. 161 00:06:55,167 --> 00:06:57,375 Is there, like, chunks of blondie in there? 162 00:06:57,375 --> 00:06:59,209 NICK: Yeah, you could taste the pretzel. 163 00:06:59,209 --> 00:07:02,125 That's a great impression of what is floating around 164 00:07:02,125 --> 00:07:04,167 in my mind about pork rinds, too. 165 00:07:04,167 --> 00:07:06,792 -Mm. -I going to do a squash curd. 166 00:07:06,792 --> 00:07:08,667 We're going to make a miso and honey ice cream. 167 00:07:08,667 --> 00:07:11,125 And then we're going to make two twills. 168 00:07:11,125 --> 00:07:12,501 We should candianize a little peach-- 169 00:07:12,501 --> 00:07:14,501 I have a mold for a buñuelo. 170 00:07:14,501 --> 00:07:17,167 I would like to do a poached pear and then brûlée on top. 171 00:07:17,167 --> 00:07:18,542 And then I want to do a cookie 172 00:07:18,542 --> 00:07:20,209 with pistachio that's salty 173 00:07:20,209 --> 00:07:21,667 and then I'll do a pistachio cream underneath. 174 00:07:21,667 --> 00:07:23,834 I'm thinking of, like, a gingerbread cake 175 00:07:23,834 --> 00:07:25,834 with fresh ginger snaps as flour. 176 00:07:25,834 --> 00:07:27,167 I was already thinking cake. 177 00:07:27,167 --> 00:07:28,501 -Yes. -Great. 178 00:07:28,501 --> 00:07:30,209 Nick has some pastry experience. 179 00:07:30,209 --> 00:07:31,709 He's made cakes. 180 00:07:31,709 --> 00:07:33,459 Now we're just kind of trying to play around 181 00:07:33,459 --> 00:07:35,417 with how to incorporate these pork rinds. 182 00:07:35,417 --> 00:07:37,584 In my head, I'm thinking of this thing called kakigori, 183 00:07:37,584 --> 00:07:40,125 which is like a Japanese shaved ice 184 00:07:40,125 --> 00:07:44,209 and then some sort of [indistinct]. 185 00:07:44,209 --> 00:07:46,459 JACKSON: Get the milk and the cream to the boil. 186 00:07:46,459 --> 00:07:48,292 So, I got a pistachio cream. 187 00:07:48,292 --> 00:07:50,459 I'm going to make that into a crème pat. 188 00:07:50,459 --> 00:07:53,375 These are not exactly a match made in heaven, 189 00:07:53,375 --> 00:07:55,042 so I'm doing what I think 190 00:07:55,042 --> 00:07:57,209 adds as much pistachio flavor as possible. 191 00:07:57,209 --> 00:07:59,167 I make pistachio butter and I do 192 00:07:59,167 --> 00:08:01,125 a cookie with pistachio and white chocolate. 193 00:08:01,125 --> 00:08:02,876 Jae, what you working on on the hotline right now? 194 00:08:02,876 --> 00:08:04,792 -Poaching liquid for the pear. -Nice. 195 00:08:04,792 --> 00:08:07,083 JAE: Thirty-five minutes, guys! 196 00:08:07,083 --> 00:08:10,792 ♪♪♪ 197 00:08:10,792 --> 00:08:13,792 Nick, have you ever made a dessert with pork rinds? 198 00:08:13,792 --> 00:08:17,501 No, I'm focusing on the gingerbread cake. 199 00:08:17,501 --> 00:08:19,167 I love baking cakes 200 00:08:19,167 --> 00:08:21,709 so I'm going to do a ginger snap Bundt cake. 201 00:08:21,709 --> 00:08:24,501 I let Ashleigh kind of tackle the pork rinds. 202 00:08:24,501 --> 00:08:27,501 I love pork rinds so this is actually kind of cool. 203 00:08:27,501 --> 00:08:30,584 -Going in, Ashleigh. -Going in. Heard that. 204 00:08:30,584 --> 00:08:34,167 Okay, boiled. You pour it in to the egg yolks. 205 00:08:34,167 --> 00:08:36,000 Whisk, whisk, whisk. 206 00:08:36,000 --> 00:08:38,375 Put it back onto the heat and I'll keep watching it, okay? 207 00:08:38,375 --> 00:08:41,292 When I went to Melbourne at 17 years old, 208 00:08:41,292 --> 00:08:44,083 I got a job at a two hat restaurant 209 00:08:44,083 --> 00:08:46,626 and the first section that they put me on was pastry. 210 00:08:46,626 --> 00:08:49,292 So, I want to go all out 211 00:08:49,292 --> 00:08:53,167 using crystallized honey and miso to form leaves, 212 00:08:53,167 --> 00:08:55,375 and then making a miso cake 213 00:08:55,375 --> 00:08:59,542 to go on top of a honey ice cream. 214 00:08:59,542 --> 00:09:01,876 Yeah, it's a lot going on but I would love 215 00:09:01,876 --> 00:09:04,083 double immunity and $10,000. 216 00:09:04,083 --> 00:09:06,167 I got the ice cream. Tastes great. 217 00:09:06,167 --> 00:09:07,876 I'm making buñuelos. 218 00:09:07,876 --> 00:09:11,334 It's like a Mexican crispy sweet cookie. 219 00:09:11,334 --> 00:09:13,334 I think it's really nice to pair something sweet 220 00:09:13,334 --> 00:09:16,209 like peaches and something nutty like marcona almonds 221 00:09:16,209 --> 00:09:18,083 with a really herbaceous element. 222 00:09:18,083 --> 00:09:23,834 So, I'm making a basil cream to go along with it. 223 00:09:23,834 --> 00:09:25,834 ASHLEIGH: Over here, Luke. 224 00:09:25,834 --> 00:09:28,125 You want to do your cornbread in this? 225 00:09:28,125 --> 00:09:30,000 They bake awesome. 226 00:09:30,000 --> 00:09:32,042 I know how to make, like, three desserts 227 00:09:32,042 --> 00:09:34,167 so I'm pretty reliant on Monique in this cook. 228 00:09:34,167 --> 00:09:36,250 Whoa. 229 00:09:36,250 --> 00:09:39,167 One of my favorite ice creams is actually corn. 230 00:09:39,167 --> 00:09:41,792 I'm making corn ice cream. It's going to go with cornbread. 231 00:09:41,792 --> 00:09:45,709 We're making a pumpkin crumble and hopefully some squash curd. 232 00:09:45,709 --> 00:09:48,000 Twenty-two minutes! 233 00:09:48,000 --> 00:09:50,626 My poached pear is on. 234 00:09:50,626 --> 00:09:52,626 Jackson, I would like to talk with you where we at. 235 00:09:52,626 --> 00:09:54,626 -Okay. -You know, Jackson is 236 00:09:54,626 --> 00:09:57,125 like a little horse, like, you know, jumping everywhere. 237 00:09:57,125 --> 00:09:59,125 JACKSON: I'm going to check on these cookies. 238 00:09:59,125 --> 00:10:01,167 JAE: I need to know what he's doing 239 00:10:01,167 --> 00:10:04,459 but he's just running all over the world. 240 00:10:04,459 --> 00:10:06,083 Like a horse, running. 241 00:10:06,083 --> 00:10:12,292 ♪♪♪ 242 00:10:12,292 --> 00:10:14,459 MONIAUE: Ten minutes, you guys! 243 00:10:14,459 --> 00:10:15,751 NICK: How is it going? 244 00:10:15,751 --> 00:10:18,209 I'm trying to coat these rinds 245 00:10:18,209 --> 00:10:20,584 without burning them, because there's molasses, 246 00:10:20,584 --> 00:10:22,167 has a ton of sugar. 247 00:10:22,167 --> 00:10:24,751 But I think it's going to work out. 248 00:10:24,751 --> 00:10:26,125 MONIQUE: They're called barquettes, okay? 249 00:10:26,125 --> 00:10:27,959 -DAMARR: Barquettes? -Yeah. 250 00:10:27,959 --> 00:10:29,459 DAMARR: All right, I'll let you describe it, then. 251 00:10:29,459 --> 00:10:32,250 Why is it being so finicky with me? 252 00:10:32,250 --> 00:10:35,125 The batter is sticking to the buñuelo mold 253 00:10:35,125 --> 00:10:36,959 and it's not wanting to come off. 254 00:10:36,959 --> 00:10:38,584 JO: Where's Abuela to help us? 255 00:10:38,584 --> 00:10:40,417 EVELYN: I know, Abuelita, come through. 256 00:10:40,417 --> 00:10:42,542 You have five minutes left. 257 00:10:42,542 --> 00:10:46,334 Man, I'm sweating sweet and salty. 258 00:10:46,334 --> 00:10:49,584 We got this! Yeah. Push, push. 259 00:10:49,584 --> 00:10:51,542 -MONIQUE: Oh, sh--. -DAMARR: What's wrong? 260 00:10:51,542 --> 00:10:53,292 Squash curd. It's in the blast freezer. 261 00:10:53,292 --> 00:10:57,125 [tense music] 262 00:10:57,125 --> 00:10:59,792 BUDDHA: Pick out the nicest leaves. 263 00:10:59,792 --> 00:11:03,667 Time's up, hands up, please. 264 00:11:03,667 --> 00:11:05,459 I'm a pastry chef! 265 00:11:05,459 --> 00:11:09,209 [laughs] 266 00:11:09,209 --> 00:11:11,584 PADMA: Jackson and Jae, please come on up. 267 00:11:11,584 --> 00:11:13,459 Thank you. What do we have? 268 00:11:13,459 --> 00:11:16,375 JAE: Rosemary-poached Asian pear, pistachio cookie. 269 00:11:16,375 --> 00:11:18,167 JACKSON: And a pistachio cream underneath 270 00:11:18,167 --> 00:11:20,167 and salted crème fraîche on top. 271 00:11:20,167 --> 00:11:22,667 Have you ever made a pistachio cookie before? 272 00:11:22,667 --> 00:11:24,667 I've done cookies with nuts in them, but this one, 273 00:11:24,667 --> 00:11:26,501 I wanted to add textural component. 274 00:11:26,501 --> 00:11:30,417 Thank you, both. 275 00:11:30,417 --> 00:11:33,792 That's a ginger snap Bundt cake with lemon ice. 276 00:11:33,792 --> 00:11:38,042 ASHLEIGH: And salted molasses buttermilk with a brown butter, 277 00:11:38,042 --> 00:11:39,626 pork rind Mulberry crumble. 278 00:11:39,626 --> 00:11:42,292 So, pork rinds and ginger snaps. 279 00:11:42,292 --> 00:11:47,292 Yeah. 280 00:11:47,292 --> 00:11:49,709 I love it. It almost eats like cereal. 281 00:11:49,709 --> 00:11:51,417 I know. 282 00:11:51,417 --> 00:11:53,167 -PADMA: Ooh. -What we've done for you guys 283 00:11:53,167 --> 00:11:55,584 is a salted almond buñuelo on top of 284 00:11:55,584 --> 00:11:58,709 a candied peach and we have a basil cream on the bottom. 285 00:11:58,709 --> 00:12:01,709 This smells like the State Fair. 286 00:12:01,709 --> 00:12:03,626 And I mean that, like, in the best way ever. 287 00:12:03,626 --> 00:12:05,375 -Thank you very much. -Thank y'all. 288 00:12:05,375 --> 00:12:08,626 -PADMA: Ooh. -We decided to make cornbread 289 00:12:08,626 --> 00:12:12,042 with corn ice cream with a pumpkin seed 290 00:12:12,042 --> 00:12:16,167 and parmesan crumble with also a pumpkin curd. 291 00:12:16,167 --> 00:12:19,584 All the dishes have been really creative and delicious. 292 00:12:19,584 --> 00:12:22,667 I've going to make you do weird stuff more often. 293 00:12:22,667 --> 00:12:25,375 -Thank you. -BUDDHA: It's got a miso 294 00:12:25,375 --> 00:12:27,042 cake crumble on the bottom, on top of that 295 00:12:27,042 --> 00:12:29,000 we have a miso-honey ice cream glazed with 296 00:12:29,000 --> 00:12:31,667 a miso-honey caramel, and the two leaves are actually-- 297 00:12:31,667 --> 00:12:33,667 one's made out of miso and one's made out of honey. 298 00:12:33,667 --> 00:12:36,042 -Trying to get the perfect bite. -KELSEY: Right. 299 00:12:36,042 --> 00:12:37,667 PADMA: Thank you. 300 00:12:37,667 --> 00:12:39,542 Nini and Kelsey, how do you think 301 00:12:39,542 --> 00:12:42,417 our chefs did with this sweet and salty quickfire? 302 00:12:42,417 --> 00:12:44,125 I'm very impressed. 303 00:12:44,125 --> 00:12:46,292 Y'all's food was just really good 304 00:12:46,292 --> 00:12:49,459 and really pretty and interesting. 305 00:12:49,459 --> 00:12:52,375 Kelsey, who had one of our favorite dishes? 306 00:12:52,375 --> 00:12:53,751 Nick and Ashleigh. 307 00:12:53,751 --> 00:12:55,542 It could have really gone very wrong 308 00:12:55,542 --> 00:12:58,709 -and it didn't. -I really appreciated the ice. 309 00:12:58,709 --> 00:13:01,501 It really ate like a tres leches. 310 00:13:01,501 --> 00:13:05,375 Damarr and Monique. Your dish was beautiful. 311 00:13:05,375 --> 00:13:08,876 Corn ice cream is seriously my favorite flavor 312 00:13:08,876 --> 00:13:11,667 and it was everything I thought it would be. 313 00:13:11,667 --> 00:13:14,209 -Jo and Evelyn. -When you look at it, 314 00:13:14,209 --> 00:13:17,042 it's very simple, and then when you crack open, 315 00:13:17,042 --> 00:13:20,167 I found little-little pockets of the herb cream, 316 00:13:20,167 --> 00:13:23,167 the juiciness of the peach. 317 00:13:23,167 --> 00:13:26,167 As you know, there can only be one winning team. 318 00:13:26,167 --> 00:13:28,667 The team with the best dessert really highlighted 319 00:13:28,667 --> 00:13:32,000 their ingredients and really balanced them well. 320 00:13:32,000 --> 00:13:34,042 The winning pair today is... 321 00:13:34,042 --> 00:13:37,250 [suspenseful music] 322 00:13:37,250 --> 00:13:39,000 Nick and Ashleigh. 323 00:13:39,000 --> 00:13:42,042 -Oh, yes! -Yay! 324 00:13:42,042 --> 00:13:44,042 Ashleigh, what a way to come back! 325 00:13:44,042 --> 00:13:46,292 I'm on fire, so I don't plan to lose it. 326 00:13:46,292 --> 00:13:49,459 I really need this win. 327 00:13:49,459 --> 00:13:53,375 I want my competitors to know that I'm still in it to win it. 328 00:13:53,375 --> 00:13:55,167 -I'm back. -And Nick, 329 00:13:55,167 --> 00:13:57,167 I mean pork rinds, good God. 330 00:13:57,167 --> 00:13:59,167 Going to be very thoughtful from here on out 331 00:13:59,167 --> 00:14:01,167 about what I pick. 332 00:14:01,167 --> 00:14:03,417 Me and Ashleigh take it home. 333 00:14:03,417 --> 00:14:05,334 Double immunity. 334 00:14:05,334 --> 00:14:07,876 Five more thousand dollars that can get to my pocket, 335 00:14:07,876 --> 00:14:10,042 $5,000 for Ashleigh. 336 00:14:10,042 --> 00:14:12,584 Congratulations, Nick and Ashleigh. 337 00:14:12,584 --> 00:14:15,375 Your dessert's recipe will be used to inspire 338 00:14:15,375 --> 00:14:18,083 a brand new flavor, and Talenti 339 00:14:18,083 --> 00:14:20,292 has also decided to donate 340 00:14:20,292 --> 00:14:22,626 $10,000 in your honors 341 00:14:22,626 --> 00:14:25,167 to Chef Chris Williams' charity, 342 00:14:25,167 --> 00:14:27,417 Lucille's 1913. 343 00:14:27,417 --> 00:14:29,375 [clapping] 344 00:14:29,375 --> 00:14:32,167 Kelsey, Nini, it was so sweet to have you guys both back here. 345 00:14:32,167 --> 00:14:34,250 -Thank you so much. -Good luck, everyone. 346 00:14:34,250 --> 00:14:36,292 -Bye, y'all, good luck. -NICK: Thank you! 347 00:14:36,292 --> 00:14:38,292 [clapping] 348 00:14:38,292 --> 00:14:41,334 We've had a lot of fun with classic Texas dishes 349 00:14:41,334 --> 00:14:43,459 and traditions these past few weeks, 350 00:14:43,459 --> 00:14:46,501 but it's time to get into the heart of Texas. 351 00:14:46,501 --> 00:14:51,584 ♪♪♪ 352 00:14:51,584 --> 00:14:54,167 Here to help introduce this next challenge 353 00:14:54,167 --> 00:14:56,542 is Texas native and Top Chef all-star, 354 00:14:56,542 --> 00:15:00,459 Tiffany Derry! 355 00:15:00,459 --> 00:15:03,292 -Hi, how you doing? -Hello! 356 00:15:03,292 --> 00:15:05,709 Hey, y'all! [laughs] 357 00:15:05,709 --> 00:15:09,375 I am so excited to be here. 358 00:15:09,375 --> 00:15:12,542 For your elimination challenge, you'll be making a dish 359 00:15:12,542 --> 00:15:16,083 in honor of five trailblazing Texas women 360 00:15:16,083 --> 00:15:18,167 whose voices were ahead of their time. 361 00:15:18,167 --> 00:15:21,709 You'll each draw knives to find out which of the five women 362 00:15:21,709 --> 00:15:25,209 will serve as your inspiration. 363 00:15:25,209 --> 00:15:29,626 -Ann Richards. -Ann Richards, yes. 364 00:15:29,626 --> 00:15:31,626 Selena! Sorry. 365 00:15:31,626 --> 00:15:36,667 The Texas Latina gets Selena? That's pretty badass. 366 00:15:36,667 --> 00:15:38,334 Barbara Jordan. 367 00:15:38,334 --> 00:15:40,459 This is an individual challenge. 368 00:15:40,459 --> 00:15:43,125 But there will be two chefs creating a dish 369 00:15:43,125 --> 00:15:45,292 inspired by each pioneer. 370 00:15:45,292 --> 00:15:47,167 Nick and Jo, you pulled 371 00:15:47,167 --> 00:15:49,292 Texas Governor, Ann Richards. 372 00:15:49,292 --> 00:15:52,667 Only the second woman ever to hold the position. 373 00:15:52,667 --> 00:15:54,751 Ashleigh and Jae, you pulled 374 00:15:54,751 --> 00:15:56,792 "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias, 375 00:15:56,792 --> 00:15:59,584 one of the greatest athletes of all time. 376 00:15:59,584 --> 00:16:01,709 Monique and Jackson. 377 00:16:01,709 --> 00:16:04,501 Barbara Jordan was the first African American woman 378 00:16:04,501 --> 00:16:06,626 elected to the Texas House of Representatives. 379 00:16:06,626 --> 00:16:09,042 I feel like this is going to be a challenge. 380 00:16:09,042 --> 00:16:11,459 It's giving us a lot of freedom but it seems like 381 00:16:11,459 --> 00:16:13,334 it's going to be kind of difficult to wrap 382 00:16:13,334 --> 00:16:16,042 this story of these women into one dish. 383 00:16:16,042 --> 00:16:18,876 Luke, Buddha, Bessie Coleman. 384 00:16:18,876 --> 00:16:21,167 She was the first African American, 385 00:16:21,167 --> 00:16:24,792 Native American female licensed aviator. 386 00:16:24,792 --> 00:16:27,167 And finally, Evelyn and Damarr, 387 00:16:27,167 --> 00:16:31,167 the undisputed queen of Tejano music, Selena. 388 00:16:31,167 --> 00:16:32,626 You will honor these women 389 00:16:32,626 --> 00:16:33,834 through your dishes 390 00:16:33,834 --> 00:16:35,667 and serve them to a table 391 00:16:35,667 --> 00:16:39,626 of Texan trailblazers in their own right. 392 00:16:39,626 --> 00:16:42,501 I think with everything that's happening currently in Texas, 393 00:16:42,501 --> 00:16:44,792 it's such an important challenge to focus on 394 00:16:44,792 --> 00:16:47,167 the women who have made this state great. 395 00:16:47,167 --> 00:16:49,167 And I really want to showcase that. 396 00:16:49,167 --> 00:16:51,000 Your guest judge for this challenge, 397 00:16:51,000 --> 00:16:54,209 James Beard nominee, Christine Ha, 398 00:16:54,209 --> 00:16:55,876 who you've already had the pleasure to cook for 399 00:16:55,876 --> 00:16:58,417 at the Asian night market, remember? 400 00:16:58,417 --> 00:17:00,501 In honor of the late Barbara Jordan's, 401 00:17:00,501 --> 00:17:02,459 Get Out the Vote initiative work, 402 00:17:02,459 --> 00:17:05,876 everyone at the dinner table will have an equal vote 403 00:17:05,876 --> 00:17:09,417 in determining who will win this challenge. 404 00:17:09,417 --> 00:17:12,626 We are providing you each with a dossier 405 00:17:12,626 --> 00:17:14,501 about your leading ladies. 406 00:17:14,501 --> 00:17:16,375 Tomorrow, you'll have two and a half hours 407 00:17:16,375 --> 00:17:19,542 to prep and cook before service begins at Brennan's. 408 00:17:19,542 --> 00:17:21,501 -TIFFANY: Good luck, everyone. -PADMA: Thank you, guys. 409 00:17:21,501 --> 00:17:23,501 -We'll see you tomorrow. -CONTESTANTS: Thank you. 410 00:17:23,501 --> 00:17:27,709 ♪♪♪ 411 00:17:27,709 --> 00:17:29,167 -NICK: Ann Richards. -Here. 412 00:17:29,167 --> 00:17:31,792 -Thank you. -[bleep]. 413 00:17:31,792 --> 00:17:34,626 JAE: Hey, Ashleigh, you got a dish that you're thinking of? 414 00:17:34,626 --> 00:17:37,042 ASHLEIGH: No, no, I don't. 415 00:17:37,042 --> 00:17:39,667 [laughter] 416 00:17:39,667 --> 00:17:43,334 Babe is the daughter of poor Norwegian immigrants. 417 00:17:43,334 --> 00:17:47,000 I don't know a lot about the foods of Norway, 418 00:17:47,000 --> 00:17:51,792 but I think about the women in my family, so I'm going with 419 00:17:51,792 --> 00:17:58,626 an Appalachian inspired dish. 420 00:17:58,626 --> 00:18:01,375 I was Selena for, like, five years in a row 421 00:18:01,375 --> 00:18:02,751 for Halloween. 422 00:18:02,751 --> 00:18:06,584 Growing up as a first generation 423 00:18:06,584 --> 00:18:09,751 Mexican-Salvadorian-American, it's hard to kind of know 424 00:18:09,751 --> 00:18:12,375 and navigate, like, are you Mexican enough? 425 00:18:12,375 --> 00:18:14,083 Are you American enough? 426 00:18:14,083 --> 00:18:16,417 And I feel like Selena made that easier for us, 427 00:18:16,417 --> 00:18:19,459 to be like, "Oh, see, like, she's proud." 428 00:18:19,459 --> 00:18:23,042 Just when I grabbed the knife, "Como la Flor" came to mind-- 429 00:18:23,042 --> 00:18:24,209 Of course. 430 00:18:24,209 --> 00:18:25,501 -- the song which was 431 00:18:25,501 --> 00:18:27,042 my favorite when I was growing up. 432 00:18:27,042 --> 00:18:29,250 JACKSON: All right, guys, you ready to go? 433 00:18:29,250 --> 00:18:31,667 -EVELYN: Let's do it. -Let's go to Whole Foods Market. 434 00:18:31,667 --> 00:18:34,667 JO: Girl. 435 00:18:34,667 --> 00:18:38,167 Yeah, I'm sitting in an immunity car except for me over here. 436 00:18:38,167 --> 00:18:39,375 Gosh. 437 00:18:39,375 --> 00:18:42,209 Well, I got Ann-- Ann Richards, 438 00:18:42,209 --> 00:18:44,167 and she was the 45th governor of Texas. 439 00:18:44,167 --> 00:18:46,375 She added, like, African Americans and women 440 00:18:46,375 --> 00:18:48,751 to the Texas Rangers. 441 00:18:48,751 --> 00:18:53,167 She was the first one to break open that cycle, which was huge. 442 00:18:53,167 --> 00:18:56,167 This lady was a powerhouse. 443 00:18:56,167 --> 00:18:58,375 We have Barbara Jordan. 444 00:18:58,375 --> 00:19:00,375 She had this awesome quote: 445 00:19:00,375 --> 00:19:04,209 "I am neither a Black politician or a female politician. 446 00:19:04,209 --> 00:19:07,209 "I'm just a politician." In my career, 447 00:19:07,209 --> 00:19:10,626 I never wanted to be known as an Asian chef or a female chef, 448 00:19:10,626 --> 00:19:15,125 I just wanted to be known as a good chef. 449 00:19:15,125 --> 00:19:17,125 Yeah, so first of all Bessie Coleman, right? 450 00:19:17,125 --> 00:19:18,250 Okay. 451 00:19:18,250 --> 00:19:20,167 The thing on her hat is bird 452 00:19:20,167 --> 00:19:21,542 because it's flying. 453 00:19:21,542 --> 00:19:23,292 She's a pilot. 454 00:19:23,292 --> 00:19:24,375 Not only was she the first 455 00:19:24,375 --> 00:19:25,584 African American, 456 00:19:25,584 --> 00:19:27,167 but also Native American to get 457 00:19:27,167 --> 00:19:28,209 a pilot's license and all 458 00:19:28,209 --> 00:19:29,542 that sort of stuff. 459 00:19:29,542 --> 00:19:31,167 Women can't fly in America, 460 00:19:31,167 --> 00:19:32,334 they're not allowed to. 461 00:19:32,334 --> 00:19:34,584 But French women can fly. 462 00:19:34,584 --> 00:19:37,709 So, she ends up saving up her money and moving to Paris. 463 00:19:37,709 --> 00:19:39,542 This is something that, you know, made me very kind 464 00:19:39,542 --> 00:19:41,542 of nervous. Just, like, one, doing research, 465 00:19:41,542 --> 00:19:43,584 which is, you know-- That sort of stuff is really 466 00:19:43,584 --> 00:19:45,375 hard for me to do anyways. 467 00:19:45,375 --> 00:19:47,375 You know? Takes me a little extra time to do it. 468 00:19:47,375 --> 00:19:49,459 I found out I had learning disabilities 469 00:19:49,459 --> 00:19:52,292 much later in life than when kids know 470 00:19:52,292 --> 00:19:53,667 that they have learning disabilities. 471 00:19:53,667 --> 00:19:55,584 As a dyslexic person, 472 00:19:55,584 --> 00:19:57,042 reading this dossier took me 473 00:19:57,042 --> 00:19:58,626 a few times to really kind of 474 00:19:58,626 --> 00:19:59,792 understand some things. 475 00:19:59,792 --> 00:20:01,584 But my learning disabilities 476 00:20:01,584 --> 00:20:03,417 and the way that I think definitely helped me 477 00:20:03,417 --> 00:20:06,250 be a creative person or think differently. 478 00:20:06,250 --> 00:20:08,375 I'm kind of, in a sense, going to focus in on 479 00:20:08,375 --> 00:20:10,292 the Native side of it. 480 00:20:10,292 --> 00:20:15,584 ♪♪♪ 481 00:20:15,584 --> 00:20:18,542 JO: What do you have for gold shrimp right now? 482 00:20:18,542 --> 00:20:20,167 DAMARR: Looking for tomatillos and I'm very excited 483 00:20:20,167 --> 00:20:22,167 that I see them. 484 00:20:22,167 --> 00:20:25,417 Selena, she was all about family and I think that pozole is like 485 00:20:25,417 --> 00:20:27,375 a very family-oriented dish. 486 00:20:27,375 --> 00:20:30,125 -JAE: Hi, welcome back! -ASHLEIGH: We both have Babe. 487 00:20:30,125 --> 00:20:31,751 JAE: Yeah. What are you making? 488 00:20:31,751 --> 00:20:35,125 ASHLEIGH: I'm going to do a candied pork dish. 489 00:20:35,125 --> 00:20:36,584 ASHLEIGH: Ooh, nice. 490 00:20:36,584 --> 00:20:38,083 BUDDHA: Twenty minutes, chefs. 491 00:20:38,083 --> 00:20:39,292 You know what? I'll take two 492 00:20:39,292 --> 00:20:41,292 of these guys and all of those. 493 00:20:41,292 --> 00:20:43,125 MONIQUE: There are some shucked. 494 00:20:43,125 --> 00:20:44,626 LUKE: There's shucked ones? Okay, that works for me. 495 00:20:44,626 --> 00:20:47,125 MONIQUE: I'm gonna make, like, a bean dish 496 00:20:47,125 --> 00:20:49,542 that basically uses a lot of ingredients 497 00:20:49,542 --> 00:20:51,459 from that neighborhood she grew up in. 498 00:20:51,459 --> 00:20:53,375 And then I'm gonna do fried oysters on top. 499 00:20:53,375 --> 00:20:54,584 LUKE: Awesome. 500 00:20:54,584 --> 00:20:55,876 With the barbecue challenge, 501 00:20:55,876 --> 00:20:58,042 I felt like I didn't have a vision. 502 00:20:58,042 --> 00:21:00,667 For this challenge, the story needs to be there. 503 00:21:00,667 --> 00:21:02,417 Thank you. 504 00:21:02,417 --> 00:21:04,584 Barbara Jordan fought for her community even 505 00:21:04,584 --> 00:21:06,250 after she made it big. 506 00:21:06,250 --> 00:21:08,667 So, I looked back to her roots in her hometown 507 00:21:08,667 --> 00:21:10,167 and why she came back. 508 00:21:10,167 --> 00:21:12,083 Jackson, what are you thinking? 509 00:21:12,083 --> 00:21:14,125 I'm gonna do something with a lot of heart and guts. 510 00:21:14,125 --> 00:21:17,375 Barbara Jordan actually ran to be 511 00:21:17,375 --> 00:21:19,042 in the House of Representatives three times. 512 00:21:19,042 --> 00:21:20,501 To really go for it three times 513 00:21:20,501 --> 00:21:22,792 I think is incredibly gutsy of her. 514 00:21:22,792 --> 00:21:25,167 And that's just kind of the only thing that keeps running 515 00:21:25,167 --> 00:21:27,667 through my head: "Heart and guts, heart and guts." 516 00:21:27,667 --> 00:21:31,250 So, why not use offal in my dish? 517 00:21:31,250 --> 00:21:34,000 I'm just going to pull back, focus on this one ragu. 518 00:21:34,000 --> 00:21:35,751 JO: I bought one of everything. Don't worry. 519 00:21:35,751 --> 00:21:37,292 -BUDDHA: Opa! -LUKE: Boom! 520 00:21:37,292 --> 00:21:39,125 MONIQUE: What are you at, what are you at? 521 00:21:39,125 --> 00:21:40,292 $299.20, wow! 522 00:21:40,292 --> 00:21:41,626 JAE: Thank you. 523 00:21:41,626 --> 00:21:44,125 ♪♪♪ 524 00:21:44,125 --> 00:21:46,209 [contestants cheering] 525 00:21:46,209 --> 00:21:47,501 ASHLEIGH: All right! 526 00:21:47,501 --> 00:21:49,542 [contestants] She back! She back! 527 00:21:49,542 --> 00:21:51,501 JAE: Welcome back, Ashleigh! 528 00:21:51,501 --> 00:21:52,834 MONIQUE: She is risen! 529 00:21:52,834 --> 00:21:54,542 Man, all these powerful women, 530 00:21:54,542 --> 00:21:56,167 it's, like, so uplifting. 531 00:21:56,167 --> 00:21:57,751 I check a lot of boxes. 532 00:21:57,751 --> 00:22:00,375 Black, woman, queer. Have been in many kitchens 533 00:22:00,375 --> 00:22:02,375 where I have been the only woman 534 00:22:02,375 --> 00:22:05,125 and, you know, I want people to be able to walk 535 00:22:05,125 --> 00:22:06,834 into my kitchen and find place there. 536 00:22:06,834 --> 00:22:09,250 This one is really inspiring. You know? 537 00:22:09,250 --> 00:22:10,667 -Absolutely. -'Cause I'm sure everyone here 538 00:22:10,667 --> 00:22:12,584 has, like, a female mentor in some way. 539 00:22:12,584 --> 00:22:15,667 I used to live in New Orleans and I worked 540 00:22:15,667 --> 00:22:19,250 at Chef Leah Chase's restaurant for five months. 541 00:22:19,250 --> 00:22:22,209 I was very glad that I had that experience early on 542 00:22:22,209 --> 00:22:25,667 my expe-- you know, career and she became 543 00:22:25,667 --> 00:22:27,501 my mentor and everything. 544 00:22:27,501 --> 00:22:29,501 ASHLEIGH: I had no idea you worked with Chef Leah. 545 00:22:29,501 --> 00:22:31,334 -Yeah. -ASHLEIGH: She's, like, my idol. 546 00:22:31,334 --> 00:22:33,167 I mean, shout outs to the five of you, right? 547 00:22:33,167 --> 00:22:46,834 Like, it's really a pleasure being around this space. 548 00:22:46,834 --> 00:22:49,334 ♪ Top Chef, Top Chef, tell me what's next ♪ 549 00:22:49,334 --> 00:22:51,876 ♪ Maybe quarter million dollars with my name on the check ♪ 550 00:22:51,876 --> 00:22:54,626 ♪ I'm here for the crown, ain't no sense in gettin' down ♪ 551 00:22:54,626 --> 00:22:56,918 ♪ Biscuits, crumble, watch me fumble ♪ 552 00:22:56,918 --> 00:22:59,375 ♪ I see the day o' dawn ♪ ♪ Pass the baton ♪ 553 00:22:59,375 --> 00:23:01,834 ♪ Last Chance Kitchen got another chance, I went in ♪ 554 00:23:01,834 --> 00:23:07,167 ♪ Y'all best believe I'm gonna put my all in it, aye! ♪ 555 00:23:07,167 --> 00:23:14,375 [upbeat rock music] 556 00:23:14,375 --> 00:23:18,125 Chilies, they ain't playin'. Ah! 557 00:23:18,125 --> 00:23:19,792 It seems like you know pretty much everything about Selena. 558 00:23:19,792 --> 00:23:22,083 She had such a bold personality. 559 00:23:22,083 --> 00:23:25,167 Like, just the way she carried herself, the way she tried 560 00:23:25,167 --> 00:23:28,292 to push boundaries for the Latino community. 561 00:23:28,292 --> 00:23:31,167 So, those are the things that are really inspiring my dish. 562 00:23:31,167 --> 00:23:33,459 If Selena can tap down and help me out on this dish, 563 00:23:33,459 --> 00:23:34,834 it would be amazing. 564 00:23:34,834 --> 00:23:36,375 What do you think is the biggest challenge 565 00:23:36,375 --> 00:23:37,501 to execute your dish today? 566 00:23:37,501 --> 00:23:39,209 Tying in the story, 567 00:23:39,209 --> 00:23:41,709 but also getting these tortillas right. 568 00:23:41,709 --> 00:23:43,542 NICK: Hey, Jo, how you feeling? 569 00:23:43,542 --> 00:23:46,375 JO: I got my corn grated for my polenta. 570 00:23:46,375 --> 00:23:48,292 -How you looking? -Looking pretty good. 571 00:23:48,292 --> 00:23:51,042 Mines is gonna be mostly veggie focused. 572 00:23:51,042 --> 00:23:54,375 Ann Richards struggled a lot with cancer so she tried 573 00:23:54,375 --> 00:23:56,542 to change over her life and start eating clean. 574 00:23:56,542 --> 00:23:59,459 Right now I'm working on potatoes 575 00:23:59,459 --> 00:24:01,918 that has the shape of mushrooms. 576 00:24:01,918 --> 00:24:06,334 This is just an old school method that's dedicated to her. 577 00:24:06,334 --> 00:24:09,584 I'm making potato encrusted red snapper, beet risotto, 578 00:24:09,584 --> 00:24:13,626 kale romesco and potato mushroom. 579 00:24:13,626 --> 00:24:15,375 I got a lot of knife work to do. 580 00:24:15,375 --> 00:24:16,876 -[Jo laughs] -What's your protein? 581 00:24:16,876 --> 00:24:20,167 Gold shrimp. Since we're celebrating Texas women, 582 00:24:20,167 --> 00:24:22,584 I thought I'd celebrate things that we do best here. 583 00:24:22,584 --> 00:24:25,125 According to her chef at the governor's mansion, 584 00:24:25,125 --> 00:24:27,375 she really enjoyed Thai influence in her food. 585 00:24:27,375 --> 00:24:31,542 Oh, wow, awesome. 586 00:24:31,542 --> 00:24:33,375 Gumbo time. 587 00:24:33,375 --> 00:24:37,542 I want to fry some okras just to give a little texture 588 00:24:37,542 --> 00:24:38,667 to the gumbo. 589 00:24:38,667 --> 00:24:41,292 Babe is a true fighter 590 00:24:41,292 --> 00:24:44,542 and that reminded me of Chef Leah Chase. 591 00:24:44,542 --> 00:24:47,209 It just means so much to me and I get really 592 00:24:47,209 --> 00:24:48,542 emotional when I make gumbo. 593 00:24:48,542 --> 00:24:50,167 I didn't really get to cook 594 00:24:50,167 --> 00:24:53,125 with my grandmother, but being in the kitchen 595 00:24:53,125 --> 00:24:56,584 with Chef Leah Chase in New Orleans completed 596 00:24:56,584 --> 00:24:59,751 my childhood because I felt like I'm cooking 597 00:24:59,751 --> 00:25:01,834 with my grandmother. 598 00:25:01,834 --> 00:25:05,501 But it's also very difficult to make gumbo just in two hours. 599 00:25:05,501 --> 00:25:10,876 This is a very, very special dish. 600 00:25:10,876 --> 00:25:13,375 Buddha, how you doing? What are you doing? 601 00:25:13,375 --> 00:25:16,083 I'm good. I just got a lot of things to get on at the start. 602 00:25:16,083 --> 00:25:17,792 I bit a little bit more than I can chew, 603 00:25:17,792 --> 00:25:20,417 but I'm going really high concept with this dish. 604 00:25:20,417 --> 00:25:22,209 So, I'm making poulet en Bessie, 605 00:25:22,209 --> 00:25:24,459 a traditional dish which is actually 606 00:25:24,459 --> 00:25:26,083 called poulet en vessie. 607 00:25:26,083 --> 00:25:27,250 Normally, poulet en vessie 608 00:25:27,250 --> 00:25:28,792 is cooked in a pig's bladder, 609 00:25:28,792 --> 00:25:31,250 but today I'll be cooking in a sous vide bag. 610 00:25:31,250 --> 00:25:34,334 I really want to make sure that I do justice to her story. 611 00:25:34,334 --> 00:25:36,375 Serving with Paris mash and then I'm going 612 00:25:36,375 --> 00:25:39,417 to serve it with some corn. 613 00:25:39,417 --> 00:25:41,083 Jackson, I'm pumped. 614 00:25:41,083 --> 00:25:42,709 I just want to do it justice 615 00:25:42,709 --> 00:25:45,125 and especially for Barbara Jordan. 616 00:25:45,125 --> 00:25:47,209 JACKSON: She had a lot of hearts and guts so I'm gonna 617 00:25:47,209 --> 00:25:48,834 actually incorporate chicken offal into this dish. 618 00:25:48,834 --> 00:25:50,250 Make it kind of an offal ragu. 619 00:25:50,250 --> 00:25:52,667 A delicious, not "awful" ragu. 620 00:25:52,667 --> 00:25:55,501 I don't want it to taste too offal-forward, 621 00:25:55,501 --> 00:25:58,626 so it's critical that I mince it right when it gets 622 00:25:58,626 --> 00:26:03,417 into the pan, so hopefully this dish is not A-W-F-U-L. 623 00:26:03,417 --> 00:26:10,209 Like-- Right? 624 00:26:10,209 --> 00:26:12,834 Ashleigh, it's been quite a roller coaster ride 625 00:26:12,834 --> 00:26:14,751 -for you, huh? -Oh, my gosh. 626 00:26:14,751 --> 00:26:16,167 But you know what? 627 00:26:16,167 --> 00:26:18,167 My head is so in the game. 628 00:26:18,167 --> 00:26:21,375 It doesn't even strike me that I have immunity 629 00:26:21,375 --> 00:26:23,584 because that's not important to me right now. 630 00:26:23,584 --> 00:26:26,626 I'm doing that candied pork, salt and vinegar potatoes 631 00:26:26,626 --> 00:26:28,751 and killed lettuce. 632 00:26:28,751 --> 00:26:29,918 What are killed lettuces? 633 00:26:29,918 --> 00:26:31,501 A Southern Appalachian dish. 634 00:26:31,501 --> 00:26:33,167 MONIQUE: Okay. 635 00:26:33,167 --> 00:26:34,834 ASHLEIGH: So far, when I'm a part of a team, 636 00:26:34,834 --> 00:26:37,667 I do a little better. I don't like having to lean on 637 00:26:37,667 --> 00:26:39,459 the support of others to succeed. 638 00:26:39,459 --> 00:26:43,375 So, I'm hoping that I can stand out as an individual 639 00:26:43,375 --> 00:26:45,292 for this challenge. 640 00:26:45,292 --> 00:26:47,542 My goal is just make some very simple, 641 00:26:47,542 --> 00:26:53,167 humble ingredients shine today. 642 00:26:53,167 --> 00:26:54,459 Hey, chefs. How's it going? 643 00:26:54,459 --> 00:26:56,375 -Hey, how are ya? -TOM: Hey, Luke. 644 00:26:56,375 --> 00:26:58,250 -LUKE: How's it goin', chefs? -Hello. 645 00:26:58,250 --> 00:26:59,667 -TOM: Chef Tiffany. -TIFFANY: What are you making? 646 00:26:59,667 --> 00:27:01,250 I have Bessie Coleman. Found it really 647 00:27:01,250 --> 00:27:02,584 cool that she was Indigenous American. 648 00:27:02,584 --> 00:27:04,125 And in the northwest, 649 00:27:04,125 --> 00:27:05,834 we only have smoked and cured salmon 650 00:27:05,834 --> 00:27:07,417 because of the Indigenous Americans. 651 00:27:07,417 --> 00:27:09,334 So, I'm going to do a cured salmon 652 00:27:09,334 --> 00:27:10,792 that I'm going to lightly smoke. 653 00:27:10,792 --> 00:27:12,667 How much time do you have to cure them? 654 00:27:12,667 --> 00:27:15,125 So, this is a very light cure. It's a mix of the miso 655 00:27:15,125 --> 00:27:17,459 and seaweed is the cure, with coriander. 656 00:27:17,459 --> 00:27:19,584 -Ah. -Sounds good. 657 00:27:19,584 --> 00:27:22,375 -LUKE: Thank you. -TIFFANY: Thank you. 658 00:27:22,375 --> 00:27:24,167 -TOM: Hey, Monique. -Hi, chefs! 659 00:27:24,167 --> 00:27:25,834 What do you have? What are you making? 660 00:27:25,834 --> 00:27:27,792 So, my inspiration was Barbara Jordan. 661 00:27:27,792 --> 00:27:31,250 And so, I kind of took ingredients from the 1940s, 662 00:27:31,250 --> 00:27:32,792 what was accessible to her neighborhood 663 00:27:32,792 --> 00:27:34,542 and what they were familiar with. 664 00:27:34,542 --> 00:27:36,375 Yeah, I love the way you're thinking here. 665 00:27:36,375 --> 00:27:37,584 That's just great. 666 00:27:37,584 --> 00:27:39,334 I'm doing fried oysters, 667 00:27:39,334 --> 00:27:40,459 so, like, an appetizer dish. 668 00:27:40,459 --> 00:27:42,083 Do you think frying oyster's 669 00:27:42,083 --> 00:27:43,584 a little tricky with the timing? 670 00:27:43,584 --> 00:27:45,501 The fryer's right next to me so I think 671 00:27:45,501 --> 00:27:48,167 that I can get it done. And I think the biggest thing 672 00:27:48,167 --> 00:27:50,375 is making the right textures with the beans. 673 00:27:50,375 --> 00:27:52,250 -Making sure they're cooked. -Yeah, exactly. 674 00:27:52,250 --> 00:27:55,417 And bring the flavor, 'cause she's bold. Yeah. 675 00:27:55,417 --> 00:28:00,709 -Thank you so much. -That's good, thanks. 676 00:28:00,709 --> 00:28:02,459 Hey, Damarr, how you doing? 677 00:28:02,459 --> 00:28:03,792 Good, chefs, how are you all? 678 00:28:03,792 --> 00:28:05,834 TOM: Okay. Making some tortillas? 679 00:28:05,834 --> 00:28:09,250 I am. I got Selena so I kind of thought about my team 680 00:28:09,250 --> 00:28:11,334 at the restaurant. And some of the Mexican team members 681 00:28:11,334 --> 00:28:13,167 say they make pozole for family meal. 682 00:28:13,167 --> 00:28:15,501 And then I figured I'd try to make tortillas. 683 00:28:15,501 --> 00:28:17,417 -I've never made 'em before. -That was my question, 684 00:28:17,417 --> 00:28:20,375 -"Have you ever made tortillas?" -I have not. 685 00:28:20,375 --> 00:28:22,334 Do you have any store bought tortillas as a backup? 686 00:28:22,334 --> 00:28:24,792 No. You know, I didn't even really want to have 687 00:28:24,792 --> 00:28:26,667 that moment where it's like, "Did you make the tortillas?" 688 00:28:26,667 --> 00:28:28,209 So, I'm just going to make these tortillas. 689 00:28:28,209 --> 00:28:29,751 -[laughs] -They're gonna be right. 690 00:28:29,751 --> 00:28:31,751 And that's where we're going to go for. 691 00:28:31,751 --> 00:28:33,334 -Moving forward, I like it. -TOM: Sounds good. 692 00:28:33,334 --> 00:28:37,792 All right, cool. 693 00:28:37,792 --> 00:28:40,792 Hey, Evelyn, you're coming off a big win. How's that feel? 694 00:28:40,792 --> 00:28:43,292 Feels great. But I can't stay on that high, 695 00:28:43,292 --> 00:28:45,375 but I'm definitely using that energy as a boost 696 00:28:45,375 --> 00:28:46,584 and just keep going. 697 00:28:46,584 --> 00:28:48,209 -Who's your inspiration? -Selena. 698 00:28:48,209 --> 00:28:49,667 I mean, she was an amazing person, 699 00:28:49,667 --> 00:28:51,876 so there's so much to get inspired by. 700 00:28:51,876 --> 00:28:54,250 It's really, like, what do I choose, right? 701 00:28:54,250 --> 00:28:56,417 So, first thing that came to mind 702 00:28:56,417 --> 00:28:57,792 was my favorite song, "Como la Flor," 703 00:28:57,792 --> 00:28:59,167 which is, "Like a flower." 704 00:28:59,167 --> 00:29:00,417 So, visually my dish 705 00:29:00,417 --> 00:29:01,792 would look like a flower. 706 00:29:01,792 --> 00:29:03,375 -Sounds good. -I'm ready to try it. 707 00:29:03,375 --> 00:29:07,292 Thank you, chefs. 708 00:29:07,292 --> 00:29:09,375 TOM: Chefs, everything looks great. 709 00:29:09,375 --> 00:29:11,417 -BUDDHA: Thank you. -TIFFANY: Good luck, y'all. 710 00:29:11,417 --> 00:29:13,584 -ASHLEIGH: Thank you. -JO: Thirty minutes! 711 00:29:13,584 --> 00:29:16,584 LUKE: Right now, I am making a chicken fudge. 712 00:29:16,584 --> 00:29:17,959 Basically, it's a compound butter 713 00:29:17,959 --> 00:29:19,792 that has the consistency of a fudge. 714 00:29:19,792 --> 00:29:25,292 -BUDDHA: Sounds great. -Ooh, that didn't work. 715 00:29:25,292 --> 00:29:27,667 Making tortillas is pretty difficult. 716 00:29:27,667 --> 00:29:29,918 Trying to press these things, they're ripping. 717 00:29:29,918 --> 00:29:32,709 I'm assuming this is too wet, or am I just being a barbarian? 718 00:29:32,709 --> 00:29:34,375 A little bit more flour. 719 00:29:34,375 --> 00:29:38,167 I know that I have to figure this out, period. 720 00:29:38,167 --> 00:29:39,250 Ah, too thin. 721 00:29:39,250 --> 00:29:49,584 [tense music] 722 00:29:49,584 --> 00:29:53,584 WOMAN: How fun is this? 723 00:29:53,584 --> 00:29:55,292 I believe this is your seat, right here. 724 00:29:55,292 --> 00:29:57,292 CHRISTINE: All right, thank you, Gail. 725 00:29:57,292 --> 00:29:59,751 Thank you. 726 00:29:59,751 --> 00:30:03,501 Welcome, everybody. Thank you so much for being here. 727 00:30:03,501 --> 00:30:05,334 It means the world to all of us. 728 00:30:05,334 --> 00:30:08,876 It's a great way to honor some amazing, accomplished, 729 00:30:08,876 --> 00:30:12,792 groundbreaking women, past and present, at this table 730 00:30:12,792 --> 00:30:15,584 and not, so cheers to everybody. 731 00:30:15,584 --> 00:30:17,834 And thank you for sharing this meal with us. 732 00:30:17,834 --> 00:30:21,167 ALL: Cheers, cheers. 733 00:30:21,167 --> 00:30:22,751 Can I say one thing just because Sheryl's here? 734 00:30:22,751 --> 00:30:24,792 PADMA: You can say as many things as you want. 735 00:30:24,792 --> 00:30:27,167 So, my mother and Barbara Jordan would sit on the floor 736 00:30:27,167 --> 00:30:30,626 of the Erwin Center and watch Sheryl play basketball. 737 00:30:30,626 --> 00:30:33,709 I feel like just that spirit is-- 738 00:30:33,709 --> 00:30:35,584 -You're gonna make me cry now. -at this table. 739 00:30:35,584 --> 00:30:38,584 So, it's such an honor to be here with amazing women. 740 00:30:38,584 --> 00:30:43,250 [upbeat electronic rock music] 741 00:30:43,250 --> 00:30:45,125 ASHLEIGH: Ooh, what you up to over there? 742 00:30:45,125 --> 00:30:47,125 Hey! I'm breading the oysters already. 743 00:30:47,125 --> 00:30:48,542 I just want to make sure they're breaded 744 00:30:48,542 --> 00:30:49,709 and fried at the last moment. 745 00:30:49,709 --> 00:30:51,792 ASHLEIGH: Nice. Nice. 746 00:30:51,792 --> 00:30:54,584 Got this chicken. It's been slowly cooked in a bag 747 00:30:54,584 --> 00:30:56,292 and now I'm just giving it some color. 748 00:30:56,292 --> 00:30:58,375 My biggest concern about the dish is chicken breast 749 00:30:58,375 --> 00:31:02,250 can often be dry, but techniques that I put 750 00:31:02,250 --> 00:31:04,292 on the plate will be all the stuff that I've learned 751 00:31:04,292 --> 00:31:07,250 in Restaurant Gordon Ramsay, working for my mentor, 752 00:31:07,250 --> 00:31:10,417 Clare Smyth. To me, she is the best chef in the world. 753 00:31:10,417 --> 00:31:12,167 So, it's kind of like a roast chicken 754 00:31:12,167 --> 00:31:14,167 and poulet en vessie. 755 00:31:14,167 --> 00:31:15,876 Trying to get some more flavor going. 756 00:31:15,876 --> 00:31:18,292 EVELYN: Five minutes. 757 00:31:18,292 --> 00:31:20,375 [humming] 758 00:31:20,375 --> 00:31:23,542 [tense music] 759 00:31:23,542 --> 00:31:25,709 Why did I choose such intricate work? 760 00:31:25,709 --> 00:31:28,709 I'm just very scared because I'm running out of time. 761 00:31:28,709 --> 00:31:29,834 Sh-- is real. 762 00:31:29,834 --> 00:31:31,834 I don't want to mess up. 763 00:31:31,834 --> 00:31:35,417 I'm trying to well represent not only myself but Selena. 764 00:31:35,417 --> 00:31:37,209 JACKSON: Evelyn, you need any help? 765 00:31:37,209 --> 00:31:38,626 Can you follow with the chili oil? 766 00:31:38,626 --> 00:31:40,751 -Two drops? -Yeah, beautiful. 767 00:31:40,751 --> 00:31:42,125 Sh-- got real. 768 00:31:42,125 --> 00:31:43,209 DAMARR: Oh, boy. 769 00:31:43,209 --> 00:31:45,417 EVELYN: Three, two, one. 770 00:31:45,417 --> 00:31:47,334 [timer beeping] 771 00:31:47,334 --> 00:31:48,459 We did it! 772 00:31:48,459 --> 00:31:51,167 -Looks great. -Selena. 773 00:31:51,167 --> 00:31:52,792 WOMAN 1: Ooh... 774 00:31:52,792 --> 00:31:54,834 WOMAN 2: Oh, the first set up is so fancy. 775 00:31:54,834 --> 00:31:56,501 It's beautiful, isn't it? 776 00:31:56,501 --> 00:31:58,250 -WOMAN 3: It's incredible. -WOMAN 2: Yeah. 777 00:31:58,250 --> 00:32:00,125 This first course is inspired by Selena. 778 00:32:00,125 --> 00:32:02,751 So, Evelyn and Damarr, 779 00:32:02,751 --> 00:32:05,792 please let me introduce you to Suzette Quintanilla. 780 00:32:05,792 --> 00:32:07,584 Hi. 781 00:32:07,584 --> 00:32:09,501 PADMA: Selena's sister as well as her drummer. 782 00:32:09,501 --> 00:32:11,792 Awesome. Well, first of all, it's an honor to be here. 783 00:32:11,792 --> 00:32:15,167 It's a table full of amazing women, and Tom. 784 00:32:15,167 --> 00:32:17,292 [laughter] 785 00:32:17,292 --> 00:32:19,542 For inspiration, I mean, she just meant so much 786 00:32:19,542 --> 00:32:22,375 for our community. It's someone that we saw in a bigger platform 787 00:32:22,375 --> 00:32:24,167 that we could relate to. 788 00:32:24,167 --> 00:32:26,209 So, what I've prepared for you guys today 789 00:32:26,209 --> 00:32:28,542 is kind of a take on aguachile, ceviche vibes. 790 00:32:28,542 --> 00:32:31,209 I've named it after my favorite Selena song, 791 00:32:31,209 --> 00:32:33,250 which is "Como la Flor," which is "Like a Flower." 792 00:32:33,250 --> 00:32:34,834 So, that's why the presentation. 793 00:32:34,834 --> 00:32:37,375 On the bottom, we have our Texas Gulf snapper 794 00:32:37,375 --> 00:32:39,876 tossed in a little bit of Asian pear, chives, 795 00:32:39,876 --> 00:32:41,709 avocado mashed with orange zest. 796 00:32:41,709 --> 00:32:44,083 PADMA: Damarr, what did you make? 797 00:32:44,083 --> 00:32:46,375 What really stood out to me was that she was all about family. 798 00:32:46,375 --> 00:32:48,417 Which made me think about pozole. 799 00:32:48,417 --> 00:32:50,834 It's just, like, family in a bowl in my mind. 800 00:32:50,834 --> 00:32:53,876 So, I made green pozole with white corn tortillas, 801 00:32:53,876 --> 00:32:56,709 cabbage and radish and cilantro. 802 00:32:56,709 --> 00:32:58,876 What does it feel like to cook for this table, Damarr? 803 00:32:58,876 --> 00:33:01,250 You know, I'm usually sort of calm, 804 00:33:01,250 --> 00:33:02,667 but I'm, like, really nervous. 805 00:33:02,667 --> 00:33:04,542 [laughter] 806 00:33:04,542 --> 00:33:06,584 You know, I was raised by three women 807 00:33:06,584 --> 00:33:09,542 and it's just, like, a moment of reverence and so... 808 00:33:09,542 --> 00:33:11,501 I think that's probably the vibration 809 00:33:11,501 --> 00:33:13,209 in my voice, 'cause I'm just nervous, so... 810 00:33:13,209 --> 00:33:14,584 [laughter] 811 00:33:14,584 --> 00:33:17,501 PADMA: I got it, thank you, both. 812 00:33:17,501 --> 00:33:20,292 WOMAN: This is amazing. 813 00:33:20,292 --> 00:33:22,375 PADMA: What did you think of Evelyn's aguachile? 814 00:33:22,375 --> 00:33:25,667 I could feel the love there and it flowed into her dish 815 00:33:25,667 --> 00:33:27,417 completely, and I loved it. 816 00:33:27,417 --> 00:33:29,209 The size of the fish is really nice, 817 00:33:29,209 --> 00:33:31,918 it has great texture, it's really bright and I'll stop 818 00:33:31,918 --> 00:33:34,167 talking now because there are plenty of women here 819 00:33:34,167 --> 00:33:35,584 who I should listen to. 820 00:33:35,584 --> 00:33:37,334 [laughter] 821 00:33:37,334 --> 00:33:39,876 Evelyn's aguachile was excellent. 822 00:33:39,876 --> 00:33:41,751 It was just well balanced in texture, 823 00:33:41,751 --> 00:33:43,584 in temperature and in flavor. 824 00:33:43,584 --> 00:33:45,209 PADMA: Sheryl, did you like this dish? 825 00:33:45,209 --> 00:33:47,375 Well, I have none left. 826 00:33:47,375 --> 00:33:50,584 -[laughter] -Pace yourself. 827 00:33:50,584 --> 00:33:53,459 -I wanna try your pozole, dude. -Yeah. 828 00:33:53,459 --> 00:33:55,626 What about Damarr's pozole? 829 00:33:55,626 --> 00:33:58,375 His dish was definitely that type that you just 830 00:33:58,375 --> 00:34:01,459 want to sit down and be around family and talk and hang out. 831 00:34:01,459 --> 00:34:03,834 The tortilla, I thought, was really soft 832 00:34:03,834 --> 00:34:06,417 and delicious and beautiful. 833 00:34:06,417 --> 00:34:08,250 -I was, like, vibrating. -Yeah, it's just so much. 834 00:34:08,250 --> 00:34:10,209 Like, what is going on here? 835 00:34:10,209 --> 00:34:12,250 I feel like you just feel the power at the table. 836 00:34:12,250 --> 00:34:13,584 -Yeah. -Like, whoa. 837 00:34:13,584 --> 00:34:15,792 -JAE: You good, Ashleigh? -Yup. 838 00:34:15,792 --> 00:34:18,959 Ah, plating, why is it so tedious? 839 00:34:18,959 --> 00:34:20,626 ASHLEIGH: Got some plates to clean over here. 840 00:34:20,626 --> 00:34:22,751 [timer beeping] 841 00:34:22,751 --> 00:34:28,250 That is amazingly beautiful. 842 00:34:28,250 --> 00:34:31,834 PADMA: This is "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias. 843 00:34:31,834 --> 00:34:34,083 Mm. 844 00:34:34,083 --> 00:34:35,292 PADMA: Ashleigh, what did you make for us today? 845 00:34:35,292 --> 00:34:39,751 I prepared candied pork with salt and vinegar potatoes, 846 00:34:39,751 --> 00:34:42,167 killed lettuces and a little herb yogurt. 847 00:34:42,167 --> 00:34:43,542 Jae, what did you make for us? 848 00:34:43,542 --> 00:34:47,584 I have seafood gumbo with okra kimchi. 849 00:34:47,584 --> 00:34:50,167 Babe's story inspired me. 850 00:34:50,167 --> 00:34:54,959 She's so strong and I wanted to highlight Chef Leah Chase 851 00:34:54,959 --> 00:34:59,250 in New Orleans. [clears throat] 852 00:34:59,250 --> 00:35:02,792 I try not to be emotional for today, so I'm sorry. 853 00:35:02,792 --> 00:35:06,459 PADMA: It's okay. We're all emotional. I get it. 854 00:35:06,459 --> 00:35:08,375 She is the reason that I'm here, 855 00:35:08,375 --> 00:35:10,250 because she wrote me a letter for the visa 856 00:35:10,250 --> 00:35:12,501 so that I could stay in America. 857 00:35:12,501 --> 00:35:17,209 And Chef Leah Chase used to tell me if the gumbo is not right, 858 00:35:17,209 --> 00:35:19,542 she's going to punch me in my face today. 859 00:35:19,542 --> 00:35:21,792 [laughter] 860 00:35:21,792 --> 00:35:24,375 I don't think you'll get punched in the face for this. 861 00:35:24,375 --> 00:35:28,459 -PADMA: Thank you, both. -TOM: Thank you. 862 00:35:28,459 --> 00:35:31,792 -JAE: I'm bawling. -[gentle laughter and chatter] 863 00:35:31,792 --> 00:35:34,292 Nini, what do you think of Jae's gumbo? 864 00:35:34,292 --> 00:35:36,292 I think it's very flavorful. 865 00:35:36,292 --> 00:35:39,167 I don't know if I would say that her inspiration 866 00:35:39,167 --> 00:35:41,834 really is Babe as it is Leah. 867 00:35:41,834 --> 00:35:43,459 That's really fair. 868 00:35:43,459 --> 00:35:44,709 I'm obsessed with the okra kimchi. 869 00:35:44,709 --> 00:35:46,459 I think it's wonderful. 870 00:35:46,459 --> 00:35:49,375 I do think it's lacking a little bit in the depth 871 00:35:49,375 --> 00:35:51,375 that you feel a gumbo broth is. 872 00:35:51,375 --> 00:35:54,959 This is probably the dish I was most excited about 873 00:35:54,959 --> 00:35:56,792 'cause it's Babe. 874 00:35:56,792 --> 00:35:58,459 -And you're an athlete. -SHERYL: Yeah. 875 00:35:58,459 --> 00:36:02,292 Babe was a shero and I didn't really connect 876 00:36:02,292 --> 00:36:03,959 their stories to Babe. 877 00:36:03,959 --> 00:36:06,876 I try really hard not to be so emotional. 878 00:36:06,876 --> 00:36:09,501 PADMA: What about Ashleigh's candied pork? 879 00:36:09,501 --> 00:36:10,959 I think being visually impaired 880 00:36:10,959 --> 00:36:12,918 and trying to cut that pork, I got really 881 00:36:12,918 --> 00:36:14,626 nervous at the table, 'cause I thought my pork 882 00:36:14,626 --> 00:36:16,834 -was about to fly off my plate. -[laughter] 883 00:36:16,834 --> 00:36:18,375 And sure enough, it was very tough. 884 00:36:18,375 --> 00:36:20,250 There was so much vinegar. 885 00:36:20,250 --> 00:36:23,542 I do think that Ashleigh's dish was quite unbalanced. 886 00:36:23,542 --> 00:36:25,876 We have to be honest and you have to be able to say, 887 00:36:25,876 --> 00:36:27,292 "Your baby is ugly." 888 00:36:27,292 --> 00:36:39,209 [raucous laughter] 889 00:36:39,209 --> 00:36:41,542 It looks right, gotta taste it. 890 00:36:41,542 --> 00:36:42,626 Mm. 891 00:36:42,626 --> 00:36:46,834 ♪♪♪ 892 00:36:46,834 --> 00:36:49,626 [timer beeping] 893 00:36:49,626 --> 00:36:54,542 [upbeat music] 894 00:36:54,542 --> 00:36:57,501 Wow. Buddha, tell us about your dish. 895 00:36:57,501 --> 00:36:58,959 My inspiration for Bessie Coleman 896 00:36:58,959 --> 00:37:00,667 is that she went to France, 897 00:37:00,667 --> 00:37:02,792 to get her international pilot's license 898 00:37:02,792 --> 00:37:04,834 and she would become a stunt woman, 899 00:37:04,834 --> 00:37:06,959 that her famous move was the figure of eight. 900 00:37:06,959 --> 00:37:09,167 So, on the dish, we have a poulet en vessie, 901 00:37:09,167 --> 00:37:10,959 which is actually poulet en Bessie. 902 00:37:10,959 --> 00:37:13,959 So, with a Paris mash in the figure of eight to the way 903 00:37:13,959 --> 00:37:16,667 that she would fly her plane, served with a sauce Robert, 904 00:37:16,667 --> 00:37:19,667 corn with a [indistinct], which is a chicken mousse, 905 00:37:19,667 --> 00:37:22,167 because of her native roots to America. 906 00:37:22,167 --> 00:37:24,334 Why the popcorn? 907 00:37:24,334 --> 00:37:26,876 When you see brave Bessie fly, you're gonna need some popcorn. 908 00:37:26,876 --> 00:37:28,501 [laughter] 909 00:37:28,501 --> 00:37:30,959 Hi, Luke. What did you make for us and why? 910 00:37:30,959 --> 00:37:33,417 The time that Bessie Coleman left to Europe was around 911 00:37:33,417 --> 00:37:35,375 the same time that I did to start my career, 912 00:37:35,375 --> 00:37:36,792 basically, in culinary. 913 00:37:36,792 --> 00:37:38,501 So, I took one of the first 914 00:37:38,501 --> 00:37:39,792 things that I learned there, 915 00:37:39,792 --> 00:37:41,459 an emulsion made from oysters, 916 00:37:41,459 --> 00:37:43,167 and then the last thing that I learned there, 917 00:37:43,167 --> 00:37:44,959 which was curing fish in a brine of parsley 918 00:37:44,959 --> 00:37:47,542 and then covered in a miso and seaweed. 919 00:37:47,542 --> 00:37:49,459 On top, I also have a fudge 920 00:37:49,459 --> 00:37:51,292 that's made from a chicken reduction. 921 00:37:51,292 --> 00:37:53,876 Also some chicken crumbles and rye bread crumbles. 922 00:37:53,876 --> 00:37:57,542 -Thank you, both. -Thank you. 923 00:37:57,542 --> 00:38:00,584 Buddha's chicken dish was quite clever. 924 00:38:00,584 --> 00:38:03,667 The whipped potato with the figure eight that she does. 925 00:38:03,667 --> 00:38:05,918 It was delightful. 926 00:38:05,918 --> 00:38:07,334 When you think about someone like Bessie Coleman 927 00:38:07,334 --> 00:38:09,501 who's doing very fancy tricks, 928 00:38:09,501 --> 00:38:12,250 but there's no doubt that behind that there's a tremendous 929 00:38:12,250 --> 00:38:15,334 attention to detail, which I can sort of feel in this dish. 930 00:38:15,334 --> 00:38:16,834 There's a lot of technique in this dish. 931 00:38:16,834 --> 00:38:18,834 And to get it done in two and a half hours 932 00:38:18,834 --> 00:38:23,209 -is pretty remarkable. -I love it even more now. 933 00:38:23,209 --> 00:38:25,959 Luke's dish for me is less successful. 934 00:38:25,959 --> 00:38:29,709 I'm definitely missing some acid and some texture. 935 00:38:29,709 --> 00:38:31,876 I definitely felt like it needed the salt, 936 00:38:31,876 --> 00:38:34,667 but I felt like Luke did a good job of trying to find 937 00:38:34,667 --> 00:38:37,751 himself in Bessie's story, so I appreciated that. 938 00:38:37,751 --> 00:38:39,792 I thought that the dish fell a little flat. 939 00:38:39,792 --> 00:38:42,459 I did like the chicken skin rye moment, 940 00:38:42,459 --> 00:38:44,375 but it needed-- it just needed more than that. 941 00:38:44,375 --> 00:38:46,167 I think it needed salt. It needed acidity. 942 00:38:46,167 --> 00:38:47,751 It needed brightness. 943 00:38:47,751 --> 00:38:49,459 You know, sitting next to this chicken dish, 944 00:38:49,459 --> 00:38:51,584 just feels paltry, a little bit. 945 00:38:51,584 --> 00:38:53,375 No, the poultry's here. 946 00:38:53,375 --> 00:38:54,876 [laughter] 947 00:38:54,876 --> 00:38:56,542 -Dad. -PADMA: Dad jokes. 948 00:38:56,542 --> 00:39:03,542 [chatter and laughter] 949 00:39:03,542 --> 00:39:05,876 Should've had the fish on just a little bit longer. 950 00:39:05,876 --> 00:39:07,417 This has dried out a little bit. 951 00:39:07,417 --> 00:39:09,000 Nick, I'm giving you a little wipe here. 952 00:39:09,000 --> 00:39:10,959 -Thank you very much. -I got you, B. 953 00:39:10,959 --> 00:39:15,792 [timer beeping] 954 00:39:15,792 --> 00:39:18,501 SHERYL: The potatoes are mushrooms. 955 00:39:18,501 --> 00:39:21,417 -CHRISTINE: That's cute. -Beautiful. 956 00:39:21,417 --> 00:39:22,834 Hello, everyone. 957 00:39:22,834 --> 00:39:25,375 I did a potato encrusted red snapper 958 00:39:25,375 --> 00:39:27,918 with a beet risotto, a kale romesco 959 00:39:27,918 --> 00:39:29,542 and you have a potato 960 00:39:29,542 --> 00:39:31,667 which is shaped just like a mushroom. 961 00:39:31,667 --> 00:39:33,667 It's really beautiful. 962 00:39:33,667 --> 00:39:36,542 Ann Richards was very into a Thai twist on things. 963 00:39:36,542 --> 00:39:39,167 I did some gulf shrimp that's been tossed with a coconut 964 00:39:39,167 --> 00:39:41,918 lime salsa verde. Underneath, fresh corn polenta, 965 00:39:41,918 --> 00:39:44,751 some shishitos in there and a little fresh salad. 966 00:39:44,751 --> 00:39:46,792 -Thank you. -Thank you so much. 967 00:39:46,792 --> 00:39:48,792 First, I'll just have to say these are all the things 968 00:39:48,792 --> 00:39:51,459 that my mother loved, and Jo's version 969 00:39:51,459 --> 00:39:54,751 of shrimp and grits is a wonderful, to me, take on that. 970 00:39:54,751 --> 00:39:58,292 It was unfortunate that Joe's dish was so sweet. 971 00:39:58,292 --> 00:40:01,292 It doesn't remind me of the Ann Richards I know. 972 00:40:01,292 --> 00:40:05,459 She was spicy and saucy and a little feisty. 973 00:40:05,459 --> 00:40:08,209 She could have pumped up the flavor a lot. 974 00:40:08,209 --> 00:40:10,375 I was freaking out 'cause Sheryl Swoopes was there. 975 00:40:10,375 --> 00:40:11,959 Yeah, there you go. I'mma hold it. 976 00:40:11,959 --> 00:40:13,626 There we go, there you go. Good job. 977 00:40:13,626 --> 00:40:14,792 [laughs] 978 00:40:14,792 --> 00:40:16,667 Nick's dish is gorgeous 979 00:40:16,667 --> 00:40:18,375 and delicious. 980 00:40:18,375 --> 00:40:19,876 I love the red snapper. 981 00:40:19,876 --> 00:40:21,375 Mom would love this dish. 982 00:40:21,375 --> 00:40:23,167 It's a beautiful presentation 983 00:40:23,167 --> 00:40:25,417 and that's what I always got from Ann when I saw her. 984 00:40:25,417 --> 00:40:27,209 And I was like, "Oh, that woman right 985 00:40:27,209 --> 00:40:29,584 there is about to give me hell tonight." 986 00:40:29,584 --> 00:40:32,125 [laughter] 987 00:40:32,125 --> 00:40:33,751 Potatoes, you know, they're cute. 988 00:40:33,751 --> 00:40:35,250 [snickering] 989 00:40:35,250 --> 00:40:36,834 There are misses. 990 00:40:36,834 --> 00:40:39,584 I would eat Nick's dish for lunch. 991 00:40:39,584 --> 00:40:41,417 Tom, the look! 992 00:40:41,417 --> 00:40:42,792 I'm agreeing, there are misses. 993 00:40:42,792 --> 00:40:44,584 But I think that romesco-- 994 00:40:44,584 --> 00:40:46,542 -Which is good, yeah. -I really love it. 995 00:40:46,542 --> 00:40:48,250 She would've loved this. I just have to say, 996 00:40:48,250 --> 00:40:50,167 she would've loved this. 997 00:40:50,167 --> 00:40:52,751 I hope I paid as much respect as possible to Ann Richards. 998 00:40:52,751 --> 00:40:54,542 Yeah, that was really cool. 999 00:40:54,542 --> 00:40:56,792 -Monique, time? -Five on the dot. 1000 00:40:56,792 --> 00:41:01,292 The oysters are done and they're kind of big, 1001 00:41:01,292 --> 00:41:02,792 so I decide to cut them, 1002 00:41:02,792 --> 00:41:05,792 but I'm realizing they'll be in the broth 1003 00:41:05,792 --> 00:41:07,375 and they might get kind of soggy. 1004 00:41:07,375 --> 00:41:08,834 JACKSON: Twenty seconds. Move. 1005 00:41:08,834 --> 00:41:11,542 I make the decision not to put as much broth 1006 00:41:11,542 --> 00:41:14,459 because the oysters are just going to sink. 1007 00:41:14,459 --> 00:41:18,626 [timer beeping] 1008 00:41:18,626 --> 00:41:23,834 [tense music] 1009 00:41:23,834 --> 00:41:28,667 PADMA: Next is Barbara Jordan. 1010 00:41:28,667 --> 00:41:30,542 Yum. 1011 00:41:30,542 --> 00:41:32,417 Monique, tell us about your inspiration 1012 00:41:32,417 --> 00:41:33,584 and the dish you made. 1013 00:41:33,584 --> 00:41:34,959 Barbara Jordan. 1014 00:41:34,959 --> 00:41:37,292 She went back to her hometown 1015 00:41:37,292 --> 00:41:40,626 and she opened up her law office there and these are 1016 00:41:40,626 --> 00:41:43,584 the ingredients that were most accessible in that area. 1017 00:41:43,584 --> 00:41:47,792 So, these are fried oysters with assorted beans, pickled okra, 1018 00:41:47,792 --> 00:41:50,626 and a pancetta bean broth, 1019 00:41:50,626 --> 00:41:54,250 -Jackson. -I made tagliolini hand cuts 1020 00:41:54,250 --> 00:41:56,000 with chicken and offal ragu. 1021 00:41:56,000 --> 00:41:57,709 Why? 1022 00:41:57,709 --> 00:41:59,709 Okay, so I have a lot, I wrote it all down. 1023 00:41:59,709 --> 00:42:01,584 -[laughter] -Yes. 1024 00:42:01,584 --> 00:42:03,375 Okay, so she ran for the House of Representatives 1025 00:42:03,375 --> 00:42:05,417 not once, not twice, but three times, 1026 00:42:05,417 --> 00:42:08,792 which I think has a lot of heart and makes her very gutsy. 1027 00:42:08,792 --> 00:42:11,250 So, that's why I tried to go with the heart and guts 1028 00:42:11,250 --> 00:42:12,959 -and the offal. -Ah! 1029 00:42:12,959 --> 00:42:15,167 Trying to make it happen. 1030 00:42:15,167 --> 00:42:18,584 So, there is chili and mushroom as well, right? 1031 00:42:18,584 --> 00:42:21,334 So, there is more to it than just the chicken and the offal. 1032 00:42:21,334 --> 00:42:24,501 Thank you, both. 1033 00:42:24,501 --> 00:42:26,501 Did anybody else get a half cut oyster in their bowl? 1034 00:42:26,501 --> 00:42:28,501 ALL: Yeah. 1035 00:42:28,501 --> 00:42:30,667 Instead of cutting them in half, just give us one oyster. 1036 00:42:30,667 --> 00:42:32,250 That said, they're nicely fried. 1037 00:42:32,250 --> 00:42:33,876 Knowing Barbara Jordan-- I'm from Houston-- 1038 00:42:33,876 --> 00:42:36,751 I looked up to her as a young Black woman. 1039 00:42:36,751 --> 00:42:38,792 She was so important to me. 1040 00:42:38,792 --> 00:42:42,459 I could because she did and I really feel that way. 1041 00:42:42,459 --> 00:42:46,292 And so, it didn't wow me, and Barbara Jordan is wow. 1042 00:42:46,292 --> 00:42:51,626 All I had were beans and two halves of an oyster. 1043 00:42:51,626 --> 00:42:54,792 I got everyone's broth. Sorry. 1044 00:42:54,792 --> 00:42:56,667 MONIAUE: And not too salty, right? 1045 00:42:56,667 --> 00:42:59,334 JACKSON: I think you should have someone else have some. 1046 00:42:59,334 --> 00:43:02,959 Jackson, I could only imagine how uncomfortable he was 1047 00:43:02,959 --> 00:43:06,792 in reading about her and her bio and trying to figure out, 1048 00:43:06,792 --> 00:43:09,375 "How am I going to serve this dish to a table full 1049 00:43:09,375 --> 00:43:11,375 "of women and Tom?" 1050 00:43:11,375 --> 00:43:14,501 And I thought he did an incredible job 1051 00:43:14,501 --> 00:43:19,417 of really understanding who she was and what she represented. 1052 00:43:19,417 --> 00:43:21,250 So, huge fan of this dish. 1053 00:43:21,250 --> 00:43:22,876 The offal wasn't chalky. 1054 00:43:22,876 --> 00:43:24,584 Sometimes it has that grainy texture. 1055 00:43:24,584 --> 00:43:25,959 I think it was cooked well. 1056 00:43:25,959 --> 00:43:27,834 I am not a fan of offal. 1057 00:43:27,834 --> 00:43:29,959 -SUZETTE: Like, what's offal? -It's organ meat. 1058 00:43:29,959 --> 00:43:31,667 That's what I had? It was amazing. 1059 00:43:31,667 --> 00:43:33,334 Oh, I didn't know that's what I ate. 1060 00:43:33,334 --> 00:43:34,834 I didn't even know. 1061 00:43:34,834 --> 00:43:36,584 The confidence in this plate, 1062 00:43:36,584 --> 00:43:40,209 in his story, he just nailed that. 1063 00:43:40,209 --> 00:43:41,709 Padma, Gail, Tom. 1064 00:43:41,709 --> 00:43:43,584 I really want to say, for Houston, 1065 00:43:43,584 --> 00:43:45,959 especially the restaurant women and men, 1066 00:43:45,959 --> 00:43:47,375 thank you so much for coming. 1067 00:43:47,375 --> 00:43:49,459 For you to come at this time 1068 00:43:49,459 --> 00:43:51,709 -couldn't be more important. -Thank you. 1069 00:43:51,709 --> 00:43:54,751 [clapping] 1070 00:43:54,751 --> 00:43:57,709 So, in front of you, you have a menu which I would 1071 00:43:57,709 --> 00:43:59,959 like to now turn into a ballot. 1072 00:43:59,959 --> 00:44:04,709 I would like you all to cast one vote for the winning dish. 1073 00:44:04,709 --> 00:44:08,959 ♪♪♪ 1074 00:44:08,959 --> 00:44:10,459 No recounting. 1075 00:44:10,459 --> 00:44:12,292 -[laughter] -PADMA: No recounts! 1076 00:44:12,292 --> 00:44:16,584 [laughter] 1077 00:44:16,584 --> 00:44:27,375 ♪♪♪ 1078 00:44:27,375 --> 00:44:29,834 It was great to see that everybody really took 1079 00:44:29,834 --> 00:44:31,501 the challenge to heart 1080 00:44:31,501 --> 00:44:33,876 and put together some really great dishes. 1081 00:44:33,876 --> 00:44:38,292 PADMA: Evelyn, Jackson and Buddha, please stay here. 1082 00:44:38,292 --> 00:44:44,876 The rest of you can step to the side for now. Thank you. 1083 00:44:44,876 --> 00:44:49,209 The three of you had our favorite dishes of the night. 1084 00:44:49,209 --> 00:44:50,959 ♪♪♪ 1085 00:44:50,959 --> 00:44:55,959 -God! Oh, my gosh! -We meet again. 1086 00:44:55,959 --> 00:44:58,000 I thought you all did really, really well. 1087 00:44:58,000 --> 00:45:00,959 Evelyn, it was lucky for you that you had such a personal 1088 00:45:00,959 --> 00:45:03,709 connection, of course, to Selena and her music. 1089 00:45:03,709 --> 00:45:06,375 I felt like I had such a big connection that I really 1090 00:45:06,375 --> 00:45:08,375 had to show that in one dish. 1091 00:45:08,375 --> 00:45:12,250 I love the fact that you put the cucumber in the aguachile 1092 00:45:12,250 --> 00:45:15,334 because it made it refreshing. There had this spice to it. 1093 00:45:15,334 --> 00:45:18,000 Everything just sang. 1094 00:45:18,000 --> 00:45:20,751 Because I'm visually impaired, presentation isn't as important 1095 00:45:20,751 --> 00:45:23,751 to me, but when I take a bite of something, 1096 00:45:23,751 --> 00:45:25,834 everything has to be balanced. 1097 00:45:25,834 --> 00:45:28,417 And I thought, Evelyn, you did a very thoughtful job with that. 1098 00:45:28,417 --> 00:45:29,918 So, I really commend you on that, Evelyn. 1099 00:45:29,918 --> 00:45:32,834 -Thank you. -It was bright and powerful. 1100 00:45:32,834 --> 00:45:35,626 It had a crescendo. You know, it really built up. 1101 00:45:35,626 --> 00:45:38,709 Every bite was a little spicier than the last. 1102 00:45:38,709 --> 00:45:41,375 -Thank you so much. -Jackson. 1103 00:45:41,375 --> 00:45:43,209 The pasta was beautifully made. 1104 00:45:43,209 --> 00:45:45,667 Ragu was really flavorful, had right amount of spice, 1105 00:45:45,667 --> 00:45:47,292 and it doesn't need to be adorned 1106 00:45:47,292 --> 00:45:48,792 because it's simply delicious. 1107 00:45:48,792 --> 00:45:50,792 It's a bold thing to be using 1108 00:45:50,792 --> 00:45:53,417 that sort of meat and protein in such a challenge, 1109 00:45:53,417 --> 00:45:55,918 but you did it. You pulled it off. 1110 00:45:55,918 --> 00:45:57,667 I thoroughly enjoyed your ragu. 1111 00:45:57,667 --> 00:46:00,709 I thought it had so much depth of flavor. 1112 00:46:00,709 --> 00:46:02,292 -Kudos to you. -Thanks. 1113 00:46:02,292 --> 00:46:03,959 -Buddha. -It's just a great 1114 00:46:03,959 --> 00:46:05,959 -roast chicken. -Yeah, is what it is. 1115 00:46:05,959 --> 00:46:08,209 You gave us sensible technique 1116 00:46:08,209 --> 00:46:10,792 matched up to great narrative, and I thought 1117 00:46:10,792 --> 00:46:12,584 it was really, really successful and delicious. 1118 00:46:12,584 --> 00:46:14,626 Thank you. 1119 00:46:14,626 --> 00:46:16,584 And when we get into the technique, I mean, 1120 00:46:16,584 --> 00:46:19,584 you took chicken breast and you kept it moist for all of us. 1121 00:46:19,584 --> 00:46:21,667 It was a little bit of a risk 1122 00:46:21,667 --> 00:46:23,709 and I liked that it paid off for you. 1123 00:46:23,709 --> 00:46:25,000 Thank you. 1124 00:46:25,000 --> 00:46:26,959 As you all know, the guests today 1125 00:46:26,959 --> 00:46:30,626 at the dinner table got a vote on who won this challenge. 1126 00:46:30,626 --> 00:46:33,209 Chefs, you all made delicious food, 1127 00:46:33,209 --> 00:46:35,501 but the chef with the winning dish 1128 00:46:35,501 --> 00:46:37,459 really told a great story through their food. 1129 00:46:37,459 --> 00:46:40,292 And the winning chef tonight is... 1130 00:46:40,292 --> 00:46:45,959 ♪♪♪ 1131 00:46:45,959 --> 00:46:47,501 Evelyn. 1132 00:46:47,501 --> 00:46:48,834 [clapping] 1133 00:46:48,834 --> 00:46:54,584 -Jesus! -Great job all over again. 1134 00:46:54,584 --> 00:46:56,626 Congratulations, Evelyn! 1135 00:46:56,626 --> 00:46:58,334 Thank you so much. 1136 00:46:58,334 --> 00:46:59,792 Two for two. How you feeling? 1137 00:46:59,792 --> 00:47:01,959 Very emotional and I'm very happy, 1138 00:47:01,959 --> 00:47:04,959 especially with this challenge. 1139 00:47:04,959 --> 00:47:07,792 I was clearly trying to keep it in this whole time. 1140 00:47:07,792 --> 00:47:11,459 But winning is definitely pushing me. 1141 00:47:11,459 --> 00:47:14,209 This is just a boost of energy to keep going hard 1142 00:47:14,209 --> 00:47:18,375 and staying true to me and showing y'all what I have. 1143 00:47:18,375 --> 00:47:21,292 Everyone at the table thought it was amazing. 1144 00:47:21,292 --> 00:47:23,584 -Do you want to know who won? -Yes! 1145 00:47:23,584 --> 00:47:24,918 Evelyn won. 1146 00:47:24,918 --> 00:47:26,375 [clapping] 1147 00:47:26,375 --> 00:47:28,417 -Selena! -WOMAN: Yes, exactly. 1148 00:47:28,417 --> 00:47:30,292 Thank you so much. 1149 00:47:30,292 --> 00:47:32,584 The three of you can step to the side. Thank you. 1150 00:47:32,584 --> 00:47:36,292 ♪♪♪ 1151 00:47:36,292 --> 00:47:38,834 Monique, Ashleigh. 1152 00:47:38,834 --> 00:47:40,375 [scoffs] 1153 00:47:40,375 --> 00:47:46,292 And Luke, please step forward. 1154 00:47:46,292 --> 00:47:49,876 The three of you had our least favorite dishes tonight. 1155 00:47:49,876 --> 00:48:01,792 And of course, that means one of you will be going home tonight. 1156 00:48:01,792 --> 00:48:03,918 Luke, let's start with you. 1157 00:48:03,918 --> 00:48:07,959 I did pull things that I wanted to try to relate to me. 1158 00:48:07,959 --> 00:48:11,334 It's hard to truly cure salmon in two and a half hours. 1159 00:48:11,334 --> 00:48:13,584 I think it just needed salt, 1160 00:48:13,584 --> 00:48:16,792 and the texture wasn't quite there yet. 1161 00:48:16,792 --> 00:48:21,375 I think the dish as a whole felt a little bit boring to me. 1162 00:48:21,375 --> 00:48:24,292 Something was a little bit missing and lacking. 1163 00:48:24,292 --> 00:48:26,542 TIFFANY: Tell me about the oyster emulsion. 1164 00:48:26,542 --> 00:48:28,626 Ideally, it should have been a little bit more bold. 1165 00:48:28,626 --> 00:48:29,959 With adding the fudge that I made 1166 00:48:29,959 --> 00:48:31,876 from the chicken reduction, 1167 00:48:31,876 --> 00:48:34,417 I thought it would be a little bit enough with the salt. 1168 00:48:34,417 --> 00:48:36,250 How could we possibly have had chicken fudge 1169 00:48:36,250 --> 00:48:38,292 with every bite when you gave us a teeny little dollop? 1170 00:48:38,292 --> 00:48:40,292 Compositionally, there's elements on the plate 1171 00:48:40,292 --> 00:48:43,292 that are really tasty, and yet we're not getting it. 1172 00:48:43,292 --> 00:48:45,542 Yep. 1173 00:48:45,542 --> 00:48:48,292 Monique, did you feel like you were struggling today? 1174 00:48:48,292 --> 00:48:49,959 Not with the idea. 1175 00:48:49,959 --> 00:48:52,584 I think I struggled the most with the time at the end. 1176 00:48:52,584 --> 00:48:54,584 You had a situation but it didn't feel 1177 00:48:54,584 --> 00:48:56,792 like you pivoted very well, right? 1178 00:48:56,792 --> 00:48:59,375 And if I'm being really honest, the bean salad reminded 1179 00:48:59,375 --> 00:49:02,417 me of, like, a three bean salad that you get out of a can. 1180 00:49:02,417 --> 00:49:05,792 It didn't have any definition of flavor. 1181 00:49:05,792 --> 00:49:08,375 Everything tasted the same. 1182 00:49:08,375 --> 00:49:12,834 My bowl had beans and two halves of an oyster. 1183 00:49:12,834 --> 00:49:14,334 -Okay. -And really, that's it. 1184 00:49:14,334 --> 00:49:15,918 I didn't get the broth. 1185 00:49:15,918 --> 00:49:17,667 I didn't get the apple that you talked about. 1186 00:49:17,667 --> 00:49:19,542 -I didn't get any herbs. -Sorry. 1187 00:49:19,542 --> 00:49:22,501 Most of the flavor was in that broth with the pancetta. 1188 00:49:22,501 --> 00:49:24,626 And that's where I messed up, yeah. 1189 00:49:24,626 --> 00:49:26,375 Did you cut oysters? 1190 00:49:26,375 --> 00:49:28,709 I cut the oysters after I fried them, 1191 00:49:28,709 --> 00:49:30,375 because some of them were big. 1192 00:49:30,375 --> 00:49:32,292 When you cut it, all those juices came out 1193 00:49:32,292 --> 00:49:34,334 so you lost the beauty of a fried oyster. 1194 00:49:34,334 --> 00:49:36,334 It was gone at that point. 1195 00:49:36,334 --> 00:49:39,501 Ashleigh, when those plates went out, you were like, 1196 00:49:39,501 --> 00:49:41,375 "This is how I wanted it to come out"? 1197 00:49:41,375 --> 00:49:44,000 Honestly, yeah. I thought that I was sticking 1198 00:49:44,000 --> 00:49:46,584 true to the narrative and I did feel good. 1199 00:49:46,584 --> 00:49:48,375 I think your narrative is great. 1200 00:49:48,375 --> 00:49:50,918 I just think there were technical issues. 1201 00:49:50,918 --> 00:49:53,959 I couldn't tell that it was supposed to be a braised dish. 1202 00:49:53,959 --> 00:49:56,417 My pork was definitely dry and tough. 1203 00:49:56,417 --> 00:49:59,876 There was an overwhelming amount of vinegar. 1204 00:49:59,876 --> 00:50:01,959 I got more vinegar than I got sweetness 1205 00:50:01,959 --> 00:50:06,000 and so the balance of the plate just felt really, really off. 1206 00:50:06,000 --> 00:50:08,000 Okay. 1207 00:50:08,000 --> 00:50:09,959 How are you feeling, Ashleigh? 1208 00:50:09,959 --> 00:50:12,209 It sucks, feeling like the weakest player. 1209 00:50:12,209 --> 00:50:14,918 You're not going anywhere because you have immunity. 1210 00:50:14,918 --> 00:50:16,709 We just want you to hear. 1211 00:50:16,709 --> 00:50:19,792 No. Yeah, I'm thankful that I got feedback. 1212 00:50:19,792 --> 00:50:21,876 Okay, we'll see you all in a bit. 1213 00:50:21,876 --> 00:50:25,792 Thank you all. 1214 00:50:25,792 --> 00:50:28,709 Number two. 1215 00:50:28,709 --> 00:50:30,375 Holy sh--! 1216 00:50:30,375 --> 00:50:31,918 I don't-- I can't even believe it. 1217 00:50:31,918 --> 00:50:33,792 -[clapping] -JACKSON: Congratulations. 1218 00:50:33,792 --> 00:50:35,584 -EVELYN: Anything for Selena. -JO: Awesome, girl. 1219 00:50:35,584 --> 00:50:38,209 Tonight was such an inspiring dinner, 1220 00:50:38,209 --> 00:50:40,375 and for the most part, we had a great meal. 1221 00:50:40,375 --> 00:50:44,501 But for these three chefs, it was just not a success today. 1222 00:50:44,501 --> 00:50:46,501 Right now, we're only talking about Luke and Monique. 1223 00:50:46,501 --> 00:50:48,792 Let's talk about Luke first. 1224 00:50:48,792 --> 00:50:51,751 It felt like there was a piece missing to Luke's dish. 1225 00:50:51,751 --> 00:50:54,584 The chicken fudge, as he calls it, 1226 00:50:54,584 --> 00:50:57,375 there was such a small amount that it was almost nonexistent. 1227 00:50:57,375 --> 00:50:59,584 And that's a pretty powerful flavor that would 1228 00:50:59,584 --> 00:51:01,751 have changed the dish significantly, had we tasted it. 1229 00:51:01,751 --> 00:51:05,792 Yes! There should have been so much more flavor. 1230 00:51:05,792 --> 00:51:07,667 It was just definitely an incomplete dish. 1231 00:51:07,667 --> 00:51:10,417 I think my craquelins were burnt because I just tasted 1232 00:51:10,417 --> 00:51:11,876 a lot of bitter notes throughout. 1233 00:51:11,876 --> 00:51:13,459 NICK: Keep your head up. 1234 00:51:13,459 --> 00:51:15,375 It's been down for too much of my life. 1235 00:51:15,375 --> 00:51:17,292 -I'm going to keep it up now. -That's good. 1236 00:51:17,292 --> 00:51:19,375 I'm not clear on what Monique was trying to do tonight. 1237 00:51:19,375 --> 00:51:21,918 And I certainly know she wasn't successful at it. 1238 00:51:21,918 --> 00:51:25,250 When you ate the dish, it was just lackluster. 1239 00:51:25,250 --> 00:51:28,417 The oysters were dry, and the beans had no flavor. 1240 00:51:28,417 --> 00:51:31,792 She had everything she needed to make a great dish, 1241 00:51:31,792 --> 00:51:33,792 but she did not do that today. 1242 00:51:33,792 --> 00:51:35,292 You were amazing, really. 1243 00:51:35,292 --> 00:51:37,000 You are amazing. 1244 00:51:37,000 --> 00:51:39,959 Okay. Let's get them out here. 1245 00:51:39,959 --> 00:51:48,959 ♪♪♪ 1246 00:51:48,959 --> 00:51:51,501 You know, chefs, tonight's challenge was to find 1247 00:51:51,501 --> 00:51:54,542 inspiration in reading the biographies of these 1248 00:51:54,542 --> 00:51:56,792 five amazing Texas women. 1249 00:51:56,792 --> 00:51:58,959 I think where everything went wrong is that there 1250 00:51:58,959 --> 00:52:00,918 was some hesitation and it showed. 1251 00:52:00,918 --> 00:52:03,459 And at this stage in the game, 1252 00:52:03,459 --> 00:52:06,918 hesitation leads to creating a dish that is just not 1253 00:52:06,918 --> 00:52:08,792 strong enough to continue in the competition. 1254 00:52:08,792 --> 00:52:13,292 [tense music] 1255 00:52:13,292 --> 00:52:17,417 Monique. Please pack your knives and go. 1256 00:52:17,417 --> 00:52:19,542 Thank you so much. 1257 00:52:19,542 --> 00:52:21,709 Monique, we'll see you in Last Chance Kitchen. 1258 00:52:21,709 --> 00:52:23,709 -Thank you, again. -PADMA: Thank you, both. 1259 00:52:23,709 --> 00:52:27,542 I came here to be a winner. I came here to show what I got. 1260 00:52:27,542 --> 00:52:30,542 I definitely feel that I haven't shown what 1261 00:52:30,542 --> 00:52:31,876 I can do enough. 1262 00:52:31,876 --> 00:52:33,375 ASHLEIGH: What, it's you? 1263 00:52:33,375 --> 00:52:35,375 EVELYN: Monique. It's Monique. 1264 00:52:35,375 --> 00:52:36,751 You just better kill it in Last Chance, that's all. 1265 00:52:36,751 --> 00:52:38,626 -MONIQUE: That's it. -That's all. 1266 00:52:38,626 --> 00:52:42,584 For me, Top Chef really reminded me 1267 00:52:42,584 --> 00:52:44,876 how strong I am as a person. 1268 00:52:44,876 --> 00:52:49,209 Oh, Damarr, I know. I miss you already. 1269 00:52:49,209 --> 00:52:55,250 Women rise, so I will always rise stronger than ever. 1270 00:52:55,250 --> 00:52:59,876 ♪♪♪ 1271 00:52:59,876 --> 00:53:02,751 PADMA: Tonight, Last Chance Kitchen is back. 1272 00:53:02,751 --> 00:53:05,375 Monique was eliminated and now must fight Sarah, 1273 00:53:05,375 --> 00:53:06,792 the current reigning champ. 1274 00:53:06,792 --> 00:53:08,417 I'm ready to take stock of you both. 1275 00:53:08,417 --> 00:53:10,584 -Uh-oh. -Will Monique get all her 1276 00:53:10,584 --> 00:53:12,417 -ingredients on the plate? -Sarah, it's always like this 1277 00:53:12,417 --> 00:53:14,292 -in LCK? -Sure is. 1278 00:53:14,292 --> 00:53:16,584 Find out now On Demand. 1279 00:53:16,584 --> 00:53:20,834 Or wherever you stream Top Chef. 1280 00:53:20,834 --> 00:53:22,792 Next time on Top Chef... 1281 00:53:22,792 --> 00:53:25,709 LUKE: Whoa... 1282 00:53:25,709 --> 00:53:29,792 JO: Jurassic Park? 1283 00:53:29,792 --> 00:53:31,334 In the upcoming new film, 1284 00:53:31,334 --> 00:53:33,000 Jurassic World Dominion, 1285 00:53:33,000 --> 00:53:35,459 worlds will collide. 1286 00:53:35,459 --> 00:53:36,876 I'm immediately stoked. 1287 00:53:36,876 --> 00:53:37,959 This is definitely gonna be 1288 00:53:37,959 --> 00:53:39,375 a fun one, if you can't tell 1289 00:53:39,375 --> 00:53:40,584 by the way I'm dressed. 1290 00:53:40,584 --> 00:53:42,209 BUDDHA: I've worked with 1291 00:53:42,209 --> 00:53:43,918 an alligator, but I haven't broken one down. 1292 00:53:43,918 --> 00:53:45,918 I think it's a dish that we've all been waiting for. 1293 00:53:45,918 --> 00:53:47,959 LUKE: What the [bleep] is going on here? 1294 00:53:47,959 --> 00:53:49,792 What was it like doing the movie? 1295 00:53:49,792 --> 00:53:51,667 It was summer camp with dinosaurs. 1296 00:53:51,667 --> 00:53:53,459 [eerie music] 1297 00:53:53,459 --> 00:53:55,542 -BUDDHA: Blood, baby. -Oh. 1298 00:53:55,542 --> 00:53:57,584 We don't have to send anybody home. 1299 00:53:57,584 --> 00:53:59,709 -Somebody was already sent home. -Maybe a double elimination. 1300 00:53:59,709 --> 00:54:03,709 ♪♪♪