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Clips from Top Chef - Freedmen's Town (S19E19)

"-You guys did an amazing job. -Everything was delicious."
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"It looked fantastic."
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"I feel great. It is really lovely."
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"There were a couple less successful dishes."
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"Nick."
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"The ingredients on the plate lacked a bit of cohesiveness."
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"Sweet potato and pumpkin have very similar textures,"
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"and the flavor gets a little confused."
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"Who else?"
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"Ashleigh, you brought those yellow hues and tones to life."
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"The flavor didn't match that visual."
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"Now for some good news."
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"Who had one of our favorite dishes?"
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"Buddha, phenomenal dish."
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"-Very elegant. -I think that is menu ready."
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"It was all beautifully done. Really, really high art."
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"-Thank you. -Thank you so much."
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"Damarr, there was a clear vision in the supporting ingredients"
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"to your roasted broccoli, which is very important."
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"Everything worked very well together."
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"Thank you."
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"I love that avocado puree"
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"on the bottom."
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"It was so creamy."
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"-It looked fabulous. -Thank you."
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"Evelyn, first of all,"
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"I have to say super bold of you to make a soup."
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"And it was just impeccable."
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"That eggplant lent such a nice,"
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"round, full flavor to the black beans."
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"-I loved your soup. -Thank you."
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"I also want to give an honorable mention."
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"Luke, welcome to the party, man!"
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"I'm so glad I got to taste this dish from you."
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"I want to see more of this food in your elimination challenges."
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"Absolutely."
Top Chef
"But there can only be one winner"
Top Chef
"of the last immunity of this season."
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"Nyesha, who's it going to be?"
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"[tense music]"
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"of the last immunity of this season."
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"Nyesha, who's it going to be?"
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"[tense music]"
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"Damarr."
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"[clapping]"
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"DAMARR: I'm kind of, like, in shock."
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"You know, everyone put up amazing food today,"
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"so I'm super grateful."
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"-Congratulations, Damarr. -Thank you."
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"Now that's a happy face."
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"Nyesha, I want to thank you"
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"-so much for joining us. -Thank you for having me."
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"You really inspired these guys today."
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"-NYESHA: Good luck, chefs. -Thank you."
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"Kill it."
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"That was a fun challenge."
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"But I think we're going to need to get to the soul"
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"of the matter for this next one."
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"[dramatic music]"
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"Please welcome your all-star guest judges"
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"for this elimination challenge."
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"-Hey. -Hi."
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"Dawn Burrell and Kwame Onwuachi."
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"Hey, chefs. Good to see all your faces."
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"I am also happy to be back"
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"to show you another part of Houston"
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"you may have not seen before."
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"The origin of our new national holiday,"
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"Juneteenth, has its roots right here in Texas."
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"Juneteenth is a celebration"
Top Chef
"of when all the slaves were actually freed."
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"We usually do something at the restaurant,"
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"you know, do a barbecue for the community."
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"It's a very special day in my mind."
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"In June of 1865,"
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"nearly three years after Emancipation Proclamation,"
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"the 13th Army Corps arrived in Galveston,"
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"delivering General Order No. 3."
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"This order informed all Texans"
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"that they were actually free."
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"Many moved north to Houston following Jack Yates,"
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"who is actually known as the father of Black Houston."
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"Together with his community,"
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"they formed a city within a city called Freedmen's Town."
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"It's now a nationally registered historical site"
Top Chef
"right here in Houston's Fourth Ward."
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"DAWN: One thing that has remained constant"
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"in this area is the food."
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"The food of this neighborhood was and is soul food."
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"For your elimination challenge,"
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"we're putting on a fundraiser"
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"for 100 people"
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"at Bethel Church, founded by Jack Yates himself."
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"-Awesome. -And to celebrate,"
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"each of you must make a dish"
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"that speaks to your soul."
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"So, we're not just looking for soul food, precisely."
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"We're looking for things that have been passed down"
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"from generation to generation."
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"Things that remind you of your family."
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"I think every chef and every person even has that dish"
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"that warms their soul and makes them feel at home"
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"or makes them feel this sense of place."
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"This is an important event"
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"where attendees will be purchasing tickets,"
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"and 100% of the proceeds"
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"will go towards protecting and preserving"
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"Houston's Freedman's Town Conservancy."
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"It's a beautiful challenge."
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"Today you'll have $500 to shop"
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"and two hours to prep and cook"
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"here in the Top Chef kitchen."
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"Tomorrow afternoon,"
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"you'll have an additional two hours"
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"to cook at Bethel Church historical site."
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"But before you go shopping,"
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"Dawn and I are going to take you to meet"
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"the executive director"
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"of Houston's Freedmen's Town Conservancy"
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"to learn more about the history of the town"
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