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

"It's beautiful."
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"I'm topping off a little hoecake"
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"and then I'm going to do what my grandma used to do"
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"and put a little pepper vinegar over the top."
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"-WOMAN: Ooh, good. -Buddha."
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"BUDDHA: What's up? You're looking great, mate."
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"Buddha. Smelling great."
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"So, this is my grandma's curry."
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"Last time I went to go see her"
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"she actually taught me how to make it."
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"So, I'm making nasi lemak."
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"It's got some sambal on here,"
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"cucumber is marinated in some ginger, scallions, cilantro,"
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"roasted peanuts with some fried shallots."
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"You can mix it all together"
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"once you've, you know, tried everything separately."
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"I've worked around the world,"
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"I've only spent probably about two months back at home"
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"in the last 13 years,"
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"and every time I come back home,"
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"my grandmother would make this dish."
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"Beautiful. I'm full."
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"I was actually finished a lot earlier than I should."
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"I didn't want to overthink it or overwork it."
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"-Thank you, Buddha. -Enjoy the rest of your--"
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"You kicking us out the restaurant?"
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"-[laughter] -No, no, no!"
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"-Thanks, man. -See you later. Thank you."
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"Buddha's nasi lamek."
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"Individually, it tastes really great,"
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"and then when I ate it together it needed salt."
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"It was missing that depth that everything had individually."
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"I think you're right."
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"Nothing completely popped, but I liked everything."
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"Fresh herbs would have went a long way"
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"just to bring some flavor to-- and some cohesiveness, right?"
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"It felt compartmentalized."
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"EVELYN: Hi! How are you?"
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"Thank you, I hope you enjoy."
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"I've made my mom's meatloaf recipe,"
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"but I've kind of made it in the form of frikadelle,"
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"which is a Danish-style meatball."
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"Pickled shallot brings a really nice layer of flavor to this."
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"Appreciate it."
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"-That looks good. Thank you. -Yeah."
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"What's comforting to me and what comforts my soul."
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"PADMA: For sure."
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"Tell me about this oyster gravy."
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"I call my mom the gravy queen."
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"I made my mom give me a gravy lesson"
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"after culinary school because she's just so good at it."
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"-A lesson on gravy. -[Ashleigh laughing]"
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"PADMA: All right, we've got to go. Nice to see you."
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"WOMAN: Bye, y'all. Take care."
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"[crosstalk]"
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"Thank you all for being here today."
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"I hope you really enjoyed yourself."
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"We now know that soul food comes in many forms and fashions,"
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"and everyone's mother apparently made a dent"
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"because I started missing my momma"
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"after I listened to all these stories."
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"If you have enjoyed the delicious food"
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"that was prepared by the chefs,"
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"please give them a Texas round of applause."
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"[cheering]"
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"Share this story of freedom,"
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"what you've learned here today, and keep up with us."
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"Learn more. Come back and invite others."
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"Thank you for being here today."
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"Thank you."
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"-GAIL: Hi, guys. -JUDGES: Hi."
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"So, what did you think of the block party food?"
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"My soul cup is filled for sure."
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"-Yes, yes. -TOM: There wasn't a bad dish."
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"-There was no bad dish. -There were no bad dishes."
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"This is going to be a hard decision."
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"-They all did so well. -Absolutely."
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"All right, let's go back to judges table."
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"♪♪♪"
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"-Finally. -LUKE: Yeah, really."
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"-Finally. -We did it! [laughing]"
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"ASHLEIGH: Perfect weather for a block party."
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"BUDDHA: I had a great time."
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"The vibes were just good, I think, for all of us."
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"NICK: I think it was a great day,"
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"there was a lot done for the community."
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"I'm proud to have done this, though, with you guys."
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"This is going to be a hard judges' table."
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"ASHLEIGH: Yeah, we'll be out there for a nice, long time."
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"NICK: Probably one of the hardest ones."
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"[intense music]"
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"We had a glorious day today"
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"with delicious, soulful food, and a beautiful cause"
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"and just a wonderful afternoon of love everywhere."
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"The crowd was really, really into it,"
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"and a lot of you went back to something familiar"
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"from your family, and it was just great to see."
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"Today was a very special day. I saw nothing but joy."
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"That's what cooking from your soul is."
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"Buddha, tell me how you came up with this dish?"
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"It was the first dish that came to my mind"
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"and the only dish that I thought about during this challenge."
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"What was in the sambal?"
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"I made, like, an [indistinct]"
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"-sort of hybrid with a sambal. -It was delicious."
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"I thought you did a beautiful job,"
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"but I would have turned the heat up on the sambal."
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"That's actually my only feedback"
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"that isn't entirely positive,"
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"was that we didn't get any more bites of it as we ate it."
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"Take from that it was so good they wanted more."
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"-BUDDHA: Yeah. -TOM: That's a good thing."
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"Nick, did you know right away that you wanted to do"
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"the salmon cake and remoulade?"
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"That's one of the things that my nana has always mastered"
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"and always I've loved it,"
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"so I definitely wanted to feature it."
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"And it showed, the flavor, I thought, was really great."
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"The real star of the dish, though, was the beans."
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"Hoppin' John relish was brilliant."
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