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Clips from Top Chef - Dinner in Zero Gravity (S19E19)

"Whoa! Look at that."
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"It's like we're on the moon."
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"-What is this? -This is the garden."
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"ASHLEIGH: Getting some veggies here."
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"WILLIAM: Welcome to the International Space Station."
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"-Oh! -DAMARR: Thank you."
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"I'm really excited to introduce"
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"you all to Dr. Grace Douglas,"
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"who's a food scientist with NASA Johnson Space Center."
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"She's going to tell you about astronaut food."
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"We have about 200 different foods"
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"and beverages on the regular menu."
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"Everything that we send has to be a wide variety"
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"so that people can find foods that they like."
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"They don't want to be bored off of the food."
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"They want something that is craveable."
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"It's not a whole lot of, like, salt."
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"Salt exacerbates things like bone loss."
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"But we work with a lot of spices."
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"This challenge is all about bold flavors, which I have."
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"All of our sauces are thick enough that they're"
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"not just going to float out of the pouch."
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"-We can't have free liquid. -ASHLEIGH: Mmm."
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"That's the cherry-blueberry cobbler."
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"And the interesting thing is, when you're eating this,"
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"you notice there is crust in there; we have to get rid"
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"-of any crumbs. -Crumbs, it's going to go"
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"as far as it can go until it hits something."
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"Do you rely somewhat on, like, nuts and stuff to add"
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"-some sort of texture? -We do."
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"I'm thinking of making a pork stew."
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"I didn't see a lot of pork on the example menus"
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"that we saw and not a lot of Mexican food."
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"I think it could translate into a dish for NASA."
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"-Good luck with your challenge. -CHEFS: Thank you."
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"♪♪♪"
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"MAN: Station, this is Houston."
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"-Are you ready for the event? -Houston, we are ready."
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"Oh, wow!"
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"Are you talking to us?"
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"MAN: Top Chefs, this is Mission Control Houston."
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"Please call station for voice check."
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"Station, this is Melissa King from Top Chef."
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"How do you hear me?"
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"Melissa, we have you loud and clear."
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"Welcome to the International Space Station."
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"[whispering] That's awesome!"
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"Is this real life? Like, what?!"
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"-Hi, everyone! -BUDDHA: Hi."
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"So, we wanted to ask you a few questions about food."
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"Does food taste different up there?"
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"I noticed when I first arrived that congestion,"
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"you get kind of a fluid shift to your head."
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"Feels like you have a cold for a little while."
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"I tend to use hot sauces and condiments"
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"to kind of bring some of that flavor back."
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"I came to Top Chef thinking that it was about cooking and food."
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"But you're also experiencing all these wonderful moments"
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"which are once in a lifetime chances."
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"Do you have silverware, or--"
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"-how do you prepare? -You always have your spoon."
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"You always know where your own spoon is."
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"Food that's not actually in a can, you're gonna"
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"-use a pair of scissors. -MELISSA: What's in there?"
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"So, this is the cherry-blueberry cobbler."
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"-Best ever. -MELISSA: Whoa!"
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"Oh, my God."
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"Whoa! That's so cool."
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"MEGAN: Thanks for joining us up here and enjoy Houston."
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"MELISSA: Take care. Bye."
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"Oh! That's so cool."
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"-ASHLEIGH: Learned a lot. -EVELYN: Yeah."
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"♪♪♪"
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"-EVELYN: Ugh. -ASHLEIGH: Thank you."
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"That was awesome."
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"Definitely did not think about food that way."
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"NICK: So, how y'all feel? Top six."
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"ASHLEIGH: It's crazy. I remember when you couldn't"
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"-even get a spot on the couches. -Yeah."
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"-Or even at the dining table. -Yeah, right?"
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"Our group is getting smaller and smaller."
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"It just shows us that we're nearing the end."
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"After tomorrow, it's going to be five of us."
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"Thanks for the wakeup call, Jae."
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"I have worked so hard in this industry. So hard."
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"And I don't feel like I have a whole lot to show for it."
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"I've won restaurant's awards that are not mine,"
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"put blood, sweat and tears into businesses that are not mine,"
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"and I've sacrificed birthdays and anniversaries."
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"That's a big part of why I did this."
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"I'm here to win the title of Top Chef for me."
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"It's been a long day. Let's get some rest."
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"-ASHLEIGH: Yes. -For sure."
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"BUDDHA: NASA challenge, over and out."
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"♪♪♪"
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"♪♪♪"
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"JAE: Hi. Yes, I would like to get some ribeye."
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"-This one, please. -NICK: What up?"
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"DAMARR: Where these banana peppers at, Nick?"
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"I'm definitely having a little chef block,"
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"which could be similar to writer's block."
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"Creating food that could be packaged and eaten in space,"
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"it's not an easy job at all."
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"The astronauts talked about wanting a taste of home,"
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"and they also mentioned putting hot sauce"
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"on everything because food tastes differently up there."
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"I'm really just thinking about going the comforting route,"
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"Boneless, skinless chicken thighs and some chicken livers."
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"EVELYN: That's a lot of fruit. Making dessert, Buddha?"
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"Yep. Making a pavlova. Pavlova is something that really"
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"brings me back to just cooking at home with my wife."
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"My wife is a pastry sous chef at Eleven Madison Park."
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"She's formed me into a better chef."
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"And I'm proud to be able to showcase"
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"a dish that means a lot to me."
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"JAE: Eleven minutes, guys!"
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"ASHLEIGH: Can I do two pounds of tuna steaks?"
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"The idea that I have here is this hot sauce ceviche dish."
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"But you can't just take raw fish to space."
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"So, I'm thinking tinned fish, reimagined."
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