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Clips from Top Chef - Texas Trailblaze-hers (S19E19)

"with a beet risotto, a kale romesco"
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"and you have a potato"
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"which is shaped just like a mushroom."
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"It's really beautiful."
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"Ann Richards was very into a Thai twist on things."
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"I did some gulf shrimp that's been tossed with a coconut"
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"lime salsa verde. Underneath, fresh corn polenta,"
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"some shishitos in there and a little fresh salad."
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"-Thank you. -Thank you so much."
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"First, I'll just have to say these are all the things"
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"that my mother loved, and Jo's version"
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"of shrimp and grits is a wonderful, to me, take on that."
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"It was unfortunate that Joe's dish was so sweet."
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"It doesn't remind me of the Ann Richards I know."
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"She was spicy and saucy and a little feisty."
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"She could have pumped up the flavor a lot."
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"I was freaking out 'cause Sheryl Swoopes was there."
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"Yeah, there you go. I'mma hold it."
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"There we go, there you go. Good job."
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"[laughs]"
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"Nick's dish is gorgeous"
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"and delicious."
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"I love the red snapper."
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"Mom would love this dish."
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"It's a beautiful presentation"
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"and that's what I always got from Ann when I saw her."
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"And I was like, "Oh, that woman right"
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"there is about to give me hell tonight.""
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"[laughter]"
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"Potatoes, you know, they're cute."
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"[snickering]"
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"There are misses."
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"I would eat Nick's dish for lunch."
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"Tom, the look!"
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"I'm agreeing, there are misses."
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"But I think that romesco--"
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"-Which is good, yeah. -I really love it."
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"She would've loved this. I just have to say,"
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"she would've loved this."
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"I hope I paid as much respect as possible to Ann Richards."
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"Yeah, that was really cool."
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"-Monique, time? -Five on the dot."
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"The oysters are done and they're kind of big,"
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"so I decide to cut them,"
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"but I'm realizing they'll be in the broth"
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"and they might get kind of soggy."
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"JACKSON: Twenty seconds. Move."
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"I make the decision not to put as much broth"
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"because the oysters are just going to sink."
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"[timer beeping]"
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"[tense music]"
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"PADMA: Next is Barbara Jordan."
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"Yum."
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"Monique, tell us about your inspiration"
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"and the dish you made."
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"Barbara Jordan."
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"She went back to her hometown"
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"and she opened up her law office there and these are"
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"the ingredients that were most accessible in that area."
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"So, these are fried oysters with assorted beans, pickled okra,"
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"and a pancetta bean broth,"
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"-Jackson. -I made tagliolini hand cuts"
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"with chicken and offal ragu."
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"Why?"
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"Okay, so I have a lot, I wrote it all down."
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"-[laughter] -Yes."
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"Okay, so she ran for the House of Representatives"
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"not once, not twice, but three times,"
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"which I think has a lot of heart and makes her very gutsy."
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"So, that's why I tried to go with the heart and guts"
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"-and the offal. -Ah!"
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"Trying to make it happen."
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"So, there is chili and mushroom as well, right?"
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"So, there is more to it than just the chicken and the offal."
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"Thank you, both."
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"Did anybody else get a half cut oyster in their bowl?"
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"ALL: Yeah."
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"Instead of cutting them in half, just give us one oyster."
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"That said, they're nicely fried."
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"Knowing Barbara Jordan-- I'm from Houston--"
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"I looked up to her as a young Black woman."
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"She was so important to me."
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"I could because she did and I really feel that way."
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"And so, it didn't wow me, and Barbara Jordan is wow."
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"All I had were beans and two halves of an oyster."
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"I got everyone's broth. Sorry."
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"MONIAUE: And not too salty, right?"
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"JACKSON: I think you should have someone else have some."
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"Jackson, I could only imagine how uncomfortable he was"
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"in reading about her and her bio and trying to figure out,"
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""How am I going to serve this dish to a table full"
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""of women and Tom?""
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"And I thought he did an incredible job"
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"of really understanding who she was and what she represented."
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"So, huge fan of this dish."
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"The offal wasn't chalky."
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"Sometimes it has that grainy texture."
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"I think it was cooked well."
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"I am not a fan of offal."
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"-SUZETTE: Like, what's offal? -It's organ meat."
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"That's what I had? It was amazing."
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"Oh, I didn't know that's what I ate."
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"I didn't even know."
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"The confidence in this plate,"
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"in his story, he just nailed that."
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"Padma, Gail, Tom."
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"I really want to say, for Houston,"
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"especially the restaurant women and men,"
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"thank you so much for coming."
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"For you to come at this time"
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"-couldn't be more important. -Thank you."
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"[clapping]"
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"So, in front of you, you have a menu which I would"
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"like to now turn into a ballot."
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"I would like you all to cast one vote for the winning dish."
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"♪♪♪"
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"No recounting."
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"-[laughter] -PADMA: No recounts!"
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"[laughter]"
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"♪♪♪"
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