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

"For your elimination challenge, you'll be making a dish"
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"in honor of five trailblazing Texas women"
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"whose voices were ahead of their time."
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"You'll each draw knives to find out which of the five women"
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"will serve as your inspiration."
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"-Ann Richards. -Ann Richards, yes."
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"Selena! Sorry."
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"The Texas Latina gets Selena? That's pretty badass."
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"Barbara Jordan."
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"This is an individual challenge."
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"But there will be two chefs creating a dish"
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"inspired by each pioneer."
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"Nick and Jo, you pulled"
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"Texas Governor, Ann Richards."
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"Only the second woman ever to hold the position."
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"Ashleigh and Jae, you pulled"
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""Babe" Didrikson Zaharias,"
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"one of the greatest athletes of all time."
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"Monique and Jackson."
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"Barbara Jordan was the first African American woman"
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"elected to the Texas House of Representatives."
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"I feel like this is going to be a challenge."
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"It's giving us a lot of freedom but it seems like"
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"it's going to be kind of difficult to wrap"
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"this story of these women into one dish."
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"Luke, Buddha, Bessie Coleman."
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"She was the first African American,"
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"Native American female licensed aviator."
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"And finally, Evelyn and Damarr,"
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"the undisputed queen of Tejano music, Selena."
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"You will honor these women"
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"through your dishes"
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"and serve them to a table"
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"of Texan trailblazers in their own right."
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"I think with everything that's happening currently in Texas,"
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"it's such an important challenge to focus on"
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"the women who have made this state great."
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"And I really want to showcase that."
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"Your guest judge for this challenge,"
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"James Beard nominee, Christine Ha,"
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"who you've already had the pleasure to cook for"
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"at the Asian night market, remember?"
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"In honor of the late Barbara Jordan's,"
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"Get Out the Vote initiative work,"
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"everyone at the dinner table will have an equal vote"
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"in determining who will win this challenge."
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"We are providing you each with a dossier"
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"about your leading ladies."
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"Tomorrow, you'll have two and a half hours"
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"to prep and cook before service begins at Brennan's."
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"-TIFFANY: Good luck, everyone. -PADMA: Thank you, guys."
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"-We'll see you tomorrow. -CONTESTANTS: Thank you."
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"♪♪♪"
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"-NICK: Ann Richards. -Here."
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"-Thank you. -[bleep]."
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"JAE: Hey, Ashleigh, you got a dish that you're thinking of?"
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"ASHLEIGH: No, no, I don't."
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"[laughter]"
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"Babe is the daughter of poor Norwegian immigrants."
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"I don't know a lot about the foods of Norway,"
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"but I think about the women in my family, so I'm going with"
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"an Appalachian inspired dish."
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"I was Selena for, like, five years in a row"
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"for Halloween."
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"Growing up as a first generation"
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"Mexican-Salvadorian-American, it's hard to kind of know"
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"and navigate, like, are you Mexican enough?"
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"Are you American enough?"
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"And I feel like Selena made that easier for us,"
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"to be like, "Oh, see, like, she's proud.""
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"Just when I grabbed the knife, "Como la Flor" came to mind--"
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"Of course."
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"-- the song which was"
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"my favorite when I was growing up."
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"JACKSON: All right, guys, you ready to go?"
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"-EVELYN: Let's do it. -Let's go to Whole Foods Market."
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"JO: Girl."
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"Yeah, I'm sitting in an immunity car except for me over here."
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"Gosh."
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"Well, I got Ann-- Ann Richards,"
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"and she was the 45th governor of Texas."
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"She added, like, African Americans and women"
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"to the Texas Rangers."
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"She was the first one to break open that cycle, which was huge."
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"This lady was a powerhouse."
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"We have Barbara Jordan."
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"She had this awesome quote:"
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""I am neither a Black politician or a female politician."
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""I'm just a politician." In my career,"
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"I never wanted to be known as an Asian chef or a female chef,"
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"I just wanted to be known as a good chef."
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"Yeah, so first of all Bessie Coleman, right?"
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"Okay."
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"The thing on her hat is bird"
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"because it's flying."
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"She's a pilot."
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"Not only was she the first"
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"African American,"
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"but also Native American to get"
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"a pilot's license and all"
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"that sort of stuff."
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"Women can't fly in America,"
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"they're not allowed to."
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"But French women can fly."
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"So, she ends up saving up her money and moving to Paris."
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"This is something that, you know, made me very kind"
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"of nervous. Just, like, one, doing research,"
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"which is, you know-- That sort of stuff is really"
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"hard for me to do anyways."
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"You know? Takes me a little extra time to do it."
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"I found out I had learning disabilities"
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"much later in life than when kids know"
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"that they have learning disabilities."
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"As a dyslexic person,"
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"reading this dossier took me"
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"a few times to really kind of"
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"understand some things."
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"But my learning disabilities"
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"and the way that I think definitely helped me"
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"be a creative person or think differently."
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