Tasty Mystery Baskets of Clips

You used pumpkin?

I got to start cooking oat cakes

with strawberries and hot peppers.

Yo, you soak in your win,

The ingredients on the plate lacked a bit of cohesiveness.

with everything that you have, basically your soul.

-I loved your soup. -Thank you.

I'm really excited about cooking for such a great cause.

It's Houston's first heritage district.

DAMARR: That's awesome.

I'm gonna try to do a curried cauliflower puree.

this challenge is extremely a personal one.

-Yeah. Let's go. -PADMA: All right.

Nyesha, who's it going to be?

My grandmother would cook this curry

"Where have you been all my life?"

These things take about six minutes,

I was a baby labor. [laughs]

I decided to cook this dish

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Let's see what we have.

-There was no bad dish. -There were no bad dishes.

I made curried vegetable puree

how we're eating it, you know.

She came to visit me when I used to live in New Orleans,

Did you deep fry it?

you think about that moment of emancipation.

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They got some really tough jobs.

-Yeah. -ASHLEIGH: Oh, God,

Seven chefs remain

so I'm going to roast a cauliflower in butter,

You know, because I live here in Houston,

I have roasted cauliflower with cabbage

-What about Ashleigh? -That's what I thought.

and I did not really get that.

I don't know how I'm supposed to feel.

TOM: Luke enters Last Chance Kitchen.

-sort of hybrid with a sambal. -It was delicious.

one restaurant that he needs to break away from that,

you know, do a barbecue for the community.

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Unfortunately, most black vegetables

will go towards protecting and preserving

'cause it's something my grandmother cooked a lot.

and there was lots of your grandma and your mom.

You can mix it all together

taking food or land or space that people didn't want,

and just make it taste good.

and I used to help them out picking strawberries.

and the history is very important.

-BUDDHA: Hello, ladies. -Hi. Good afternoon.

and that's exactly what he gave me.

some charred papayas,

The love in your eyes is emanating through your soul

It's something that is cooked

This challenge is dear to my heart.

in the spirit of Juneteenth, you know?

I've worked around the world,

I feel great. It is really lovely.

where attendees will be purchasing tickets,

-GAIL: Hi, guys. -JUDGES: Hi.

NICK: Game time.

I always miss my mom's meatloaf,

I can't wait to taste what you'll make.

sage, thyme, rosemary.

I have to say super bold of you to make a soup.

that a lot more of the best restaurants in the world

and that's what he gave us.

But there's certainly no shortage

and such a difficult decision

I like the dish a lot.

because meatloaf, you talked about you want

All right, listen, you know-- Kwame knows I'mma eat.

to see if I can make it as good as my mom, you know?

compared to the rest of the dishes.

and just worked a little bit of chef magic in there.

were enslaved just a few decades beforehand.

Cooking a whole mess of collard greens with ham hocks.

it's really incredible.

So, I'm making nasi lemak.

or makes them feel this sense of place.

who is actually known as the father of Black Houston.

I just get really proud when I think about where I come from.

and the creaminess from the mashed potatoes

It drives me creatively.

I hope you really enjoyed yourself.

I didn't deep fry it, I griddled it

NICK: That's what's up.

-It's hitting, huh? -Oh, yeah.

and restoring them for our children's children

My mom used to cook the whole fish all the time.

and plant-based diets for centuries.