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your all-star guest judge,
when she wants everyone to feel comforted.
I don't think that that even exists.
So, this is my grandma's curry.
It's very special. It's grounding, you know?
Really lovely. Thank you.
I don't know. I'm just a little sad.
because that takes a while.
So, I'm just trying to honor her and then also honor my mom.
I am also happy to be back
In restaurants, it's 80% meat.
the executive director
At stake for the winner,
that did not come from the rice itself.
the 13th Army Corps arrived in Galveston,
of really, really delicious food,
Creating a dish that is inspired by my mom,
Luke, I thought your dish was so comforting.
I loved your dish. Your chorizo was delicious.
my grandmother would make this dish.
from one color
with a Korean sweet potato puree and shrimp bisque.
about the simplicity of it that I loved,
it's the thing that I get first when I come home,
She clearly took her roots, took this memory, this comfort food,
I've never even cooked rice on Top Chef.
-So, we have our winner. -Mm-hmm. Yup.
You don't look too happy, Damarr, with green.
when I went to Denmark.
I was a chubby little kid,
Who else?
and just brought everybody together,
I've made a charred eggplant and black bean soup
Let's get 'er done.
I am a huge fan of Chef Nyesha.
delivering General Order No. 3.
you'll have to create a dish for astronauts.
Behind us you can see a bountiful display of ingredients
That's why he was really successful,
DAWN: I'm so excited to be here.
So, what did you think of the block party food?
and so someone is still going home.
I don't know about you, but I feel like I'm tasting
I actually really miss this. I haven't had this in a while.
Buddha, phenomenal dish.
because I knew it was the last time
[sighs]
I'm just excited to be working
All right, let's go back to judges table.
Hopefully they'll knock it out of the park.
NICK: You're going to do it all from scratch again?
EVELYN: Get these beans cooking.
in all that technique you already possess.
that I really enjoy from my mom's meatloaf.
I didn't realize how meaningful that was.
I want to create the moment
and I'm going to do it all from scratch again.
-Thank you so much. -Thank you for sharing that.
so I'm looking forward to you finding yourself more
I know I can win Top Chef. I'm going to win it for him.
I would really hate to get this far in a competition...
She's got it. The fish was perfectly cooked,
that you remember what happened in the past
I don't want to say that this challenge
-You didn't like Ashleigh's. -I didn't love Ashleigh's, yeah.
I hope that through my dish,
but I did not know all of the stories
and that's what I had to do.
There were a lot of missed opportunities.
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It was so moving and informative.
But I think we're going to need to get to the soul
I just didn't want all that gravy on top of the crab rice.
Next time on Top Chef...
My dad is from the Low Country
We ordered the same thing.
in the acidity in that Hoppin' John sort of salsa.
-Is he afraid of us? -TOM: He's afraid of us.
More delicious food.
KWAME: Hey, what up, brother?
And that's why chefs have to start seeing themselves
Oh, our pleasure. We've had a great time.
-That looks good. Thank you. -Yeah.
but I thought there would be also enough sauce on the plate
It was absolutely delicious.
because I'm going to be flipping hoecakes
ZION: Houston Freedmen's Town Conservancy will be preserving
It's very exciting to work with vegetables.
Right down the street from my house,