Top Chef
Texas Trailblaze-hers
TV Flash files “Texas Trailblaze-hers” as hour 274 of 338 in the TV Flash guide — Top Chef (2006–present) on Bravo, season 19, episode 6, aired 2022-04-07, 75 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S19E06: listed hour 274 of 338 in the Top Chef guide, hour 6 of 14 in season 19. It aired 2022-04-07 (75 min). The listed hour before it is “Don't Mess With BBQ” (S19E05). Next is “Swallow the Competition” (S19E07).
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All-stars Nini Nguyen and Kelsey Barnard-Clark present the chefs with a Talenti twist for this Quickfire Challenge. Working in pairs, they must create salty-sweet desserts that will inspire a new flavor of Talenti gelato. In the Elimination Challenge, the chefs must draw inspiration from the lives of some of Texas's most influential women in order to impress a table of trailblazers, including Cecille Richards, Suzette Quintanill and Sheryl Swoopes as well as guest judges Christine Ha and Tiffany Derry.
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Where does Texas Trailblaze-hers sit in the Top Chef guide?
S19E06 is listed hour 274 of 338 — hour 6 of 14 in season 19, season 19 episode 6.
When did Top Chef S19E06 air?
Texas Trailblaze-hers aired 2022-04-07 and is listed at 75 minutes.
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