Today's Special

Name: Today's Special
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2009-11-11
Duration: 1 h 39 min
Rating: 6.60
Cast: Aasif Mandvi, Aarti Mann, Dean Winters, Jess Weixler

– Young Manhattan chef Samir rediscovers his heritage and passion for life through the enchanting art ..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

6.60 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 39 Minutes

Release Year:

2009

Young Manhattan chef Samir rediscovers his heritage and passion for life through the enchanting art of cooking Indian food.

Styles:

Semi Serious, Witty, Feel Good, Clever, Humorous, Sentimental, Realistic

Story Timeline:

21st Century, Contemporary

Producing Country:

USA

Filming Locations:

New York, USA

Genre:

Comedy

Today's Special (2009) - Trailer

Release Date:

11 Nov 2009

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:

R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Today's Special

Directed by:

David Kaplan

Story Written By:

Jonathan Bines, Aasif Mandvi

Main Actors:

Aasif Mandvi, Aarti Mann, Dean Winters, Jess Weixler

Plot:

Samir is a sous chef in Manhattan. He quits when he's not promoted - his boss says his cooking lacks soul. He decides to find an unpaid internship in Paris, but his father suffers a heart attack keeping him home for a few weeks. Samir must run the family's failing Indian restaurant in Queens. He can't cook Indian food, so things get dire when the chef quits: Samir tracks down Akbar, a cabbie who claims to have cooked for British royalty in Bombay. Akbar cooks with mind, heart, and gut - and offers philosophy as well. With the help of Carrie, whom he met at the Manhattan restaurant, Samir begins to enjoy the work. But will his father approve, and if not, what then?

Gross profit:

$317,831

Production Company:

Inimitable Pictures

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

6.6/10

Rotten Tomatoes:

81%

Metacritic:

57%