Today's Special

– 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
Today's Special (2009)

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

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Producing Country:
USA
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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.

Director:

David Kaplan

Writer:

Aasif Mandvi (screenplay), Jonathan Bines (screenplay), Aasif Mandvi (play)

Main Actors:

Dean Winters, Jess Weixler, Aarti Mann, Aasif Mandvi

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:

Inimitable Pictures

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
81%
Metacritic:
57%