Today's Special

"The international dining scene is a vast, ever-shifting landscape, and Today's Special is perfectly positioned to help ... (more)

"The international dining scene is a vast, ever-shifting landscape, and Today's Special is perfectly positioned to help readers navigate it. Twenty of the globe's leading chef-curators {u2014} 10 men and 10 women {u2014} have each selected five emerging chefs from around the world, showcasing a variety of styles of food, restaurants, and personalities. Each of the 100 selected chefs is profiled, with recipes, photographs, and menus, plus original commissioned essays that shed light on what makes a standout star in today's culinary realm."--Amazon.com. (less)

Today's Special, a heartwarming comedy with culinary flavor, tells the story of Samir (Aasif Mandvi, The Daily Show with... (more)

Today's Special, a heartwarming comedy with culinary flavor, tells the story of Samir (Aasif Mandvi, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart), a sous chef whose dreams of becoming the head chef at an upscale Manhattan restaurant are squelched when his father has heart attack and he is forced to take over Tandoori Palace, the nearly bankrupt family restaurant in Jackson Heights. (less)

Samir is a traditionally trained chef who works as the sous chef in an exclusive restaurant in Manhattan, but when he le... (more)

Samir is a traditionally trained chef who works as the sous chef in an exclusive restaurant in Manhattan, but when he learns he's been turned down for an expected promotion, he leaves in a huff and isn't asked to return. Samir considers heading for Europe to attend a culinary academy, but his plans quickly change when he learns that his father has suffered a severe heart attack and someone needs to look after the family business, a dingy Indian restaurant in Queens that's fallen on hard times. (less)