Description The stars of TODAY'S SPECIAL, Aasif Mandvi (The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, The Last Airbender) and legendary cookbook writer Madhur Jaffrey cook Okra with Shallots, in this extra feature from the DVD. Available on DVD January 24th! www.newvideo.com TODAY'S SPECIAL, a heartwarming comedy with culinary flavor, tells the story of Samir (Aasif Mandvi, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, The Last Airbender), a sous chef who dreams of becoming the head chef at an upscale Manhattan restaurant. When he is passed over for a promotion, he impulsively quits and tells his co-worker Carrie (Jess Weixler, Teeth) that he intends to go to Paris and apprentice under a master French chef. But dreams must be put aside after his estranged father, Hakim (Harish Patel, Run, Fat Boy, Run), has a heart attack and Samir is forced to take over Tandoori Palace, the nearly bankrupt family restaurant in Jackson Heights.
