Exclusive: Mindy Kaling goes into full-blown panic mode on the premiere of 'Star Plates'
Unfortunately for Mindy Kaling, her comedic prowess can't help her in the kitchen. But that doesn't stop the multi-talented celeb from inducing laughter while cooking on the premiere episode of Star Plates airing Tuesday.
In this exclusive clip, The Mindy Project showrunner goes into a panic when Chef Marcus Samuelsson tells her there's an order up for donuts.
"I don't know how to make donuts," Kaling exclaims nervously, which is ironic because Dr. Mindy Lahiri certainly knows her way around a bear claw.
Part of Kaling's challenge is to make one of Red Rooster's signature dishes, a whole fried chicken.
"You're messing up the breast," Chef Samuelsson, co-creator of the Harlem-based restaurant, tells her.
But our girl gets it together and optimistically presents the chef with a golden bird.
"I hope it goes over well," the Why Not Me? author says with her fingers crossed.
"It better not be raw inside," Chef Samuelsson says, sending Kaling into a frenzy.
To see if Chef Kaling will be adding any James Beard Awards to her collection of trophies, watch Star Plates at 11 p.m. ET on Tuesday on the Food Network.