TMC
11-22-2025, 09:24 PM
https://deadline.com/2025/11/awkwafina-the-unlikely-cook-apple-1236624066/
The eight-episode series will follow the former Comedy Central star on a deeply personal cross-country journey as she explores contemporary Asian American cuisine, starting with her family’s own legacy. Awkwafina, who was born Nora Lum, grew up in a family that ran a Cantonese restaurant in Flushing, New York, the city’s first Chinese restaurant.
The eight-episode series will follow the former Comedy Central star on a deeply personal cross-country journey as she explores contemporary Asian American cuisine, starting with her family’s own legacy. Awkwafina, who was born Nora Lum, grew up in a family that ran a Cantonese restaurant in Flushing, New York, the city’s first Chinese restaurant.