Apple TV has ordered eight episodes of an unscripted food series called The Unlikely Cook starring Awkwafina. No premiere date has been announced yet.
The series will see Awkwafina – otherwise known as Nora Lum – “embark on a deeply personal cross-country journey as she explores contemporary Asian American cuisine, starting with her family’s own legacy. Her family ran Lum’s, a Cantonese restaurant in Flushing, NY, which was the first Chinese restaurant in the city. But despite growing up in the family business, she can’t cook at all.”
A social post: “Awkwafina’s cooking. Or at least, she’s trying to. Join her as she traces her culinary roots in a new series, coming soon to Apple TV. #TheUnlikelyCook #Awkwafina #AppleTV”
Awkwafina will be joined by chefs, restaurateurs and her family as she travels the country to explore what it takes to master Asian food in the kitchen. She said in a press release – “I’ve never been trusted around a kitchen, so I thank everyone involved for opening that part of my house up to me. Food has been a huge part of my family’s history, and to be able to explore and reconnect with that legacy has been an incredibly rare and very special opportunity.”
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