EXCLUSIVE : Apple is doubling down on travelogues. Following the success of The Reluctant Traveler With Eugene Levy , which just ended its third season, the streamer is heading out on the road again, this time with Awkwafina .
The Farewell and Crazy Rich Asians star is to host and exec produce The Unlikely Cook with Awkwafina for Apple.
The eight-episode 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. She could ruin an instant ramen.
She will b

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