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- food
- January 12, 2024
'Cooking With Lynja' TikTok chef dies at 67
The creator of fast-paced, fun cooking tutorials died from esophageal cancer.
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\"When I think of my mom, this is who I think of,\" he said. \"The Internet's grandma. She was the best. So glad you guys got to experience how wonderful of a person she was and that you guys treated her so well.\"
The video, as of the time of publication, has racked up over 9 million views on TikTok with over 63,000 comments.
One of the photos Tim showed gave followers a glimpse into their family's old kitchen from 1995, where she was helping him roll out the dough while standing on a step stool. \"Way different than the 'Cooking with Lynja' kitchen,\" he said in the video.
Culinary creators regularly collaborate with one another through in-person pop-ups and events, so it comes as no surprise that Davis' lasting impact is being celebrated in the form of social media tributes.
Commenters on Davis' video included record producer and actor Benny Blanco, who wrote: \"heaven just got an angel. I can still hear her infectious laugh in my head now... prayers for u and ur family.\"
Chef and food personality Nick DiGiovanni, known for his viral cooking videos like setting the Guinness World Record with Davis for creating the largest donut in September, created an original tribute to his close friend, recapping behind-the-scenes moments.
\"You might remember her as the fun-loving cooking grandma. But I'll always remember her as the woman who fought off her cancer diagnosis for as long as she could, humbly and quietly without ever complaining,\" he said in the video before cutting to clips of the pair cooking, high-fiving, and setting world records and traveling to Japan and Italy together.
Davis, a third generation Japanese American, first started her YouTube channel in 2020 with her son Tim and went on to share delicious recipes, helpful bites of cooking knowledge in a signature style filled with funky edits and cheesy jokes.
In addition to her collaborations with food creators, Davis was named in Forbes' Top 50 Creators list in 2022, earned three consecutive Streamy Awards nominations, winning her first in 2022.
Davis is survived by her daughter Shofet, husband Keith Davis, daughter Becky Steinberg, sons Tim Davis and Sean Davis and siblings Jay Yamada and Karen Yamada Dolce.
Her funeral has already been held, but the family told fans they can donate to the Monmouth County SPCA or the Monmouth & Ocean chapter of food charity FulFill in Davis' honor.
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