Lynn Yamada Davis, Cooking with Lynja TikTok chef, dies at age 67

Lynn Yamada Davis, a TikTok chef recognized for her comedic cooking movies, has died on the age of 67, her son introduced on social media Friday. Her son stated her ultimate moments have been “tremendous peaceable,” and she or he was surrounded by family and friends when she died.

Her daughter, Hannah Mariko Shofet, informed The New York Occasions her mom died of esophageal most cancers.

In a video posted to social media, Davis’ son confirmed a collection of photographs of her, as a baby, a university pupil at MIT, and one after she graduated with a level in civil engineering. “She’s so cool,” he stated of his mom. Her son confirmed photos of Davis as a younger mom together with his older brother, knowledgeable soccer participant, and stated that she was a “proud mother.” There have been photographs of their previous kitchen and photographs of Davis operating — she ran eight marathons, her son stated.

The mom of 4 youngsters, in keeping with a profile for the MIT Alumni Affiliation, she began making Cooking with Lynja movies with Tim, her youngest baby. Follower development was sluggish at first till a 2021 video on making a bacon, egg and cheese sandwich grew to become a viral sensation on TikTok.

Davis had near 30 million followers throughout numerous platforms, the place she posted over-the-top movies of her cooking, usually joking along with her youngsters. On TikTok, the place Davis had 17.8 million followers, she appeared in movies tasting meals all over the world however she most frequently cooked from residence.

She made wagyu steaks after complaining in regards to the $100 price ticket and ate sandwiches whereas dipping her toes in a kiddie pool — on a regular basis sustaining a grandmotherly aura. An alter character “Little Lynja” would seem within the movies usually admonishing her or giving her cooking directions.

In 2022, Davis gained a Streamy Award, which honors excellence in on-line video.

She was the “web’s grandma,” her son stated on the shut of Friday’s video. “She was the very best,” he stated, including he was glad her viewers received to expertise how fantastic an individual she was. “Thanks a lot for these final couple of years. We had a lot enjoyable making movies.”