Awkwafina digs into her culinary roots to try something a little crazy: Open a restaurant

Awkwafina stars in a new Apple TV series called 'Awkwafina: The Unlikely Cook' premiering Friday

Her family ran Lum's, an iconic Cantonese restaurant in Queens, New York, that closed in the 1990s after four decades

She reopened Lum's as a one-night pop-up at a Manhattan pizzeria that fed 50 guests

She is now in the process of reopening Lum's for the long term, not just as a pop-up

About a year or so ago: Awkwafina was not someone who cooked, even soup · At the start of the series: She learns to make stir-fry at the Culinary Institute of America · During the series: She waitresses at the Golden Dragon banquet hall in Los Angeles · During the series: She travels to Texas for barbecue spare ribs and Hawaii for a pupu platter · During the series: She learns Peking duck in San Francisco and chow mein from Martin Yan · By the end of the series: She hosts a one-night pop-up reopening of Lum's at a Manhattan pizzeria for 50 guests

8 episodes · 50 guests fed · 4 decades years Lum's operated