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“Cooking with Lynja” star Lynn Yamada Davis, the TikTok creator known as “the internet’s grandma” and beloved for her quirky, educational cooking content, has died. She was 67. Her daughter Hannah Mariko Shofet told The New York Times that Davis died of esophageal cancer on January 1. Her youngest son and co-creator of her social media channels, Tim Davis, announced his mother’s death in videos posted online on Friday. “I’m super sad to inform you that unfortunately, Linda, my mom, has passed…

Lynn Yamada Davis, a social media star known for her fast-paced and kooky “Cooking With Lynja” online tutorials, has died. Hannah Shofet, Davis’ eldest daughter, confirmed Friday to The Times that her mother died Jan. 1 at Riverview Medical Center in New Jersey from esophageal cancer. She was 67. In a phone interview, Shofet celebrated Davis for being a “real poster child of having a family and also pursuing your dreams.” She also praised her mother for representing older women and Japanese culture on social media.…