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Andy Jiang recounts a six-hour drive for one cherished meal

Ekiben's owners brought a mobile kitchen to Vermont after a family asked for a tempura broccoli recipe.

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Andy Jiang Story of October 31, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.

They Granted Her Dream Dying Meal 🥲

Brandon Jones asked for a recipe. What he received was an offer to bring the restaurant to his mother-in-law.

Andy Jiang's most watched new upload, "They Granted Her Dream Dying Meal 🥲", recounts how a woman with terminal cancer wanted tempura broccoli from Baltimore restaurant Ekiben. With the restaurant six hours away, Jones hoped to prepare it himself. Instead, co-owner Steve Chu offered to make the journey and cook it there.

The owners set up a cooking station in the back of a truck, fried the broccoli on site and made enough for leftovers. They refused payment. Andy tells the story through family photographs and interview clips, keeping the focus on a request answered with considerably more than instructions.

The video has reached nearly four million views and remains the channel's most active upload. Viewers are discussing what it means for a chef to learn that someone has chosen their food for a final meal, and the significance of making that long drive.

It was part of a six-upload week, with friendship, persistence, painting and a story about rats' empathy also on Andy's storytelling menu. "Most Respectable Crash Out Ever" and "He Beat The Government By Painting" are the other uploads gathering the most views each day right now.

Across the catalog, the week brought roughly 30 million views and a growing subscriber audience. Daily viewing is now close to twice its usual level. Among nearby storytelling channels, Doctor NOS also had a substantial viewing week, while Nexpo and Top5s had quieter subscriber weeks. For Andy, the strongest new story was the one in which a restaurant answered a recipe request by showing up.

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