Meet a Scientologist Featuring Cheng Family Cooks Up Recipe for Success at 2025 Dotcomm Awards
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LOS ANGELES - Californer -- Scientology Media Productions took home Gold at the 2025 dotCOMM Awards for an episode of Meet a Scientologist featuring Jeffery, Angel and Mick Cheng, traditional Taiwanese fried shallot producers. The episode earned top honors in the Food and Beverage category.

The dotCOMM Awards is an international competition celebrating the best in digital communication and creativity. Judged by industry leaders spanning marketing, communications, advertising and media production, the awards highlight innovation and excellence.

Together with his wife, Angel Lin, and their son, Mick, Jeffery Cheng revived the fried shallot business founded by his father in Taiwan. Renowned for their rich aroma and crisp, golden texture, the delicacy elevates any dish it touches. As cheaper products flooded the market, Jeffery fused traditional techniques with modern, uncompromising quality control. The family turned a once-fading craft into a thriving enterprise, winning taste buds across the globe.

This Gold distinction is among eight honors recognizing Scientology Media Productions at the 2025 dotCOMM Awards. Two of those honors went to Meet a Scientologist, bringing the series' total to 30 accolades.

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View the award-winning episode at http://www.scientology.tv/chengs.

Scientology Network debuted on March 12, 2018, launched by David Miscavige, ecclesiastical leader of the Scientology religion. Since then, Scientology Network has been viewed in over 240 countries and territories worldwide in 17 languages. Satisfying the curiosity of people about Scientology, the network takes viewers across six continents, spotlighting the everyday lives of Scientologists, showing the Church as a global organization and presenting its Social Betterment programs that have touched the lives of millions worldwide. The network also showcases documentaries by Independent filmmakers who represent a cross section of cultures and faiths, but share a common purpose of uplifting communities. Scientology Network's innovative content has been recognized with more than 125 industry awards, including Tellys, Communitas and Hermes Creative Awards.

Broadcast from Scientology Media Productions, the Church's global media center in Los Angeles, Scientology Network is available on DIRECTV Channel 320, DIRECTV STREAM and AT&T U-verse and can be streamed at scientology.tv, on mobile apps and via the Roku, Amazon Fire and Apple TV platforms.