Best Ever Food Review Show

YouTube food and travel channel
  • @BestEverFoodReviewShow
Presented byWilliam Sonbuchner
("Sonny Side")LocationHo Chi Minh City, VietnamGenreFood & TravelSubscribers10 million[1]Total views2.29 billion[1]WebsiteBest Ever Food Review Show
Last updated: May 4th, 2023

Best Ever Food Review Show is a YouTube food and travel channel created by American filmmaker Will Sonbuchner (born August 22, 1984), alias, Sonny Side. The production team is based in Vietnam and films episodes globally.[2] In 2020, the channel won a Webby Award for "People's Voice: Viral Video of The Year" and the Webby Official Honoree for Food & Drink. As of November 2023[update], the channel has 10.3 million subscribers.

History

William Sonbuchner (Sonny)[3] was born in St. Cloud, Minnesota on August 22, 1984.[citation needed] In his early years, Sonny and his older brother Timothy attended Sauk Rapids-Rice High School.[3] After attending three different colleges and working various menial jobs, he decided to make a significant life switch. At the age of 24, he moved to South Korea with only $2,000 in his bank account.[3] There, he taught English and learned film production. Sonny even did video work for "second-tier K-pop stars" while there.[3]

Sonny created the Best Ever Food Review Show (BEFRS) YouTube channel on September 23, 2010, and uploaded the first episode on December 14, 2015.[4] Since its inception, the channel has explored many different cuisines from around the world, from India[5] to Cuba.

In 2019, it became the first US-owned YouTube channel to receive filming access in Iran.[6]

In 2020, the show won the People’s Voice Award in the Viral Video category at the 24th Annual Webby Awards,[7] and received a Webby Official Honoree for Food & Drink.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ a b "About @BestEverFoodReviewShow". YouTube.
  2. ^ Tran, Hao (2020-07-14). "Best Ever Food Review Show: Why This YouTuber Still Calls Vietnam Home". Vietcetera (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2020-09-24.
  3. ^ a b c d "How St. Cloud native Sonny Side went from Applebee's server to YouTube's international food star". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
  4. ^ "Best Ever Food Review Show - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
  5. ^ Ravishankar, Prathap (2019-02-01). "Sonny Side's hunt for surprises". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
  6. ^ Show, Best Ever Food Review. "First American YouTuber Granted Access To Film In Iran". www.prnewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved 2020-09-23.
  7. ^ "2020 Webby Awards Winners". The Verge. 20 May 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-05-21. Retrieved 2020-09-23.