Best Ever Food Review Show

Best Ever Food Review Show (BEFRS) 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 with episodes being filmed globally.[1] The show won the 2020 Webby Award for "People's Voice: Viral Video of The Year"[2] and received a Webby Official Honouree for Food & Drink[3] the same year. As of December 2020, the channel currently has over 6.2 million subscribers.

Best Ever Food Review Show
Personal information
BornWilliam Sonbuchner
August 22nd 1984
St. Cloud, Minnesota
NationalityAmerican
YouTube information
Channel
LocationHo Chi Minh City, Vietnam
WebsiteBest Ever Food Review Show
Presented byWilliam Sonbuchner (Sonny Side)
GenreFood & Travel
Subscribers6.3 million (Jan. 2021)
Total views1.1 billion (Jan. 2021)

History


The YouTube channel was created by Sonbuchner on September 23, 2010[4] with the first episode being uploaded on December 14, 2015. Since its inception, the channel has explored many different cuisines from around the world, from India[5] to Cuba. In 2019, Best Ever Food Review Show (BEFRS) became the first US-owned YouTube channel to receive filming access in Iran.[6]

The Host

William Sonbuchner (Sonny) was born in St. Cloud, Minnesota on August 22nd, 1984. In his early years, Sonny attended Sauk Rapids-Rice High School. At the age of 24, he moved to South Korea to pursue a career in teaching[7] where he also started to learn film production.

References

  1. Tran, Hao (2020-07-14). "Best Ever Food Review Show: Why This YouTuber Still Calls Vietnam Home". Vietcetera (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2020-09-24.
  2. "2020 Webby Awards Winners". The Verge. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
  3. "NEW Webby Gallery + Index". NEW Webby Gallery + Index. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
  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. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
  7. "How St. Cloud native Sonny Side went from Applebee's server to YouTube's international food star". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
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