Best Ever Food Review Show
Personal information
Born
William Sonbuchner

August 22nd, 1984
St. Cloud, Minnesota
NationalityAmerican
YouTube information
Channel
Presented byWilliam Sonbuchner
("Sonny Side")
LocationHo Chi Minh City, Vietnam
GenreFood & Travel
Subscribers10 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, the channel has 10.3 million subscribers.

History

William Sonbuchner (Sonny)[3] was born in St. Cloud, Minnesota on August 22, 1984. In his early years, Sonny 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 2020 Webby Award for "People's Voice: Viral Video of The Year" for the video Motherly: I was going to fold the clothes but instead I held you,[7] and received a Webby Official Honoree for Food & Drink.

References

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  1. 1 2 "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. 1 2 3 4 "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.
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