Best Ever Food Review Show

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Best Ever Food Review Show
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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
Subscribers7.64 million (Dec. 2021)[1]
Total views1.51 billion (Dec. 2021)[1]

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.[2] The show won the 2020 Webby Award for "People's Voice: Viral Video of The Year"[3] and received a Webby Official Honouree for Food & Drink[4] the same year. As of July 2021, the channel currently has over 7 million subscribers.

History[]

The YouTube channel was created by Sonbuchner on September 23, 2010[5] 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[6] to Cuba. In 2019, Best Ever Food Review Show (BEFRS) became the first US-owned YouTube channel to receive filming access in Iran.[7]

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[8] where he also started to learn film production.

References[]

  1. ^ a b "About sonnysidevideos". 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. ^ "2020 Webby Awards Winners". The Verge. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
  4. ^ "NEW Webby Gallery + Index". NEW Webby Gallery + Index. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
  5. ^ "Best Ever Food Review Show - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
  6. ^ Ravishankar, Prathap (2019-02-01). "Sonny Side's hunt for surprises". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
  7. ^ Show, Best Ever Food Review. "First American YouTuber Granted Access To Film In Iran". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
  8. ^ "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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