Best Ever Food Review Show
{{short description|YouTube food and travel channel}}
{{Infobox YouTube personality
| name = Best Ever Food Review Show
| logo = Best Ever Food Review Show.jpg
| birth_name = William Sonbuchner
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|8|22}}
| birth_place = St. Cloud, Minnesota, U.S.
| channel_handle = BestEverFoodReviewShow
| channel_display_name = Best Ever Food Review Show
| location = Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
| presenter = William Sonbuchner
("Sonny Side")
| genre = Food & Travel
| subscribers = 11.3 million
| views = 2.29 billion
| stats_update = March 3, 2025
}}
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.{{Cite web|last=Tran|first=Hao|date=2020-07-14|title=Best Ever Food Review Show: Why This YouTuber Still Calls Vietnam Home|url=https://vietcetera.com/en/best-ever-food-review-show-why-this-youtuber-calls-vietnam-home|access-date=2020-09-24|website=Vietcetera|language=vi}} 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|2025|February}}, the channel has 11.2 million subscribers.
History
William Sonbuchner (Sonny){{Cite web |title=How St. Cloud native Sonny Side went from Applebee's server to YouTube's international food star |url=https://www.startribune.com/how-st-cloud-native-sonny-side-went-from-applebee-s-server-to-youtube-s-international-food-star/572141262/ |access-date=2020-09-24 |website=Star Tribune|date=18 August 2020 }} was born in St. Cloud, Minnesota on August 22, 1984.{{Citation needed|date=May 2023|reason=birth date}} In his early years, Sonny and his older brother Timothy attended Sauk Rapids-Rice High School. 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. There, he taught English and learned film production. Sonny even did video work for "second-tier K-pop stars" while there.
Sonny created the Best Ever Food Review Show (BEFRS) YouTube channel on September 23, 2010, and uploaded the first episode on December 14, 2015.{{Cite web |title=Best Ever Food Review Show - YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/c/BestEverFoodReviewShow/about |access-date=2020-09-23 |website=www.youtube.com}} Since its inception, the channel has explored many different cuisines from around the world, from India{{Cite news|last=Ravishankar|first=Prathap|date=2019-02-01|title=Sonny Side's hunt for surprises|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/food/sonny-side-youtuber-best-ever-food-review-show-daddy-arumugam-from-village-food-factory/article26147357.ece|access-date=2020-09-23|issn=0971-751X}} to Cuba.
In 2019, it became the first US-owned YouTube channel to receive filming access in Iran.
In 2020, the show won the People’s Voice Award in the Viral Video category at the 24th Annual Webby Awards,{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=20 May 2020 |title=2020 Webby Awards Winners |url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/20/21263445/2020-webby-awards-winners-lil-nas-x-nasa-jon-krasinski |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200521032314/https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/20/21263445/2020-webby-awards-winners-lil-nas-x-nasa-jon-krasinski |archive-date=2020-05-21 |access-date=2020-09-23 |website=The Verge |language=en}} and received a Webby Official Honoree for Food & Drink.{{Cite web |last=Rosario |first=Alexandra Del |date=2021-04-20 |title=Webby Nominations: Trevor Noah, Megan Thee Stallion, 'Ratatouille: The Tik Tok Musical' Among Nominees |url=https://deadline.com/2021/04/webby-awards-nominations-full-list-trevor-noah-megan-thee-stallion-1234737493/ |access-date=2025-01-02 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}{{Cite magazine |last=Aniftos |first=Rania |date=2020-04-28 |title=Billie Eilish, Post Malone & More Land 2020 'Webbys From Home' Nominations |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2020-webby-awards-nominations-9366951/ |access-date=2025-01-02 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}
References
[https://www.drukadvice.com/sonny-side/ Sonny side] full information{{reflist}}