First We Feast

{{Short description|Online food-culture magazine and YouTube channel}}

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First We Feast is an online food-culture magazine and YouTube channel.{{Cite web|url=https://firstwefeast.com/|title=First We Feast {{!}} Where Food, Drink & Pop Culture Converge|website=First We Feast|language=en|access-date=2018-09-27}} The site co-produces the YouTube series Hot Ones. The company began as off-shoot of Complex Media, its parent company until 2024.{{Cite news|url=https://www.oaoa.com/news/business/article_82b4703c-ee01-5e77-9fd5-7b7a28be46b2.html|title=Complex Networks Simplifies Image Management with Cloudinary|work=Odessa American|access-date=2018-09-26|archive-date=2021-04-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420171235/https://www.oaoa.com/news/business/article_82b4703c-ee01-5e77-9fd5-7b7a28be46b2.html|url-status=dead}} In 2024, BuzzFeed sold Complex to NTWRK, an e-commerce company backed by Live Nation Entertainment and Main Street Advisors, but retained First We Feast.{{cite news |last1=Mullin |first1=Benjamin |title=BuzzFeed Sells Complex, a Pop Culture Start-Up, for $108.6 Million |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/21/business/buzzfeed-complex-sale.html |access-date=22 February 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=21 February 2024}} Shortly after, in December 2024, the company was sold by BuzzFeed to a group of investors, including Soros Fund Management, Sean Evans, and founder Chris Schonberger for $82.5 million.{{Cite web |last=Spangler |first=Todd |date=2024-12-12 |title=‘Hot Ones’ Studio Sold by BuzzFeed for $82.5 Million to Soros Fund, Sean Evans and Other Investors |url=https://variety.com/2024/digital/news/hot-ones-sold-buzzfeed-soros-fund-sean-evans-first-we-feast-investors-1236246915/ |access-date=2024-12-13 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}