Sonny Side Earns Daytime Emmy Nomination for Best Ever Food Review Show

Independent YouTube series Best Ever Food Review Show has received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for its global culinary documentation.

FTMQ Creators, written by our newsroom29 October 2026 at 00:030 views

The YouTube channel Best Ever Food Review Show, created by independent filmmaker Sonny Side, has received a Daytime Emmy nomination, the YouTube Blog and the YouTube Official Blog reported. Creator Sonny Side, who comes from a small town in Central Minnesota, stated that the nomination is an important milestone for the show and its independent production team. [1][2]

The independent channel aims to document food and culture in every recognized country on Earth, the YouTube Blog reported. Sonny Side has spent over a decade documenting international cultures and cuisines for the channel's global audience. [1]

Best Ever Food Review Show was created by American filmmaker Will Sonbuchner, who uses the alias Sonny Side. Launched on December 14, 2015, the series relies on a production team based in Saigon, Vietnam, which releases episodes twice weekly. The channel won a Webby Award in 2020 and accumulated 11.9 million subscribers by December 2025. [7][9]

Best Ever Food Review Show earned a Daytime Emmy nomination as an independent YouTube production.
The channel was created by Will Sonbuchner, professionally known as Sonny Side.
Best Ever Food Review Show operates with a production team based in Vietnam and aims to film in every recognized country.

Sources

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[1]“Kind of Big News”: How Sonny Side earned Best Ever Food Review Show an Emmy nomYouTube Blog, 6h ago (the report this story comes from)
[2]“Kind of Big News”: How Sonny Side earned Best Ever Food Review Show an Emmy nomYouTube Official Blog, 6h ago
[3]Amazon’s Photo Frame Has Alexa AI To Show Only Your Best PicsPetaPixel, 12h ago
[4]85 South Media Inks Tubi Distribution Deal, Including Curated Collection Of ‘The Best Of The 85 South Show’Deadline, 7h ago
[5]Fox News Tops October Ratings, But Viewership Drops Vs. 2025; MS NOW And CNN Show Gains As Midterms ApproachDeadline, 5h ago
[6]Kevin Bleyer Dies: Emmy Winning ‘Daily Show’ Writer & Barack Obama Speech Writer Dies In Car Crash At 54Deadline, 1d ago

Background

[7]Best Ever Food Review Show on Wikipedia
[8]Sonny Corleone on Wikipedia
[9]Best Ever Food Review Show on Grokipedia

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