First We Feast is an online food-culture magazine and YouTube channel.
[2] 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.
[3] 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.
[4] First We Feast began in 2012 as a food culture blog edited by Chris Schonberger, who had formerly worked for TONY.
[6] In 2014 the website launched its YouTube channel, which produces a number of food-related video series, most notably Hot Ones (hosted by Sean Evans),[7] The Curry Shop,[8] The Burger Show (hosted by Alvin Cailan) and Burger Scholar Sessions (hosted by George Motz).