Avrom Honig

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Avrom Honig (born 1984) is the producer of the American televistion cooking show Feed Me Bubbe .

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Background

He was born on March 9, 1984. [1] Honig has a communications degree from Worcester State College.

Career

He got the idea for Feed Me Bubbe in 2008 when he needed a job and wanted to create a demo tape for job interviews. His father suggested that he make a video of his grandmother (or "Bubbe" in Yiddish) cooking and she agreed. [2] He posted the amateur video online and emails started flooding in. As Bubbe said, "It caught us by surprise." [2] He quickly saw the marketing possibilities for "Feed Me Bubbe" and started posting her recipes online, recruiting sponsors and developing merchandise.

Affiliate producer of the equity crowdfunded movie, I’ll Be Next Door for Christmas . [3]


After Avrom worked on multiple productions while interning at Al Roker's media company, he executive produced and authored a multi award-winning online cooking show with his grandmother, entitled Feed Me Bubbe, that reached a worldwide audience and was featured on ABC World News and the Wall Street Journal. He is currently a founding Investor in Legion M Entertainment Inc., the world's first fan-owned Entertainment company. [4]


Books

Feed Me Bubbe: Recipes and Wisdom from America's Favorite Grandmother by Avrom Honig and Bubbe [5]

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References

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  2. 1 2 Matchan, Linda. "How an old-fashioned grandmother became an Internet superstar (with a little help from her grandson)". Boston.com. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
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  4. "Avrom Honig « BostonFIG | celebrating indie games". www.bostonfig.com. Retrieved 2019-05-10.
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