Emmy Cho

Emmeline Mayline Cho, known online as Emmymade, was born in California and raised in Rhode Island. She holds a degree in graphic design. Her career began in 2010 when she launched her YouTube channel, originally named EmmyMadeInJapan, while residing in Japan. Her initial content focused on documenting her experiences and trying Japanese candy-making kits, aiming to connect with an audience while abroad. This early work laid the foundation for her distinctive approach to food content.

Over the years, Emmy Cho expanded her channel, later renaming it simply Emmymade. Her videos moved beyond Japanese culture to explore a wide variety of international foods, including unusual items such as military rations. Unlike many social media food creators, her focus is not on food challenges but on providing detailed accounts of taste, packaging, and historical context for the foods she examines. As of 2015, she utilized viewer-curated ingredient boxes for her content. She frequently travels to Japan for video content and also features her backyard chickens. By 2022, her content gained broader reach through partnerships, including an exclusive show on Pinterest, where a video of her making Mississippi pot roast went viral. In 2023, her content was featured on The Roku Channel’s free ad-supported platform. Her channel has been recognized by publications such as The Providence Journal, Daily Dot, and Paste Magazine as a leading food channel on YouTube.

Emmy Cho is a Taiwanese-American, and as of 2023, she is based in Rhode Island. She is a member of the creator company Jellysmack. She and her husband have two sons.