The Las Vegas Fill Podcast: Recent Episodes
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Join Philip Tzeng, also known as LasVegasFill, as he covers the social media scene revolving food, Sin City, and beyond. Subscribe on all Podcast Apps, rate & review on Apple Music, Spotify, or wherever you listen! Follow us on Instagram & TikTok at @LasVegasFill and @JMPforce. Presented by JMPstudios.
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In this episode, we dive into the recent tension brewing among Vegas food influencers, where critics and haters have sparked drama. Join us as we explore the implications of this behavior and reflect on the importance of open dialogue in an era where assumptions can quickly spiral out of control with @unlokt and @ryusauce.
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Review Journal Magazine recently put out a top 100 restaurants in Las Vegas for 2025 list spearheaded by local journalist Jonathan Wright. It's definitely made some waves, and Phil breaks down the list with Emmy Kasten, @Jayteetakesabite and @ryusauce in a great episode if you love dining out in Vegas.
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This week's guest is like a walking time machine-except with better eyebrows. If you've ever scrolled Instagram or TikTok and thought, 'Who is this fabulous, vintage vision giving pinup realness while thrifting and eating her way through Vegas?'-you already know Retro Ronnie.
We cover a wide range of topics, including her move to Vegas, local social media stardom, TikTok shop, style, and sobriety, in this highly engaging episode!
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Phil welcomes @pov_husband, one of the hottest food accounts around, to share his journey to becoming a top influencer. Discover his secrets behind building a successful brand, the highs and lows of influencer life, and what he loves about visiting Las Vegas and more!
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Phil engages in a lively discussion with an all-star round table as we reflect on 2024. The conversation spans a variety of topics, including "With Love, Always," the latest social media trends, dining hotspots in Vegas, public relations, and much more!
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Phil sits down with Norma Geli and Brandon Johnson to share their unforgettable first visits to Japan! Tune in for a lively conversation filled with insights, cultural discoveries, and personal stories.
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Eater recently published an article discussing the frustrating impact of ring lights in restaurants (https://www.eater.com/24248011/ring-light-handheld-light-restaurant-etiquette-influencers), and naturally, we have plenty to say about it! Tune in to this spontaneous episode featuring @julzkimmm, @keytomyheartofficial, and @ryusauce as we share our thoughts!
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Phil chats with Senator Rosen in the JMPforce studio on several important topics in Nevada and beyond in an important conversation more people should be having. https://registertovote.nv.gov to make your voice heard!
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We're on location this week at Shang Artisan Noodle's new 9882 S Maryland Pkwy location with Lindsay Stewart aka @thelasvegasfoodie! Phil and Lindsay chat over a bunch of different topics in this randomly fun episode
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We blind taste test six of the most popular restaurants for Korean Fried Chicken, rank them, and reveal the restaurants at the end with @keytomyheartofficial @julzkimmm and @ryusauce
@holagato @julzkimmm and @ryusauce join Phil to determine the most viral food items to originate from Las Vegas in a fun and interesting episode.
Jessica Woo aka The Bento Box Queen @SulheeJessica promotes her first cookbook "Let's Make Some Lunch: Recipes Made with Love for Everyone: A Cookbook". We chat with her about developing a cookbook along with cooking one of her recipes in the studio!
Devour Power built a social media empire and recently did an interview with Forbes "New Money" show. The 3 of us found some great talking points throughout with similarities and differences in a fun and interesting episode!
It's finally spring and we're poolside at Durango Casino and Resort with a bunch of great guests as we have some drinks and food from Chef Roman Allen from Bel-aire Backyard!
Phil chats with 3 currently single influencers about dating in Las Vegas from apps to dating and advice in this tea spilling and entertaining episode!!
It's the most exciting time of 2024 so far as the biggest sporting event in the world is in Las Vegas this week! We break down predictions, betting, events leading up to the Big Game and even blind judge 5 local spots' Buffalo Wings with Jaytheruler, Tommie Bataglia and James Gavigan!
We're talking influencer events and all the freebies we get because of our social media accounts. As accounts become more popular, emails and dms start pouring in from marketing and PR companies and the purpose is for us to cover the event, product or whatever it is. Phil chats with a great roundtable about all that and the greatest influencer event of all time in Newport Beach.
Phil wraps up an epic year of fun with two food legends in Las Vegas to reflect on 2023, restaurants and cap things off with a quiz show.
Las Vegas is the tipping capital of the world and we talk about tipping on comped meals, crazy stories and much more with a great panel!
Phil chats with a wonderful group social media accounts on the most underrated cuisine in Las Vegas featuring @socialsami @fantazticfood and @foodie.dhillon
Phil and co-host Paul Ryu @ryusauce chats with the key members of JMPforce LA about business, the foodie scene in Southern California and much more!
Phil sits with Dan Nguyen known as YouTube vlogger @danvsworld for a fun chat on his content evolution along with a lot great tips to get your YouTube channel started!
Phil chats about one of his favorite cuisines with a roundtable of Korean food experts featuring Julie Kim, Mimi Kim and Paul Ryu!
Daniel Wittenkeller better known as @itsdaniel.leo on all the socials returns to the JMPForce studio for his own episode chatting about his previous life, love for Las Vegas, and the current state of social media in this informative and entertaining chat.
Phil celebrates the 52nd episode of the podcast with Tyler Mills dishing on all the numbers for the show, chatting about what we learned, and reminiscing about the biggest episodes of the past year. Thanks to all of you for tuning in!
Vegas' most prominent and well known artist joins Phil in the studio to talk all things PrettyDone from humble beginnings to his current wave of popularity and success in this fun and inspiring conversation!
We settle the score and name the best hotels for food on and off the Strip with an excellent roundtable featuring YouTuber Norma Geli, writer Emmy Kasten and social media foodie Paul Ryu!
Phil chats with this social powerhouse trio about how they met, the benefits of travel content and even does a quiz show in this fun and informative episode with the IA's.
Fresh off a 3 week vacation in Japan, Phil chats with local influencers Jayteetakesabite @baileyzeats and @whatsunique, who have all traveled to the land of the rising sun recently, on their experiences while doling out tips on preparing, getting around, and food advice.
Phil talks with @Vegasissues and @itsdaniel.leo all about about the new app Threads. They go into what the app even is, how they have been using it, and what they think the future has in store. Stay tuned to the end for a surprise as well!
This is Phil’s last week on hiatus and he wanted to give some love to many of the restaurants mentioned in previous episodes by so many great guests!
Phil highlights some of his favorite gems of knowledge given from past guests like @vegasstarfish @unlokt, Norma Geli, and more on this really fun episode!
While Phil is on vacation, he revisits some of the funniest moments on previous episodes with some of the best guests!!!
If you've spent any amount of time on Vegas TikTok, you know Andi Naka aka @lasvegasblogger with her diverse array of posts on Sin City featuring the best, worst and funniest moments. But that's just the tip of the iceberg with this powerhouse! Phil talks about her foray into social media, what's to come and more in this gem filled episode!
Phil chats it up with @dongkyuverymuch @jayteetakesabite and @lasvegasriggs over some of the best soup dumplings Sin City has to offer! Who do you think came out on top? Find out at the end!
Heather Decell better known as @vegaaknowitall covers everything around Las Vegas from popular spots to the quirky hidden gems and people eat it up to the tune of over 261K followers on TikTok! Phil chats with Heather on her humble beginnings and how social media has changed her life in the last few years.
Phil and a great panel featuring @local.livin @holagato and @brandonfromvegas finally settle the score on which area has better restaurants in a very fun and detailed breakdown! Who do you think won? Just wait til the end!!!
Kristopher Lam aka @theirregularlens has been a long time staple of the food social media scene. Originally hailing from Southern California, he's not only survived but also thrived in different food scenes like Seattle and the Bay Area to the tune of 358K followers on IG.
Jawaun Ford has built a great body of work over the past few years with his amazing man on the street content where he interviews people about what they’re wearing and how much their clothes and accessories are.
It’s really caught on and he’s parlayed that into a following of over 3.1 million on TikTok @fordjawaun. We sit down with the man himself to talk about how he got to this level and some of the adventures on making content on the street.
Phil and @ryusauce talk with Foodbeast publisher Elie Ayrouth and Meester Kim on a wide variety of topics from starting the food porn revolution to Las Vegas over a ton of breakfast burritos in a very insightful conversation!
The Bento Box Queen herself, Jessica Woo aka @sulheejessica, comes to the JMPForce Studio and talks with Phil about her past, present, and future. The social media superstar boasts over 5.7 million followers on TikTok!
Phil talks with David Zhao, founding partner of The X-Pot and Chubby Cattle, covering a variety of topics from money to entrepreneurship to Las Vegas and much more in this in depth and educational interview!
TravelRuby is one of the premier Las Vegas vloggers on YouTube amassing over 233K subs with millions of views. She has become an authority on all things Vegas and Phil sits down to talk to her about her journey, the craft of making her amazing videos, her recent move to Vegas and much more in this fun and informative episode
Phil catches up with the legendary competitive eater Raina Huang on her most recent visit to Las Vegas. She has amassed over 3.4 million on TikTok, 716K on YouTube, 560K on Facebook, 344K on IG documenting her amazing adventures. With all the travel, all the fans, all the FOOD, Raina is a true one woman army and no one works harder!
Phil chats with Lluvia better known as @lasvegaschicas on her amazing social media growth over the past year, taking the leap to going full time, and also gets interviewed by her over Frankensons Pizza in this super fun episode.
Phil hosts a lively discussion touching upon the hottest topics that have come up in the world of Vegas social media including blue checkmarks, the potential US ban on TikTok, and PR featuring @RadioHeather @greg.lasvegas @ryusauce and @unlokt
@tallzz_ is this week's guest on the podcast as we breakdown the top 5 local Las Vegas restaurants with the most followers on IG and TikTok. We offer expert analysis and insider back stories on some of the most popular eateries and their social management!
Phil chats with Cindy West aka @lasvegasfood on coming up in the Las Vegas Social Media scene, some of the drama that ensues and much more as one of the most popular influencers in Sin City.
Phil talks with powerhouse social media superstar and entrepreneur, Alexandra Lourdes, on her amazing journey thus far and asks the questions all the fans want to know!!!
Along with amassing over 1.3 million followers on TikTok, she is the owner of Café Lola, Saint Honoré Doughnuts & Beignets, Pizza Anonymous, 3 Little Chicks & The Refined Agency.
There are very few people that have done more as an ambassador for Asian culture and food in the US and beyond than Martin Yan, who is most famously known for his television show "Yan Can Cook". Phil sits with the legendary TV personality to talk history, cooking and Las Vegas.
Phil and the team at JMP Force highlight key members of the podcast like @Jaytheruler @Tylerremills @julzkimmm @eatmelasvegas and @ryusauce while judging $300 worth of falafel and hummus from local spots they were able to get delivery from.
Celebrity blogger, social media innovator and icon, Perez Hilton, chats with Phil about moving to Vegas, the current state of social media and more while dropping amazing gems of knowledge throughout in this fantastic interview.
Keith Lee recently stitched both @vegasstarfish and @thelasvegasfoodie's posts recently and crazyness ensued capping things off with an epic post by @vegasstarfish followed by one by Keith last week. We recap the events with Jennifer and Lindsay!
If you're listening to this, you probably like watching fit Asian men going to a different restaurant every day eating their foooooood. Jonathan Tso aka @Jayteetakesabite has been a staple of the Las Vegas food scene for years now amassing over 100K followers on both IG and TikTok respectively. We chat with him about his History, 5 do's and don'ts on being an influencer and much more!
Renowned hypnotherapist and pleasure coach Kate Shelor sits down with Phil and co-host Julie Kim to talk about Valentine's Day, sex toys, the pleasures of the butt, and much more in this wildly entertaining and informative episode!
The well known Las Vegas food personality Samiya Jakubowicz aka @socialsami stops in to chat with Phil to talk about the current scene, creating amazing cooking videos, managing her incredibly busy schedule and much more!
Owner Chris Burns shares his amazing insight into what it's like being a local business owner along with the incredible journey @thecerealkillerzkitchen has been thus far! We talk about their Shark Tank experience, being the first local restaurant to have a million TikTok followers (which Chris handles himself) and much more!
Keith Lee is the biggest news in social media and we discuss the incredible run that he has been on over the last few months blowing up multiple local restaurants in Vegas.
We chat with Brandon Johnson @brandonfromvegas, and Paul Ryu @ryusauce along with Giuliano from 303 In The Cut, Yasser from Aroma Latin American Cocina, Sunny and Chef Grub from Bleu Kitchen from their first hand experience of Keith blowing up their restaurants. Please note that Keith Lee is not a guest on the show.
Daniel Kim has over 1.1 million followers on TikTok and runs one of the food porniest accounts anywhere. We chat about his success and how he manages his time while being married, a father of two small kids and being in dental school along with a whole lot more!
Legendary Las Vegas Food critic John Curtas stops in for a great chat over a bottle of champagne talking about restaurants in 2022, Michelin, James Beard and much more!
The podcast ends 2022 with a banger of a holiday episode with @unlokt co-hosted with @ryusauce and a surprise appearance by @vegasissues as chaotic fun ensues for the last show of the year.
Codi Musler aka @local.livin_ on TikTok is this week's guest! We cover a lot of great topics including her success with nationally branded paid posts, her unique approach to social media and I fanboy over her amazing trip to New England and NY, which she documented beautifully! Check out the whole 11 day trip on her TikTok!!
@hookedlv aka Damian Ocampo is already a foodie legend in Las Vegas having blown up a ton of spots in a relatively short amount of time! Tune in as we catch up over shots of tequila and hot sauce.
Brandon Johnson aka @brandonfromvegas sits down for an epic episode full of gems from humble beginnings to being in the midst of building his social media and real estate empires. This also marks the first show where they get high in the studio.
@Vegansbaby aka Diana Edelman is the authority on all things plant based in Las Vegas and we talk about how she achieved this through amazing vision and perseverance!
Celebrity chef Buddy Valastro sits with Phil on location at Buddy V's restaurant at the Venetian to talk about his love for Las Vegas and his ever-growing food empire.
We celebrate one of the best days of the year all dressed up in the studio with Heather Collins better known as @radioheather and talk about the greatest Halloween candy, movies and more!
Jason Puckly better known as @sincitybartender to over 1.5 million followers on TikTok returns to the podcast to talk about work, the upcoming WhiskyX event at Cosmopolitan, and runs through a fun mega rapid fire Q&A while sipping whisky with Phil.
Senator Catherine Cortez Masto stops by the studio to talk to Phil about her favorite spots for food and what it was like growing up 3rd generation Las Vegan. They also talk about some critical issues in the state and why voting is so important.
Lindsay Stewart aka @thelasvegasfoodie stops by to chat about motherhood, advice on breaking out of social media slumps, the LA Times article on influencers and more!
Jennifer Gay aka @vegasstarfish is the hottest influencer in Las Vegas covering everything from shows to restaurants to excursions and that's just the tip. We delve into what's made her a huge success so quickly along with recently being flown out to Miami as an influencer.
Phil sits down with the CEO of Las Vegas @itsdaniel.leo and @its.veliaa on their whirlwind popularity and what it's like living in the Vegas social media scene as a couple and much more!
In this unique episode, Phil talks to several of the key individuals that initially made food social media popular in Las Vegas all the way back to 2014. From long time accounts like @savorsincity to @lasvegasdrew to @happytummy_702 and @eatmelasvegas, this is one you don't want to miss!
@unlokt aka Drew Belcher returns to the desk in a much anticipated new episode that covers a wide range of topics including his Sorry Not Sorry Creamery, the current state of food social media in Vegas and much more!
Phil catches up with TikTok sensation @Tallzz_ on her rocket ship jump from college graduate to full time social media creator while sharing some awesome tips on how to get started on becoming an influencer.
Of all the platforms to be big on, being a YouTuber/Vlogger is the most coveted. Phil talks to Norma Geli, who has been making waves with her amazing videos over the past two years, on what lead her to going full time and life in Las Vegas.
Philip is joined by Drew Belcher aka @unlokt for a no holds barred conversation to talk about trailblazing his own path when it comes to social media on the food scene in Las Vegas, as well as behind the scenes stories when it comes to competing in the food industry in the Sin City.
Phil is joined by the notorious @VegasIssues to talk about creating the best meme content in Las Vegas, the secrets behind making comedic posts as well as 10 rapid-fire questions including the best drunk spot to eat on the Strip.
Phil is joined by renowned Las Vegas food critic John Curtas to talk about the transition of food critics in print to social media influencers, roasting the worst in the Sin City food scene as well as his Twitter beef with Anthony Bourdain.
Phil speaks with Raina Huang aka @rainaiscrazy to talk about her prowess in competitive eating and how she's used that unique perspective to create a huge following across social media including over 2 million followers on TikTok.
Phil dives into another week of dining out in Las Vegas before speaking with @closetfatgirl NOW @SOCIALSAMI about her social media rise, the drink challenge as well as another segment of 10 burning questions.
Feel free to watch the drink challenge on LasVegasFill's YouTube channel https://youtu.be/MFWN2N7Mzvs
In the debut episode, Philip talks about his week dining out in Sin City before he's joined with Emily Romero of @eatmelasvegas to discuss the early days of food blogging in Las Vegas and some of the hottest spots still putting out great dishes during the pandemic.
The podcast goes on location with the famous @rainaiscrazy as she enters the Independence Day hot dog eating contest at Buldogis and madness ensues. Guest appearances by @ryusauce @greg.lasvegas @bulletheadshouse_ and more!
Phil talks with Fabian Akhavan, the behind behind @Vegasissues, Sin City's favorite IG account. We talk about everything from his crazy DM's to food and more!
After months on hiatus, Phil teams up with JMPstudios to bring a whole new look and sound to the Podcast. He sits with Paul Ryu, one of the founders of JMPforce, to talk about that along with posting one of the biggest Instagram reels of all time.
Phil is joined by @tastingvegas to talk about the best of the best when it comes to Mexican cuisine in Las Vegas as well as how she pushed through with her social media work during the pandemic.
Phil dives into the questions he gets asked the most by his followers including the top 5 places to eat in Las Vegas, how much he ends up spending on food per month as well as a Blowup Breakdown on one of his most successful posts with a giant lobster tail.
Phil is joined by Suzy Hendrix aka @happytummy_702 to talk about her photography skills, how she translated that to social media success as well as her transition to cooking videos which shot her social media followings through the roof.
Phil is joined with radio host Heather Collins aka @radioheather to talk about her best and worst celebrity interviews, hosting her own podcast 'Confessions of a Dating App', as well as how she grew her TikTok account to nearly 200k followers.
Philip is joined by Daniel Kim aka @dongkyuverymuch to talk about his eye for pictures and videos which has led to over 100k followers on Instagram and 300k on TikTok as well as how he helps restaurants and businesses grow when working their social media accounts.
Phil is joined by Talia aka @tallzz_ to talk about her meteoric rise in Vegas on TikTok, the future of social media and marketing in Sin City as well as what goes into making her unique posts.
Phil recaps his week of dining out in Las Vegas before speaking with Lindsay Stewart aka @thelasvegasfoodie about her work on Instagram and TikTok.
Phil is joined by Paul Ryu aka @ryusauce to talk about his company JMPforce, the secrets behind social media food marketing as well as some favorite spots to hit up in Las Vegas.
Philip is joined by @hookedlv to talk about his meteoric rise on TikTok food and how he quit college to follow his dream of becoming a full-time food blogger. Please note this version is raw and uncut.