Thanks for all the 24 hour experiments, expensive take outs, strong opinions, and more. Trust, we'll be hitting that like button on every one of your videos! 💞
Aww!! Must say I will miss you very much on About to Eat and Buzzfeed but looking forward to seeing what you do in the future on your own platform! All the best xx
great to see you back Inga! Keep them awesome content coming! Always watch the ATE and always seeing your IG shares!! Take a easy and step at a time, never push yourself too much a break here and there always help! 🥰
i came from instagram and didnt even know that this channel existed. You gained a new subscriber. Sad to see you leave but happy to see what you will do in the future.
I’m so glad you are back!!!! I miss watching your videos! I’ll watch anything you put out; cooking videos, vlogs, collars, etc. Glad you are taking care of your mental health because the pandemic affected everyone in some sort of way.
Proud of you ❤ I know how difficult of a decision it is to put yourself first. I’ve been with you since you first joined Buzzfeed and I will continue to stay with you and your videos. You always make fun and interesting videos, showing different things I’d never known of before. Even watching this video, I realized how you’ve grown physically. You’re still the Inga Lam I adore watching, but you’ve become this strong and fierce woman who I cannot wait to see flourish as she finds herself. Thank you for sticking with us!
People are here not purely because of your content. There are plenty of places to find that content. It's because of you and how you present that content. Just keep doing you dude and the rest will follow.
You and the A.T.E team are one of the few Buzzfeed members’ work I actually consistently follow on different plateforms. And you have a soft spot in my heart because of your genuine personality and love for what you do. We are here for you whether you post or take a break, we will always be ready to appreciate your hard work and support you every step of the way you chose. Love from France 🥖❤️
You’re my favorite! I really resonated with your thoughts about food and ingredients. You made me love condiments so much more and I thank you for being you. That’s so valuable. And no one can take that away. Whatever you choose be happy and love your experience here on earth. I love you chatty and cathartic cooking vlogs. I love getting to share the restaurants you like. You are just the vibe. Sorry for the long ass comment. Just know you are helping people in ways you didn’t realize. Thank you soo much. Big virtual hugs!
Over the years, I've fallen in love with the videos by you, Rie, Andrew, Alvin, Alix, and a few others. I can definitely understand the dangers of tying your self worth to any outside entity. My self love used to be tied to my wife's momentary moods. If she was mad at me, I felt like a piece of trash. I would never wish that sort of grief on anyone. I know y'all don't need my approval, but you whole-heartedly have it. Each of you in your own special way help me appreciate the simple things in life, whether it be coffee, cake, lasagna, or ramen. When I was depressed after my divorce, I didn't know how to enjoy anything. When someone opens my eyes to why I should love anything in life, it makes me want to keep going. And it also makes me want to see them keep going. Be your own biggest fan, and I'll settle for being the second biggest fan of you all. Deal?
we just watched whenn a man loves a woman in my iop group and there was somone at an al-anon meeting that said the same thing. glad you sorted things out.
This video must've been so hard to record, but I'm really in awe at how honest you are. I feel like so many of the issues I see people struggle with (I work in mental health) can be summed up by that tug-and-pull between leaving your comfort zone (emotionally, financially) and doing something that feels more authentic to you. I've always rooted for you and this will only make me root even harder. Can't wait to see what you have in store for us! Sending you lots of hugs from Canada.
The way you worded everything is very relatable. Taking the step to break out of your own comfort bubble can be scary, but also exciting. I hope this new journey will bring you everything you hope to find along the way, and then maybe even some more😊 I am looking forward to see what you will do and I wish you the best☺️❤️
This hits so close to home. We all may be in different industries, but the effect on mental health of burndown from overwork due to quarantine is something that is common across many of us and needs to be discussed more. Thank you for speaking out about this and sharing your story. Personally, I felt that my experiences over the past few years (including lack of growth opportunities and leaving a comfortable company that I loved) mirrored your experience to a T. So hearing you speak about this, in many ways, brings validation, comfort and inspiration.
Can’t even lie Inga. You are one of the biggest reasons I got into cooking. Before the pandemic I was just some high school kid without purpose, but through the unadulterated enthusiasm in your videos and the videos of countless other creators I found purpose through food and cooking for others. I now work as a chef/cook and actually want to pursue cooking content creation while currently being a student in college, all I can say is thank you for being you! Glad you’re taking a step onward to refresh yourself; good luck in all your future endeavors and thank you for being a driving force in my culinary journey 🙌.
It's so hard to separate our identities from our jobs because we spend so many freaking hours a week doing it. I'm so happy that you took some time and are getting reacquainted with yourself. I wish you so much love and success on this new journey of yours. We can't wait to see what you have in store!
Inga, you are the best! I‘m watching your content for I guess like 3 years. You and Alvin are my favourite food related Content creator. Keep going! We all believe in you!
Yay! Inga!!! I’m so glad to hear you publicly talking about this. Honestly we are all going through it. Your vulnerability make you (and us all) stronger. Here’s what I’d love to see: 1. More quiet, gentle, atmospheric videos where you set hot food by a cold window and eat while you look outside. 2. More of this, if you are comfortable. More Inga realness. I’m here because I vibe with who you are. More of your truth will always be welcome. 💖
Thank you Inga for opening up about the struggles you went through during the pandemic. I also had a really tough time but never felt like I could never be super open about it because I knew other people were going through much worse, but now I realized that we should all just be open about talking about what happened because keeping it bottled in doesn't help anyone. I think this next step for you makes total sense and I'm so excited to see where you go! I really love your what I eat in a day content and your recipes. I would love to see content of you visiting your favorite restaurants and I think travel vlogs would be really cool! As a Taiwanese-American person I love when you share Taiwanese recipes because they make me want to try them all and make me miss Taiwan! Congrats on taking this next step and I'm so proud of you!
I relate to this so strongly. I'm getting my PhD right now and have struggled with self-isolating and otherwise hurting myself / distancing myself from relationships because I based my value entirely on what I could produce. Remember that this community supports you no matter how much or little you make. Your health and happiness come first.
I’m really excited to get to know you better. I feel like over the past 5 years, we got to know you as Inga From Buzzfeed. But now that you’re independent, I’m looking forward to knowing you as Inga, just Inga, the one and only. Really glad you made this choice! You have such a loyal audience, so you will be super successful on this channel, we promise!
creators prioritizing their mental health and happiness is my love language. I'm so glad you're choosing you 🥰 as for what I want to see... literally anything you do, but I come back and rewatch your "what I ate in a day" videos on the regular. those videos are like lofi come to life.
I really love watching Inga's videos, because I really admire her as a person. She's so chill, childlike yet so mature, and so real. Thank you for who you are Inga❤🤍😊
I actually really like your vlogs/perspective on things. as an asian American (and around your age) I feel like I can relate to you and find comfort in your content. it's calming and nostalgic, but also informative and nuanced. feel free to make anything you'd like because I'll always check it out
I second this. The calm and relaxing vlogs are what got me through some cold winters last year and hope to see more coming. I also like to see you expand further into a section kf things that interest you rather than catering to what you think everyone following will like.
Inga: you probably know me as the girl from BuzzFeed Me: I know BuzzFeed as the channel that had you I've more or less always admired your cooking style and perseverance with it, maybe because my first time seeing you was 24hr food challanges Looking forward to more videos and tips and tricks to be better home cooks from someone I lookup to; Inga! All the best for the new start 🌸💐
What I love most about you and your channel is that it feels like you're excited about learning. You don't cook and create something without trying a new technique, a new ingredient, a new approach...and you share that wisdom with us! It sounds like that will always be part of your work and life, and I'm excited for this next chapter :)
Oh inga, you are so strong! Thank you for sharing. And for all your wonderful contributions to ATE and buzzfeed over the years. We will miss you so much in ate but can’t wait to see what you do moving forward
Sup Inga. First off, I'm glad you've opened up and told us something we weren't aware of. Second, and I cannot stress this enough do what is right for YOU, before anything else. Something I've learned throughout the years is this: You have to worry about YOURSELF first. Yes, we are your fans, and yes we enjoy the content you give. But we're also just other human beings who MUST respect the fact that at the end of the day, you have to walk the path that you want. I personally always liked everyone's appearance on Worth It, that's where I first saw you and the gang. Always a treat when all of you are onscreen at once. You are in a unique position, therefore it is in your best interest to do what you feel is right, especially with all the experience you've gained. Remember, your personal happiness comes first. We the actual fans will support you no matter what happens. Just as we support everyone else we've seen over the years from the crew. You got this ma'am. 👌
Hey Inga, as somebody who also just started a new job at a new company i really feel you. Just like you i really felt like a hit a plateau and stopped growing at work. It was a good job, literally my whole friend circle worked at the company, but not having any more challenges, being bored at work and the growing feeling of wasting my life were just suffocating me. While i am still very unsure about the next part of my life, i'm really happy that i took the next step forward. I really hope you feel similarly, since your videos really cheered me up a lot through the pandemic. I wish you best luck!
I really don't comment at all on youtube and probably have done only a handful of times in the last 10 years on youtube. But thank you for this video and I do love to see more content from you! Loved most of the videos you have made so far especially the 24 hour challenges! Keep them coming! Will keep watching them!
Wow, a lot going on. I'm sorry that you are one of the many people, especially young people, ESPECIALLY young people in a big city, who have experienced serious burn out. It's sad how our society, schooling or even parents don't seem to prepare our nations youth with work-life balance advice. The workforce industry, especially in content creation/entertainment, demands you "grind" while a certain popular part of society promotes the "grind" mentality as the way to live your life, all while making life all about "getting your bag". It's sad you had to experience it all but I'm very happy to hear you came out the other side with your eyes opened to it and will try to find a happy balance in the future. I highly recommend prioritizing yourself. What do you enjoy doing? What are new things you want to try? What relaxes and recharges you? Make sure to carve out time to do those things and not just once a month but regularly. Spend time with friends, family, doing hobbies (not for social media content), or just relaxing with a glass of wine binging Netflix on the couch if that is a favorite "me time" that recharges you. As for content, of course originality is awesome (and I don't mean to compare you to other Asians) but as a huge fan of Doobydobap and Gabie Kook (KoreanEnglishmen's wife) I can't help but admit I am a subscriber to your channel just about the same reasons as I am with them; personality, cooking, vlogs, and exposure to a foreign culture. I imagine "what I eat in a day" can only get you so far as a RUclipsr whose channel is about you as a person. Of course that is a great cooking series to show off different dishes and a bit of yourself but I think to really win a lot of people over the best way is to show a lot of your personality. Fill videos with your natural charms. Maybe that's your sense of humor, maybe that's your wit, maybe that's your intelligence, maybe that's your creativity, maybe that's your positivity, it could be so many things but putting a lot of your authentic self out there makes following "Inga Lam" feel less like following a cook who is showing you recipes and more like you're following a good friend who occasionally shows you dope foods and how to make them. Obviously you can just keep doing what you have been, looking at your viewership numbers lol, they're fantastic. It depends on what you want your channel to be. What channels do you want to emulate? Do you want to be the next Kenji Lopez Alt or Brian Lagerstrom? Or do you want to be more like Gabie Kook or Doobydobap? Or something else? What you want to be will be what decides whether you focus on the food more or if you focus on your personality and life more. ANYways, congrats on your big life decisions. I'm always surprised by folks who have a great job who leave cause they felt creatively stagnant and instead try to find something new and fulfilling. Gutsy as heck, assuming you don't have a super rich family or partner supporting you through the "tough" times (lol). I really, really hope RUclips blows up for you even more than it has already and if you want it, you find a new job that is fulfilling and exciting.
Here's some ideas, but feel free to ignore them. When my kids were born, I started exploring parts of Taiwanese and Chinese culture that I wasn't aware of. The deeper I delve, I realized my experience is a tiny slice that's specific to me. Through cooking, I was able to learn about parts of chinese culture I wasn't exposed to. It would be fun to see you explore different parts of chinese history and culture through food. it would also be interesting to see you explore the cuisine of other cultures from a chinese perspective. I love to cook japanese dishes and one of my mom's favorite dishes is Chawanmushi. On mother's day I would make it for her, but I didn't really understand why. As I learned more about Japan's occupation of Taiwan, I started to learn all sorts of interesting facts.
Despite all the drama with buzzfeed and the video editor mass exodus, I will give credit where credit is due. Myself being a semi retired influencer who rose to minor fame in the early James Charles and Manny MUA days, I remember this pressure. And especially externally inflicted from employers. Buzzfeed really did mess up in a lot of ways which I'm not here to talk about given I'm not a past employee, but I also know from being in the industry how NDAs and contracts work. It's pretty amazing that buzzfeed has "allowed" (I use that word loosley) content creators to leave and keep their own original ideas. For example the Try Guys. While employed by the company the guys contact was technically owned by BF as was the concept of the show. It's really cool to see the guys and others were able to continue with the ideas that ultimately they created themselves. Merle is another example where she's taken vegan recreations onto her own channel. While she still does Goodfull, it's still something to be noted. Buzzfeed got so much flack in the midst of the drama, and I don't think that's 100% fair. It's not unknown that buzzfeed over works their video editors and creators. But in that light, applicants go in knowing that. I think for the OG buzzfeed team like Ashley, Kelsey, the try guys and others - it was a huge stepping stone and learning experience for them. I love Ingas respect for the company and recognizes the tools it provided her - but simultaneously acknowledges that she outgrew it yet harbors no ill will. After being featured in multiple beauty articles on Buzzfeeds site, I heavily considered applying as a beauty editor/creator for them. But I recognized the semi restrictive aspect of that employment opportunity and ultimately decided against that career change. In short (but not short haha) I'm so happy to see so many personalities from the OG buzzfeed and youtube days doing their own thing and recognizing their own talent. People forget how old YT is now and how much it's changed. As a semi OG beauty influencer I remember it being so different. There were no affiliate codes, no ad sense and no concept of YT being a career. It's morphed so many times to become what it is. Admittedly its quite daunting for someone like me who is considering coming out of "retirement" and uploading again
It's nice to know that you're taking care of yourself. I've always admired your enjoyment of food and the creativity which you create with. Excited to see this new chapter in your life ♡
This stupid youtube algo buried you somewhere thank god i found you again. Always loved your content and charm 😆 Midlife crises is real, realised when I myself experienced it. The thing you love the most suddenly starts to make you feel stagnant and makes you beleive that what am I doing 😅
So you are going to basically throw yourself into content creating for yourself on your own platform for a living?! We will support you but I really hope this doesn't put you back into working all the time and watching views now that your livelihood will depend on it. You will now be responsible, as you were before, for allowing yourself a work/life balance. Now that you are your own boss, you better be really good to yourself because we all care about you
honestly you're one of the reasons that I click on buzzfeed videos, so I'll happily accompany you on your journey and your next chapter =) (And yes, I'll like, comment and subscribe XD)
After burning out while working at restaurant, there was one advice someone gave me that really hit me pretty hard. " Just because you can, doesn't mean you should." Just because you're capable of pushing through tired eyes and mental breakdowns, it doesn't mean you should do it. Put yourself first and your passion will revive itself. Have a conversation with yourself and be honest. Know your faults and strengths then accept them . I love this channel and I am excited to see you flourish! 💗✨
Thank you so much Inga!! I'm from a little town in Brazil, and your channel allowed me to learn and experience so much about a different culture. I love cooking and the format of your videos bring me fun and peace, which is something I appreciate a lot. Thank you for sticking around, cause i was really confused on how this announcement was heading to. But I'm so so so happy that it was happy news. Love you
Congrats Inga. This is going to be an amazing journey, we’re all behind you! Things I’d love to see - what I eat in a day (probably simple Asian dishes, def home cooking!) - cooking with parents? - you visiting Asian countries and eating up a storm - content with Asian chefs (David chang, etc?) - visiting NY’s Chinatown and flushing, food tour :)
Never commented on a video in my life, but I've watched pretty much every piece of content you've ever made. Excited to see you more on your own channel :)
Hey Inga! I appreciate you sharing your experience and recent challenges. In this video you asked what we’d like to see but honestly, we’ll tune in to whatever you come up with, even it’s short and simple videos. Just do what makes you happy! Experiment and have fun with it. ❤
Your introspection, courage, and willingness to be completely transparent paves the way for a future with absolutely no limitations, how utterly thrilling!
If I could like this video a thousand times, I would. I don't really have suggestions for "things I'd like to see"... other than "things, when you're finished them, make you happy to have done," because that really comes out on camera, and we love seeing you happy. 😀 Can't wait for this new chapter!
Hi Inga! You might not see this comment, but I just wanted to say that you were one of the main reasons why I appreciate food and culinary arts a lot more especially during the pandemic. I also resonate with your feelings of existentialism during quarantine, as I found the initial isolation daunting but also an opportunity for me to do some introspection and let myself heal after many years of self-afflicted mental and emotional pain for various reasons throughout middle and high school. You were also one of the main inspirations for me trying out writing for my college’s good magazine as a freshman. While I don’t write for them anymore, I will always remember our conversation you had with me and others at Cornell during a Zoom call, taking the time to talk to each of us and answer each of our questions. Best of luck to you in the rest of your journey, and keep us updated!
The term “identity based content” is great & accurate and requires the work to be emotionally healthy for one’s current place in life. We will support you even if that means giving you time & space.
So proud of you! Figured you left buzzfeed! Can’t wait to see more of your own content! Love your personality and your food looks amazing! You’re going to do great in whatever you want to do! ❤❤❤
best of luck! Do an episode where you go to a fan's crib (or friend of a friend etc) and instruct them how to cook a dish if they are not a cook Chaos ensues.
your genuine personality shines through in all your videos and it's that which keeps me coming back for more. i look forward to what the future holds for you. keep on keeping on, inga.
Proud of you, Inga! Excited to see what this new chapter of your life will bring. Taking care of yourself should always be your #1 priority- of course we'll stick around! ❤
I completely relate to your burn out talk, I went through the same thing in 2020 and was working nonstop on my projects (I'm an artist) quite literally to the point where I would forget to eat some days until late at night. The workload I gave myself was way too much for what was necessary but I was so stressed out and felt like I somehow needed to do this much to keep up with everything- unfortunately ended up losing a 6 year relationship through my mess of a year and grew apart from my friends. I feel like I kinda skipped over that time and processing it all has been hard. Taking care of yourself truly is the most important thing I've realised and I hope at least what I've said may help you realise you weren't alone in the way you were feeling :o) I value your content but not at the cost of yourself!! you have been the late night ramen companion that has helped me through many a night tired after painting all day
Change is so scary! But sometimes very necessary! I’m so happy for you! I know you will do amazing things! ♥️✨ all the love from Phoenix,AZ I’ve been following you for so long!
In a world of irresponsibilty and loudness, be an Inga.❤️❤️❤️ Thank you for your openness, talking about our mental health is so important. I love to see every video that makes you thrive.
Absolutely amazing individual! Only real reason I started to enjoy this type of content. Wish you well in your future endeavors and please don’t stop creating!
Inga, love your energy, you and Alvin both helped me through a lot of the lock downs during the pandemic. Please keep going and do what you love doing. you guys rock!
It’s important to take care of ourselves and I’m glad you are taking steps to achieve that ❣️ As for videos/ ideas: -creating recipes from cookbooks that you like or are new to you and reviewing it -taking food/ingredient(s) you don’t like and trying to find ways to make you like it -I’ve always enjoyed all your baking/cookie videos hehe 🥰
Inga not only your elation is contagious, but every emotion you've been through does reach us, you have that sort of energy. And be it a corporate channel or your own channel, I'll always be rooting and cheering from afar for the person who made me fall in love with experimenting with food. Kudos to you for sharing this with us, More power, health and happiness to you ALWAYS.
Big like 👍. Very open and honest video presentation 👌. So happy 😊 you made a tough decision to do what is best for you. Subscribed to your channel and look forward to future videos 📹.
I've never wanted to hug someone that i don't know this bad! You are one of my favorite creators and the cheerfulness and thought that you bring is more than enough. I feel like i could hear you talk for hours about whatever and still be entretained. Hopefully you can do something that resonates with you and you enjoy in a healthy way!
I know you for two to four months, and I really really enjoyed the videos, ur videos make me comfortable and happy. The time I put it in ur videos was worth it. I was waiting for any new videos for a month, and after I watch this video, I'm really happy and excited about The new journey. Go girl we love u ✌️🤍
Thank you for keeping your fans in the loop, this was so nice to hear. I'm really happy you took time to evaluate what was important to you. Very excited for this new chapter, the only thing I ask is that you be yourself, that's why we are all here. Much love. ❤
I love this for you! I hope to see many videos here and to see you grow on your own! I really don't know what content I need to see. Maybe some collabs from Watcher and such. But your love of food is something I can never get enough of(especially bread lol)
So happy for your next chapter! I love your “what I eat in a day series” the recipes are still new but approachable, they remind me to do the things that make me happy and cooking is one of them so looking forward to getting more inspiration from you!
Excited to see you regain that spark for creativity while you continue to grow your channel! I think most of us could tell the burnout was real for you. So happy for you, Inga!
Thanks for all the 24 hour experiments, expensive take outs, strong opinions, and more. Trust, we'll be hitting that like button on every one of your videos! 💞
🤍🤍 the best team 🥹
Discovering and immediately loyal to ATE just because of how good they are to Inga through this 💜
Aww!! Must say I will miss you very much on About to Eat and Buzzfeed but looking forward to seeing what you do in the future on your own platform! All the best xx
I want to see that smile and energy! Take your time on recovering and take things slowly, we got your back!
i was so sad i thought i will not see your videos anymore but this is more like a good news to me. and i hope youll be okay. i really love you inga!!!
great to see you back Inga! Keep them awesome content coming! Always watch the ATE and always seeing your IG shares!! Take a easy and step at a time, never push yourself too much a break here and there always help! 🥰
i came from instagram and didnt even know that this channel existed. You gained a new subscriber. Sad to see you leave but happy to see what you will do in the future.
I have missed you a lot Inga, it is good to know that you are mentally better and that you will be back. I love you very much, a huge hug
I’m so glad you are back!!!! I miss watching your videos! I’ll watch anything you put out; cooking videos, vlogs, collars, etc. Glad you are taking care of your mental health because the pandemic affected everyone in some sort of way.
Would love to see more of the recreation of iconic animated food (tbt Pixar ratatouille)
Love your channel Inga! 🥐🍎
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 we are all cheering you on 🥹
Look forward to see you explore and find a new path.
Excited for you Inga! Cheers to a new adventure!
Long-time subscriber...you certainly produce extremely good content...right here, thanks!
I'm a fan of daily vlogs so I think you can incorporate a little bit of that if you're comfortable to!!
I'm looking forward to where you lead us.
I started cooking my heritage cuisine since I watch your videos ❤
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Nothing but wholesome content.
so excited for you! i will be here to see your next chapter in life inga
Proud of you ❤ I know how difficult of a decision it is to put yourself first.
I’ve been with you since you first joined Buzzfeed and I will continue to stay with you and your videos. You always make fun and interesting videos, showing different things I’d never known of before.
Even watching this video, I realized how you’ve grown physically. You’re still the Inga Lam I adore watching, but you’ve become this strong and fierce woman who I cannot wait to see flourish as she finds herself.
Thank you for sticking with us!
Oh and I hope to see collabs with you and Alvin! Love you both
People are here not purely because of your content. There are plenty of places to find that content. It's because of you and how you present that content.
Just keep doing you dude and the rest will follow.
We're all so proud of you Inga! While I love seeing you on A.T.E, I enjoy seeing you on your own channel so much!
you're all the best istg 😭
@@IngaLam Love you sm!
Yes! Your videos here were always better than at ATE !
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This! So true
You and the A.T.E team are one of the few Buzzfeed members’ work I actually consistently follow on different plateforms. And you have a soft spot in my heart because of your genuine personality and love for what you do. We are here for you whether you post or take a break, we will always be ready to appreciate your hard work and support you every step of the way you chose. Love from France 🥖❤️
You're a BEAST.
You'll be top tier in whatever you do dude!!
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You’re my favorite! I really resonated with your thoughts about food and ingredients. You made me love condiments so much more and I thank you for being you. That’s so valuable. And no one can take that away. Whatever you choose be happy and love your experience here on earth. I love you chatty and cathartic cooking vlogs. I love getting to share the restaurants you like. You are just the vibe. Sorry for the long ass comment. Just know you are helping people in ways you didn’t realize. Thank you soo much. Big virtual hugs!
pls don't apologize, i love your long ass comment 🥺 thank YOU
Over the years, I've fallen in love with the videos by you, Rie, Andrew, Alvin, Alix, and a few others. I can definitely understand the dangers of tying your self worth to any outside entity. My self love used to be tied to my wife's momentary moods. If she was mad at me, I felt like a piece of trash. I would never wish that sort of grief on anyone. I know y'all don't need my approval, but you whole-heartedly have it. Each of you in your own special way help me appreciate the simple things in life, whether it be coffee, cake, lasagna, or ramen. When I was depressed after my divorce, I didn't know how to enjoy anything. When someone opens my eyes to why I should love anything in life, it makes me want to keep going. And it also makes me want to see them keep going. Be your own biggest fan, and I'll settle for being the second biggest fan of you all. Deal?
This is the sweetest thing I've seen on the internet in forever
we just watched whenn a man loves a woman in my iop group and there was somone at an al-anon meeting that said the same thing. glad you sorted things out.
This video must've been so hard to record, but I'm really in awe at how honest you are. I feel like so many of the issues I see people struggle with (I work in mental health) can be summed up by that tug-and-pull between leaving your comfort zone (emotionally, financially) and doing something that feels more authentic to you. I've always rooted for you and this will only make me root even harder. Can't wait to see what you have in store for us! Sending you lots of hugs from Canada.
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WE'VE MISSED YOUUU SO BAD, INGA!!! WELCOME BACK!!! WISHING YOU ALL THE BEST!!! ^^
The way you worded everything is very relatable. Taking the step to break out of your own comfort bubble can be scary, but also exciting. I hope this new journey will bring you everything you hope to find along the way, and then maybe even some more😊 I am looking forward to see what you will do and I wish you the best☺️❤️
Inga has always been my favorite creator, she works so hard and puts her all into everything. Wishing you the best Inga, we love you! 💛
plus she sounds like my fave cartoon, timmy turner
This hits so close to home. We all may be in different industries, but the effect on mental health of burndown from overwork due to quarantine is something that is common across many of us and needs to be discussed more. Thank you for speaking out about this and sharing your story.
Personally, I felt that my experiences over the past few years (including lack of growth opportunities and leaving a comfortable company that I loved) mirrored your experience to a T. So hearing you speak about this, in many ways, brings validation, comfort and inspiration.
Can’t even lie Inga. You are one of the biggest reasons I got into cooking. Before the pandemic I was just some high school kid without purpose, but through the unadulterated enthusiasm in your videos and the videos of countless other creators I found purpose through food and cooking for others. I now work as a chef/cook and actually want to pursue cooking content creation while currently being a student in college, all I can say is thank you for being you! Glad you’re taking a step onward to refresh yourself; good luck in all your future endeavors and thank you for being a driving force in my culinary journey 🙌.
It's so hard to separate our identities from our jobs because we spend so many freaking hours a week doing it. I'm so happy that you took some time and are getting reacquainted with yourself. I wish you so much love and success on this new journey of yours. We can't wait to see what you have in store!
Inga, you are the best! I‘m watching your content for I guess like 3 years. You and Alvin are my favourite food related Content creator. Keep going! We all believe in you!
Yay! Inga!!! I’m so glad to hear you publicly talking about this. Honestly we are all going through it. Your vulnerability make you (and us all) stronger.
Here’s what I’d love to see:
1. More quiet, gentle, atmospheric videos where you set hot food by a cold window and eat while you look outside.
2. More of this, if you are comfortable. More Inga realness. I’m here because I vibe with who you are. More of your truth will always be welcome. 💖
Also will drop you message inga keep in touch
I like this idea - would love cozy food content.
Inga你很棒了!!!!!
You're one of the creators that truly is proud of your identity, your motherland Taiwan, and i felt so represented.
Thank you Inga for opening up about the struggles you went through during the pandemic. I also had a really tough time but never felt like I could never be super open about it because I knew other people were going through much worse, but now I realized that we should all just be open about talking about what happened because keeping it bottled in doesn't help anyone. I think this next step for you makes total sense and I'm so excited to see where you go! I really love your what I eat in a day content and your recipes. I would love to see content of you visiting your favorite restaurants and I think travel vlogs would be really cool! As a Taiwanese-American person I love when you share Taiwanese recipes because they make me want to try them all and make me miss Taiwan! Congrats on taking this next step and I'm so proud of you!
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Welcome back Inga here to love and support you (and fyi I never unsubscribed) ❤
I relate to this so strongly. I'm getting my PhD right now and have struggled with self-isolating and otherwise hurting myself / distancing myself from relationships because I based my value entirely on what I could produce. Remember that this community supports you no matter how much or little you make. Your health and happiness come first.
I’m really excited to get to know you better. I feel like over the past 5 years, we got to know you as Inga From Buzzfeed. But now that you’re independent, I’m looking forward to knowing you as Inga, just Inga, the one and only. Really glad you made this choice! You have such a loyal audience, so you will be super successful on this channel, we promise!
creators prioritizing their mental health and happiness is my love language. I'm so glad you're choosing you 🥰 as for what I want to see... literally anything you do, but I come back and rewatch your "what I ate in a day" videos on the regular. those videos are like lofi come to life.
I really love watching Inga's videos, because I really admire her as a person. She's so chill, childlike yet so mature, and so real.
Thank you for who you are Inga❤🤍😊
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Burn out is real and you're not alone, I'll still be continuing to follow on your journey.
We got this !
I actually really like your vlogs/perspective on things. as an asian American (and around your age) I feel like I can relate to you and find comfort in your content. it's calming and nostalgic, but also informative and nuanced. feel free to make anything you'd like because I'll always check it out
I second this. The calm and relaxing vlogs are what got me through some cold winters last year and hope to see more coming. I also like to see you expand further into a section kf things that interest you rather than catering to what you think everyone following will like.
Inga: you probably know me as the girl from BuzzFeed
Me: I know BuzzFeed as the channel that had you
I've more or less always admired your cooking style and perseverance with it, maybe because my first time seeing you was 24hr food challanges
Looking forward to more videos and tips and tricks to be better home cooks from someone I lookup to; Inga!
All the best for the new start 🌸💐
What I love most about you and your channel is that it feels like you're excited about learning. You don't cook and create something without trying a new technique, a new ingredient, a new approach...and you share that wisdom with us! It sounds like that will always be part of your work and life, and I'm excited for this next chapter :)
Oh inga, you are so strong! Thank you for sharing. And for all your wonderful contributions to ATE and buzzfeed over the years. We will miss you so much in ate but can’t wait to see what you do moving forward
Sup Inga. First off, I'm glad you've opened up and told us something we weren't aware of.
Second, and I cannot stress this enough do what is right for YOU, before anything else.
Something I've learned throughout the years is this: You have to worry about YOURSELF first.
Yes, we are your fans, and yes we enjoy the content you give. But we're also just other human beings who MUST respect the fact that at the end of the day, you have to walk the path that you want.
I personally always liked everyone's appearance on Worth It, that's where I first saw you and the gang.
Always a treat when all of you are onscreen at once.
You are in a unique position, therefore it is in your best interest to do what you feel is right, especially with all the experience you've gained.
Remember, your personal happiness comes first. We the actual fans will support you no matter what happens.
Just as we support everyone else we've seen over the years from the crew.
You got this ma'am. 👌
Hey Inga, as somebody who also just started a new job at a new company i really feel you. Just like you i really felt like a hit a plateau and stopped growing at work. It was a good job, literally my whole friend circle worked at the company, but not having any more challenges, being bored at work and the growing feeling of wasting my life were just suffocating me. While i am still very unsure about the next part of my life, i'm really happy that i took the next step forward. I really hope you feel similarly, since your videos really cheered me up a lot through the pandemic. I wish you best luck!
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Hi Inga! Thanks for sharing this sensitive topic with your fans. Hoping for nothing but the best for you!
I really don't comment at all on youtube and probably have done only a handful of times in the last 10 years on youtube. But thank you for this video and I do love to see more content from you! Loved most of the videos you have made so far especially the 24 hour challenges! Keep them coming! Will keep watching them!
Girl, I'm just excited and happy to see you're back on RUclips! I've missed your videos and your positivity.
Wow, a lot going on. I'm sorry that you are one of the many people, especially young people, ESPECIALLY young people in a big city, who have experienced serious burn out. It's sad how our society, schooling or even parents don't seem to prepare our nations youth with work-life balance advice. The workforce industry, especially in content creation/entertainment, demands you "grind" while a certain popular part of society promotes the "grind" mentality as the way to live your life, all while making life all about "getting your bag". It's sad you had to experience it all but I'm very happy to hear you came out the other side with your eyes opened to it and will try to find a happy balance in the future.
I highly recommend prioritizing yourself. What do you enjoy doing? What are new things you want to try? What relaxes and recharges you? Make sure to carve out time to do those things and not just once a month but regularly. Spend time with friends, family, doing hobbies (not for social media content), or just relaxing with a glass of wine binging Netflix on the couch if that is a favorite "me time" that recharges you.
As for content, of course originality is awesome (and I don't mean to compare you to other Asians) but as a huge fan of Doobydobap and Gabie Kook (KoreanEnglishmen's wife) I can't help but admit I am a subscriber to your channel just about the same reasons as I am with them; personality, cooking, vlogs, and exposure to a foreign culture. I imagine "what I eat in a day" can only get you so far as a RUclipsr whose channel is about you as a person. Of course that is a great cooking series to show off different dishes and a bit of yourself but I think to really win a lot of people over the best way is to show a lot of your personality. Fill videos with your natural charms. Maybe that's your sense of humor, maybe that's your wit, maybe that's your intelligence, maybe that's your creativity, maybe that's your positivity, it could be so many things but putting a lot of your authentic self out there makes following "Inga Lam" feel less like following a cook who is showing you recipes and more like you're following a good friend who occasionally shows you dope foods and how to make them.
Obviously you can just keep doing what you have been, looking at your viewership numbers lol, they're fantastic. It depends on what you want your channel to be. What channels do you want to emulate? Do you want to be the next Kenji Lopez Alt or Brian Lagerstrom? Or do you want to be more like Gabie Kook or Doobydobap? Or something else? What you want to be will be what decides whether you focus on the food more or if you focus on your personality and life more.
ANYways, congrats on your big life decisions. I'm always surprised by folks who have a great job who leave cause they felt creatively stagnant and instead try to find something new and fulfilling. Gutsy as heck, assuming you don't have a super rich family or partner supporting you through the "tough" times (lol). I really, really hope RUclips blows up for you even more than it has already and if you want it, you find a new job that is fulfilling and exciting.
Here's some ideas, but feel free to ignore them. When my kids were born, I started exploring parts of Taiwanese and Chinese culture that I wasn't aware of. The deeper I delve, I realized my experience is a tiny slice that's specific to me. Through cooking, I was able to learn about parts of chinese culture I wasn't exposed to. It would be fun to see you explore different parts of chinese history and culture through food.
it would also be interesting to see you explore the cuisine of other cultures from a chinese perspective. I love to cook japanese dishes and one of my mom's favorite dishes is Chawanmushi. On mother's day I would make it for her, but I didn't really understand why. As I learned more about Japan's occupation of Taiwan, I started to learn all sorts of interesting facts.
Despite all the drama with buzzfeed and the video editor mass exodus, I will give credit where credit is due. Myself being a semi retired influencer who rose to minor fame in the early James Charles and Manny MUA days, I remember this pressure. And especially externally inflicted from employers.
Buzzfeed really did mess up in a lot of ways which I'm not here to talk about given I'm not a past employee, but I also know from being in the industry how NDAs and contracts work. It's pretty amazing that buzzfeed has "allowed" (I use that word loosley) content creators to leave and keep their own original ideas. For example the Try Guys. While employed by the company the guys contact was technically owned by BF as was the concept of the show. It's really cool to see the guys and others were able to continue with the ideas that ultimately they created themselves.
Merle is another example where she's taken vegan recreations onto her own channel. While she still does Goodfull, it's still something to be noted. Buzzfeed got so much flack in the midst of the drama, and I don't think that's 100% fair. It's not unknown that buzzfeed over works their video editors and creators. But in that light, applicants go in knowing that.
I think for the OG buzzfeed team like Ashley, Kelsey, the try guys and others - it was a huge stepping stone and learning experience for them. I love Ingas respect for the company and recognizes the tools it provided her - but simultaneously acknowledges that she outgrew it yet harbors no ill will.
After being featured in multiple beauty articles on Buzzfeeds site, I heavily considered applying as a beauty editor/creator for them. But I recognized the semi restrictive aspect of that employment opportunity and ultimately decided against that career change. In short (but not short haha) I'm so happy to see so many personalities from the OG buzzfeed and youtube days doing their own thing and recognizing their own talent. People forget how old YT is now and how much it's changed.
As a semi OG beauty influencer I remember it being so different. There were no affiliate codes, no ad sense and no concept of YT being a career. It's morphed so many times to become what it is. Admittedly its quite daunting for someone like me who is considering coming out of "retirement" and uploading again
It's nice to know that you're taking care of yourself. I've always admired your enjoyment of food and the creativity which you create with. Excited to see this new chapter in your life ♡
This stupid youtube algo buried you somewhere thank god i found you again. Always loved your content and charm 😆
Midlife crises is real, realised when I myself experienced it. The thing you love the most suddenly starts to make you feel stagnant and makes you beleive that what am I doing 😅
can't wait to see the new content!
So you are going to basically throw yourself into content creating for yourself on your own platform for a living?! We will support you but I really hope this doesn't put you back into working all the time and watching views now that your livelihood will depend on it. You will now be responsible, as you were before, for allowing yourself a work/life balance. Now that you are your own boss, you better be really good to yourself because we all care about you
Can’t wait to see what’s to come! I admire you and your videos are like therapy. Thank you for all the joy you bring us Inga! ❤
honestly you're one of the reasons that I click on buzzfeed videos, so I'll happily accompany you on your journey and your next chapter =) (And yes, I'll like, comment and subscribe XD)
After burning out while working at restaurant, there was one advice someone gave me that really hit me pretty hard. " Just because you can, doesn't mean you should." Just because you're capable of pushing through tired eyes and mental breakdowns, it doesn't mean you should do it. Put yourself first and your passion will revive itself. Have a conversation with yourself and be honest. Know your faults and strengths then accept them . I love this channel and I am excited to see you flourish! 💗✨
Thank you so much Inga!! I'm from a little town in Brazil, and your channel allowed me to learn and experience so much about a different culture. I love cooking and the format of your videos bring me fun and peace, which is something I appreciate a lot. Thank you for sticking around, cause i was really confused on how this announcement was heading to. But I'm so so so happy that it was happy news. Love you
Congrats Inga. This is going to be an amazing journey, we’re all behind you!
Things I’d love to see
- what I eat in a day (probably simple Asian dishes, def home cooking!)
- cooking with parents?
- you visiting Asian countries and eating up a storm
- content with Asian chefs (David chang, etc?)
- visiting NY’s Chinatown and flushing, food tour :)
seems like buzzfeed has a problem with retaining talent.
Alix, alexis 🥲🥲🥲🥲
Never commented on a video in my life, but I've watched pretty much every piece of content you've ever made. Excited to see you more on your own channel :)
Hey Inga! I appreciate you sharing your experience and recent challenges. In this video you asked what we’d like to see but honestly, we’ll tune in to whatever you come up with, even it’s short and simple videos. Just do what makes you happy! Experiment and have fun with it. ❤
Your introspection, courage, and willingness to be completely transparent paves the way for a future with absolutely no limitations, how utterly thrilling!
Welcome back, Inga! I wish you luck in this new chapter of your life!
If I could like this video a thousand times, I would. I don't really have suggestions for "things I'd like to see"... other than "things, when you're finished them, make you happy to have done," because that really comes out on camera, and we love seeing you happy. 😀 Can't wait for this new chapter!
im happy you're making more videos on your own channel cause they make me feel so peaceful and calm
Ingaaaaa... So happy to see your video after so long!!! I missed you! ☺️
Hi Inga! You might not see this comment, but I just wanted to say that you were one of the main reasons why I appreciate food and culinary arts a lot more especially during the pandemic. I also resonate with your feelings of existentialism during quarantine, as I found the initial isolation daunting but also an opportunity for me to do some introspection and let myself heal after many years of self-afflicted mental and emotional pain for various reasons throughout middle and high school. You were also one of the main inspirations for me trying out writing for my college’s good magazine as a freshman. While I don’t write for them anymore, I will always remember our conversation you had with me and others at Cornell during a Zoom call, taking the time to talk to each of us and answer each of our questions. Best of luck to you in the rest of your journey, and keep us updated!
The term “identity based content” is great & accurate and requires the work to be emotionally healthy for one’s current place in life.
We will support you even if that means giving you time & space.
So proud of you! Figured you left buzzfeed! Can’t wait to see more of your own content! Love your personality and your food looks amazing! You’re going to do great in whatever you want to do! ❤❤❤
best of luck! Do an episode where you go to a fan's crib (or friend of a friend etc) and instruct them how to cook a dish if they are not a cook
Chaos ensues.
wait, hold up, if you want chaos, you're going to love the next video 🌝
your genuine personality shines through in all your videos and it's that which keeps me coming back for more. i look forward to what the future holds for you. keep on keeping on, inga.
Welcome back Inga. The journey continues...... CHEERS 🍻 👏
Proud of you, Inga! Excited to see what this new chapter of your life will bring. Taking care of yourself should always be your #1 priority- of course we'll stick around! ❤
I completely relate to your burn out talk, I went through the same thing in 2020 and was working nonstop on my projects (I'm an artist) quite literally to the point where I would forget to eat some days until late at night. The workload I gave myself was way too much for what was necessary but I was so stressed out and felt like I somehow needed to do this much to keep up with everything- unfortunately ended up losing a 6 year relationship through my mess of a year and grew apart from my friends. I feel like I kinda skipped over that time and processing it all has been hard. Taking care of yourself truly is the most important thing I've realised and I hope at least what I've said may help you realise you weren't alone in the way you were feeling :o) I value your content but not at the cost of yourself!! you have been the late night ramen companion that has helped me through many a night tired after painting all day
Hi Inga.. I started to see you on RUclips in 2020. Happy New Year 2023 and be happy! 👍
Seeing you with your mom and exploring your roots and speaking chinese have all been so fun to watch. Hope to see more of it.
Change is so scary! But sometimes very necessary! I’m so happy for you! I know you will do amazing things! ♥️✨ all the love from Phoenix,AZ I’ve been following you for so long!
In a world of irresponsibilty and loudness, be an Inga.❤️❤️❤️
Thank you for your openness, talking about our mental health is so important.
I love to see every video that makes you thrive.
Absolutely amazing individual! Only real reason I started to enjoy this type of content. Wish you well in your future endeavors and please don’t stop creating!
Inga, love your energy, you and Alvin both helped me through a lot of the lock downs during the pandemic. Please keep going and do what you love doing. you guys rock!
It’s important to take care of ourselves and I’m glad you are taking steps to achieve that ❣️
As for videos/ ideas:
-creating recipes from cookbooks that you like or are new to you and reviewing it
-taking food/ingredient(s) you don’t like and trying to find ways to make you like it
-I’ve always enjoyed all your baking/cookie videos hehe 🥰
Inga not only your elation is contagious, but every emotion you've been through does reach us, you have that sort of energy. And be it a corporate channel or your own channel, I'll always be rooting and cheering from afar for the person who made me fall in love with experimenting with food.
Kudos to you for sharing this with us,
More power, health and happiness to you ALWAYS.
Big like 👍. Very open and honest video presentation 👌. So happy 😊 you made a tough decision to do what is best for you. Subscribed to your channel and look forward to future videos 📹.
I've never wanted to hug someone that i don't know this bad! You are one of my favorite creators and the cheerfulness and thought that you bring is more than enough. I feel like i could hear you talk for hours about whatever and still be entretained. Hopefully you can do something that resonates with you and you enjoy in a healthy way!
I know you for two to four months, and I really really enjoyed the videos, ur videos make me comfortable and happy. The time I put it in ur videos was worth it. I was waiting for any new videos for a month, and after I watch this video, I'm really happy and excited about The new journey. Go girl we love u ✌️🤍
Thank you for keeping your fans in the loop, this was so nice to hear. I'm really happy you took time to evaluate what was important to you. Very excited for this new chapter, the only thing I ask is that you be yourself, that's why we are all here. Much love. ❤
You were my fav chef in buzzfeed 😍😍your video always make me happy 😁 i m so excited to see more video on your own channel 👍👍
Excited for you, Inga! Your content is always so genuine and engaging. Please don’t over-stretch, your community will be here whenever you’re ready!
I love this for you! I hope to see many videos here and to see you grow on your own! I really don't know what content I need to see. Maybe some collabs from Watcher and such. But your love of food is something I can never get enough of(especially bread lol)
So happy for your next chapter! I love your “what I eat in a day series” the recipes are still new but approachable, they remind me to do the things that make me happy and cooking is one of them so looking forward to getting more inspiration from you!
Collab with Alvin and Steven!
Excited to see you regain that spark for creativity while you continue to grow your channel! I think most of us could tell the burnout was real for you. So happy for you, Inga!
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