The video is titled
The Depressing Downfall Of Rate My Takeaway and comes from a guy named
Phat Memer (a total badass when it comes to internet drama documentaries).
It’s a well crafted recap of the rise and nosedive of the British food review channel
*Rate My Takeaway* (RMT), fronted by
Danny Malin, a charismatic, chubby guy from Yorkshire.
The guy starts by explaining how Danny was a butcher from Leeds who went viral during COVID (2020) with a silly video mocking people who were panic buying toilet paper.
Then he met a guy who ran a “Rate My Takeaway” Facebook page (which just featured food photos) and made him an offer:
“Tell you what, I’ll buy you a kebab; you eat it and rate it.”Danny being a Yorkshireman and a junk food lover said,
“Fuck yeah!”They posted their first video on YouTube in November 2020 (a 5,000 calorie “munchie box”), and BANG, it blew up: the first three videos racked up 9 million views. The format was simple and addictive: Danny sitting outside the shop with his camping chair and folding table, sporting a thick Yorkshire accent and the enthusiasm of a kid on Christmas morning, just rating takeout food.
Then came the personal tragedy: in February 2021, his long term partner, Carrie, died of a heart attack. Danny fell apart mentally, but the channel helped pull him through; the fame and public support gave him a focus for the sake of his kids.
The channel grew to over 700,000 subscribers and more than 125 million views. They toured the US (New York, Vegas, LA), Danny became a silent partner in a burger joint, and they even opened the *Rate My Takeaway Kitchen* (a food court in Huddersfield).
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