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Meet the duo behind Nom Life on Instagram and YouTube, a love letter to Asian food, family

Nom Life’s Ewa and Jeromy Ko explain how they share their passion for food, travel and exploring cultures through cuisine on their platform

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Ewa and Jeromy Ko eat a meal at Pe Aor Tom Yum Kung Noodle in Bangkok, Thailand. The founders of Nom Life have turned their passion for Asian cuisine and family into a thriving food and travel platform.
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Ewa and Jeromy Ko met while working at a Chinese restaurant in Cleveland, in the US state of Ohio. Ewa, who was 18 and waitressing, and Jeromy, a 20-year-old busboy, grew up in the food industry.

“My father worked in restaurants, and Jeromy’s family owned a restaurant, so we’ve been in the food space since we could hold a tray without falling over,” says Ewa.

The couple, who recently celebrated their 10-year wedding anniversary, are still in the business of food today, but in a slightly different capacity – one they could never have envisaged.

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They are the creators of Nom Life, a food and travel social media platform with more than half a million Instagram followers and 115,000 subscribers on YouTube.

“We feel so fortunate and never imagined that we would be here doing this as a career,” says Ewa via Zoom from New York, where the couple is now based.

Ewa and Jeromy Ko eat a meal at a branch of Chiu Hing Fishball Noodle Rice in Hong Kong. Photo: Nom Life
Ewa and Jeromy Ko eat a meal at a branch of Chiu Hing Fishball Noodle Rice in Hong Kong. Photo: Nom Life
Ewa was working in merchandising when she started Nom Life as a blog in 2019, which became a full-time endeavour a year later when it gained traction during the Covid-19 pandemic. Jeromy juggles a job in IT as well as his role with Nom Life.
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