How I Got Here

About Us

Hobbies Hunting down rare vinyl, fast-paced racket sports, midnight street photography.
Favorite Foods Raw salmon. Yakitori. Rickeybon straight from the nozzle.
Taste in Music Sun Ra, The Stooges, Thelonious Monk, Mississippi John Hurt, The Kinks, Santo & Johnny, Handel, The Clash, Django Reinhardt, Tears for Fears, Tom Waits, Chris Isaak, Deftones, Early Stones, Late Beatles
Favorite Movie A Clockwork Orange
Favorite TV Show Twin Peaks
Currently Reading Post Office by Charles Bukowski
Bucket List Eat blowfish in Tokyo.
Swipe an antique vase off a table.
Take a nap on the moon.
Two Truths and a Lie 1. I have a scar from an owl encounter.
2. I once headbutted a Michelin inspector.
3. The sound of vacuum cleaners calm my nerves.
Green Flags Cats with sensitive palates.
Humans who respect their pets.
Ideal First Date Raw tuna and catnip wine under a bridge during an intense thunderstorm.
My Most Irrational Fear I have this recurring nightmare where I'm being chased by a cucumber.

Photos

Rickeybon making pizza in a New York City pizzeria

Rickeybon taking an after-hours selfie with another cat chef

Rickeybon performing an airborne badminton smash in an indoor gym

Rickeybon sharing yakitori with friends in Taipei

Rickeybon playing a double-neck guitar at an outdoor concert

Flavor is Life

As a chef, I’ve spent my life studying flavor and nutrition. What we eat dictates our vitality, mood, and longevity. A happy cat is a cat with clean energy, bright eyes, and a coat that feels like silk. Real health doesn't come from a laboratory vitamin pack; it comes from real, delicious food.

Built Around Moisture

Dry food is convenient, but cats are obligate carnivores whose daily meals can do more than simply fill a bowl. Rickeybon was built around moisture, real animal protein, and a recipe philosophy that puts daily nourishment first.

Pure Protein & Pure Hydration

So I built food that respects the body. It starts and ends with two pillars: 90% real animal protein and high-moisture structure. No starchy binders, no grain fillers, no fake dyes. It digests cleanly, hydrates the feline body, and restores the raw, bouncing energy a cat is supposed to have.

3 Picky Cats, 27 Recipes

Before I shipped a single pouch, I ran a test. Just three picky cats and 27 custom recipes. At the end, only one recipe was left standing. That became my first Rickeybon pouch. Three cats decided the standard. Every cat since has confirmed it.

Human Convenience: Zero Mess, Zero Scrubbing

I also made it human-proof. Humans are busy so feeding cats shouldn't be a chore. Rickeybon pouches are easy to serve. Just uncap, squeeze, and refrigerate if there's any left. I eliminated the sticky chunky mush that you have to scrub out of bowls. No mess, no smell, no hassle.

Every cat deserves a good meal. A real meal. Not starch and corporate marketing claims. Life is too short to eat boring, lifeless food.