Batch 4 Closing Early!
Closes Monday, June 15th at 11:59 PM PST.
I know we said Batch 4 would close at the end of June, but demand has spiked significantly since then, and we want to make sure we’re able to hold to our delivery times the best that we can.
Honestly, I prooobably should’ve closed it a bit earlier but wanted to see if we could stretch it to end with Vite Vault Vote end, but... looks like that won’t be the case.
That being said, the winner of Vite Vault Vote will still likely be put into Batch 4. No promises right now, but going to do what we can there.
If you’ve been waiting to order Batch 4, then now’s the time to do so!
Batch 5 is expected to ship in October 2026, so if you want to catch the current August(ish, August to September) dates, then put your orders in ASAP!
There’s also still the chance I gotta close it even earlier if I really gotta call it due to production constraints though, especially trying to leave room for Vite Vault Vote winner.
Get your pre-order in today!
Remember, as always, to be kind, and to savor life's little victories.
-Tim, Founder Vite
The Grand Finals of Vite Vault Vote is here!
It's Tantanmen vs Bo Kho, fighting it out to see which flavor gets made!
And... I’m going to break the announcer voice we’ve been using for these posts for this one, because I wanted to thank everyone first.
When we first started this event, it was a fun little thing, and we didn’t expect too much. We’ve done similar votes before, at a smaller scale, and we were expecting it to be kind of like that.
Instead, the response has been overwhelming, and hundreds of you have been voting and discussing and participating, and it’s been so much fun watching the brackets and upsets and surprises!
It’s been a wild journey, and we’re at the end.
We’ve commissioned gijinka artwork for the grand finalists as well! Hoping we can also get an illustration done by the end, but it’s kinda tight, so we’ll see, haha.
Anyway, round 6:
-You can use Smile Points, but they only count for one round
-Tantanmen must win TWICE because of bracket reset
-If bracket is reset, then ALL points, including previous boost cards, are reset
-OT rules are active
-Popular vote and boost cards are still active!
Click the bottom right star symbol on our website anywhere, and that should get you to the smile points to boost your favorite!
Good luck, and bring your support to whichever flavor you want to win!
The Grand Finals of Vite Vault Vote is here!
It's Tantanmen vs Bo Kho, fighting it out to see which flavor gets made!
And... I’m going to break the announcer voice we’ve been using for these posts for this one, because I wanted to thank everyone first.
When we first started this event, it was a fun little thing, and we didn’t expect too much. We’ve done similar votes before, at a smaller scale, and we were expecting it to be kind of like that.
Instead, the response has been overwhelming, and hundreds of you have been voting and discussing and participating, and it’s been so much fun watching the brackets and upsets and surprises!
It’s been a wild journey, and we’re at the end.
We’ve commissioned gijinka artwork for the grand finalists as well! Hoping we can also get an illustration done by the end, but it’s kinda tight, so we’ll see, haha.
Anyway, round 6:
-You can use Smile Points, but they only count for one round
-Tantanmen must win TWICE because of bracket reset
-If bracket is reset, then ALL points, including previous boost cards, are reset
-OT rules are active
-Popular vote and boost cards are still active!
Click the bottom right star symbol on our website anywhere, and that should get you to the smile points to boost your favorite!
Good luck, and bring your support to whichever flavor you want to win!
Batch 4 closes tonight, Monday, June 15th at 11:59 PM PST!
If you've been waiting to order Batch 4, then now's the time to do so! Batch 5 is expected to ship in October 2026, so if you want to catch the current August(ish, August to September) dates, then put your orders in ASAP!
Preorder Batch 4 before it's too late!
Round 4’s lightning round looked to be all but over.
Even with Smile Point boosts, French Onion seemed to be unable to overtake Tantanmen from the very beginning.
Every supporter of French Onion seemed to falter at the sheer power of Tantanmen...
Until one day, someone posted a screenshot of 400 votes of Boost Cards, added to cart, to our Discord.
The audience went wild, and for a brief moment, it seemed like French Onion was back in the fight, ready to challenge Tantanmen--
But this did nothing but inflame Tantanmen’s supporters, and ground their resolve. They fired back with 200 votes of their own against the threat, and--!
It was a ghost.
The Beefy French Onion boost card was nothing but a joke, and yet, scared Tantanmen enough to put even more skin in the game, to where its strength seemed inevitable.
With nothing else left to give, Beefy French Onion fell, and was eliminated.
Tantanmen vs French Onion: Tantanmen wins, 648 to 174!
Round 5 Lower Bracket Finals begins now!
The rematch.
Radiant Yuzu Crab Riêu was the one who came with a last minute clutch to knock Tantanmen out to the lower bracket the first time.
Will Tantanmen be able to take revenge, after its redemption arc in the lower bracket?
Will Radiant Yuzu Crab Riêu pull another upset from behind, with boost cards and Smile Points?
Who will be able to recruit reinforcements from the previous rounds to their cause?
Overtime is ACTIVE for this Lower Bracket Finals!
Vote and boost your favorites now!
FREE SHIPPING on in-stock knives and a new interactive knife guide for gifting! (1/2)
The best gifts are things that everyone wants, but never finds a reason to buy for themselves.
The knife in their kitchen technically still cuts, and so, they’ve never thought to get something better, even though it struggles through everything they put so much effort into making.
But picking a knife for someone can feel impossible, with too much terminology and marketing jargon around. What’s real? What’s not?
So, we’re doing our best to make it simple.
Introducing the Vite Knife Guide, an easy way to compare our kitchen knives, designed by a Michelin Star Cook, and understand what to get as a perfect gift!
Hover over any point, and it’ll tell you exactly why each attribute was graded the way it was.
Free shipping on every knife through Sunday, June 21st, 11:59 PM PDT, automatically applied!
Trying to get the knife by a particular date? Order the gift by itself, and message us, and we’ll get it expedited for you!
Round 4 Starts NOW!
But first-- what happened in Round 3?
Upper Bracket: Hearty Beef "Bo Kho" vs Radiant Yuzu Crab Riêu
These two undefeated champions, both veterans who have tasted daylight before, slugged it out at the top.
From the opening bell, the people chose Crab.
It took the popular vote lead on day one, and never gave it back, pushing forwards again, and again... and the popular gap only widened from there. By the final evening, the popular vote for Crab was nearly double that of Bo Kho, with the loudest crowd of the entire round voting for it.
And yet, Bo Kho was unimpressed.
342 paid votes, amassed across the whole tournament, and a veteran of the Battle of the Beef, Bo Kho never faltered even against the heavy weight of the crowd. Despite Crab’s best attempts, the scant 97 boosts never stood a chance against the insurmountable mountain that Bo Kho brought in.
The crab people refused to give in. In the last 24 hours, another boost card was activated, granting that precious Overtime that had pulled it through before...
But overtime can be a cruel rule for a people's champion. The popular vote, the only weapon Crab ever had, froze where it stood, and only the boost cards counted in the extra hours.
The mountain did not move.
Final: Hearty Beef "Bo Kho" 407 - Radiant Yuzu Crab Riêu 221.
Hearty Beef "Bo Kho" stands victorious as your first Grand Finalist!
Lower Bracket: Beefy French Onion Soup vs Vegan Japanese Curry
The closest war of the round, with deft blows traded back and forth, and a smattering of boost cards purchased for both sides. Still, as they looked upon the giants they were to face if either of them won, neither seemed to have much confidence in themselves.
But on that last Sunday afternoon, eight boost cards erupted forth from French Onion in a surprise, last minute ambush... And the Japanese Curry crowd could only answer with one.
262 - 210. Vegan Japanese Curry is ELIMINATED.
Lower Bracket: Coconut Curry Laksa vs Vegan Spicy Sesame Tantanmen
Coughing baby vs hydrogen bomb.
521 - 65. Coconut Curry Laksa is ELIMINATED.
SECRET RULE #2 RESULTS:
The Bracket Reset Vote is in! By a margin of nearly DOUBLE....
WE WILL HAVE A DOUBLE ELIMINATION GRAND FINAL.
Bo Kho sits undefeated at the summit, but this champion can no longer be defeated with a single win. If the lower bracket's champion takes the Grand Final, the bracket RESETS, and everything comes down to one final match, winner take all.
Bo Kho must lose TWICE to be eliminated!
AND NOW... SECRET RULE #3 IS NOW ENABLED... but SECRET RULE #4 is also activated!
SECRET RULE #3: LIGHTNING ROUNDS.
Rounds 4 and 5 run compressed, as they only have one fight to vote on.
Round 4 is open NOW and closes Friday, June 12th at 11:59 PM PST. NO Overtime.
Round 5 opens Saturday, June 13th, 12:00AM PST, and closes Monday, June 15th at 11:59PM PST. NO Overtime.
SECRET RULE #4:
Your Smile loyalty points can now be used for votes, with the dedicated products in the Smile loyalty page.
1,000 Smile points = 1 vote.
The point votes are votes ONLY, and are not worth real money. No gift card is issued, and no store credit is given.
Every point spent will only count during the round they’re spent, and do not carry over to the next round. Use your points wisely!
Points votes cannot trigger, extend, or count toward any overtime threshold.
Free votes and boost cards remain active and unchanged.
ROUND 4:
Vegan Spicy Sesame Tantanmen vs Beefy French Onion Soup
The winner advances to Round 5 to fight against Radiant Yuzu Crab Riêu, and for the right to climb the mountain one more time.
All boost cards in play remain in play, and every card freed from Vegan Japanese Curry and Coconut Curry Laksa can now be redistributed to reinforce any fighter still standing.
Can anything stop the Tantanmen war machine? Does the people's champion have one more miracle left in its shell?
Find out next time, on Vite Vault Vote!
Batch 4 Closing Early!
Closes Monday, June 15th at 11:59 PM PST.
I know we said Batch 4 would close at the end of June, but demand has spiked significantly since then, and we want to make sure we’re able to hold to our delivery times the best that we can.
Honestly, I prooobably should’ve closed it a bit earlier but wanted to see if we could stretch it to end with Vite Vault Vote end, but... looks like that won’t be the case.
That being said, the winner of Vite Vault Vote will still likely be put into Batch 4. No promises right now, but going to do what we can there.
If you’ve been waiting to order Batch 4, then now’s the time to do so!
Batch 5 is expected to ship in October 2026, so if you want to catch the current August(ish, August to September) dates, then put your orders in ASAP!
There’s also still the chance I gotta close it even earlier if I really gotta call it due to production constraints though, especially trying to leave room for Vite Vault Vote winner.
Get your pre-order in today!
Remember, as always, to be kind, and to savor life's little victories.
-Tim, Founder Vite
HAPPY 6/7
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HAPPY 6/7
HERE'S 6-7 CODES:
67 — 67% off the lower-priced Vite Noodle when your cart has 2 or more
ROKUNANA — $67 off the VKS Chef Knife
670 — $6.70 off any order below $67
SIXSEVEN — 6% + 7% off any order (13% off your cart)
SAYSIXSEVEN — $67 off a cart of 67 or more Vite Ramen
ROKUNANA67 — free Jade Titanium Chopsticks when you spend $67 or more (you have to add them to your cart)
ONLY67 — 6.7% off your cart (why would you pick this one)
Round 3 Starts NOW!
But what happened during Round 2 Overtime?
Though Round 2 closed at midnight, but for the two upper bracket fights, that bell only rang as the opening of an even fiercer battle as Secret Rule #1 triggered:
OVERTIME.
The rules changed in an instant, and the popular vote, that thing every faction had bled for all week long, froze where it stood. Only the boost cards held meaning during these desperate final hours. A flavor trailing in votes could keep being boosted, keep climbing, and drag itself back over the leader before its own clock stopped ticking.
Upper Bracket: Vegan Spicy Sesame Tantanmen vs Hearty Beef "Bo Kho"
Bo Kho carried the highest popular vote in the entire tournament, a veteran flavor that had won its own Battle of the Beef long ago to earn the right to exist. But in this battle, those popular votes from long ago seemed to disappear, as Tantanmen matched its popular votes exactly, each taking the lead.
But upon triggering overtime, Tantanmen held the lead, 336 to 306. Bo Kho responded in kind, activating its own Overtime with a small boost, just to keep itself in the fight.
Tantanmen did not take kindly to this, and brought its might to bear, activating multiple boost cards and pulling itself comfortably into the lead, crushing Bo Kho under its weight, 381 - 316.
But Bo Kho wasn’t done yet. Beneath the weight of it all, it struggled, and fought, scraping together all its might, and with a roar, shook off Tantanmen with a strength of its own--
And yet, just a hair too little. Even with the massive boost, Bo Kho couldn’t take the lead, putting itself only a scant 5 votes behind Tantanmen, 381 - 376...
Just enough to push it to Overtime 2... and beyond.
It triggered something in Tantanmen. Acknowledgement-- no, a glint of something more. Fear, perhaps. With renewed determination, Tantanmen roared back into the fight, drawing into its reserves and pulling yet another set of boost cards to pull it well into the lead, so that Bo Kho could never rise to meet it again, 431 - 376.
But as OT 2 ticked down, and OT3 continued, one hour passed. Then another. The evening bled into night, and night into the next day, and still Tantanmen did not move, and Bo Kho breathed with ragged breath beneath. The entire round 2 looked to be over...
And Bo Kho decided it had rested enough beneath the boots of Tantanmen.
At the very last minute, Bo Kho shouted its defiance, and wrested Tantanmen away, breaking free, 436 to 431, putting it at the same tiny lead that Tantanmen had enjoyed before. And that second wind turned into a third, and fourth wind, and Bo Kho’s energy erupted in the arena, the last minutes ticking down as it pushed forwards again, and again, until the final seconds of overtime evaporated.
498 - 431.
Hearty Beef "Bo Kho" is victorious over Vegan Spicy Sesame Tantanmen!
When the dust settled, the bracket had been rewritten, and round 3 begins.
Radiant Yuzu Crab Riêu and Hearty Beef "Bo Kho" advance, the tournament's two people's champions. The loudest crowds carried them here, each with their hard fought victories coming from behind.
Only one will remain undefeated after this round. Who will it be?
Shrimp Panang Curry and Vegan Tomato Basil Bisque are eliminated from the lower bracket, and gone from the tournament, as they lost their respective battles.
And yet, as Vegan Japanese Curry and Vegan Spicy Sesame Tantanmen fall to the Last Life lower bracket, where a single loss ends them forever, the motivated fans of each begin to rally again, calling for reinforcements to their side. All previous boost cards remain in play, and all boost cards used on the eliminated contestants can be now allocated to reinforce an existing flavor’s bout.
Upper Bracket:
Hearty Beef "Bo Kho" vs Radiant Yuzu Crab Riêu
Lower Bracket:
Vegan Japanese Curry vs Beefy French Onion Soup
Vegan Spicy Sesame Tantanmen vs Coconut Curry Laksa
And a new rule enters to be voted on!
SECRET RULE #2: THE BRACKET RESET VOTE
The community will vote on whether the grand final includes a bracket reset. No boost cards apply to this vote.
If the community votes YES: if the losers bracket champion defeats the winners bracket champion in the grand final, a second final will be held, since the winners bracket champion has not yet lost twice.
If the community votes NO: the grand final is a single match. Whoever wins, wins. The losers bracket champion can take the title in one shot.
Who survives the lower bracket's gauntlet? Will Tantanmen's war chest find its fury again, or has the giant been broken for good?
Find out next time, on Vite Vault Vote!