Chef influencers have become culinary trailblazers, inspiring millions with their mouth-watering recipes and innovative cooking techniques. These culinary creators not only share their love for food but also inspire others to explore new flavors and cuisines in their kitchens. Collaborating with chef influencers is particularly beneficial for brands in the food, kitchenware, and grocery industries, as their authentic content can showcase products in action and attract engaged foodie audiences. Brands looking to enhance their reach and credibility in these sectors would greatly benefit from partnerships with these influential chefs.
17 Chefs on Social Media
Jane Olivia
Arizona recipe developer Jane is a nutrition-based holistic private chef who shares her love for healthy foods and wellness with 737K followers on TikTok. She takes you along on her work days as a private chef and even shares the realistic dinners that she makes for herself.
Meredith Hayden
The creator of Wishbone Kitchen has taken over TikTok with her life as a private chef in the Hamptons. Meredith grew in popularity when others were looking for food inspiration. She now has over 2 million followers.
Chef AJ
Chef AJ is the queen of quick and easy cooking on YouTube. She’s grown her channel to over 241K subscribers who come to her for vegan, weight loss-friendly foods that not only taste good but make your body feel even better.
Brooke Baevsky
Brooke, better known as Chef Bae online, is a celebrity private chef and recipe developer in LA who has grown her TikTok to over 382K followers. She talks about some of the expensive dishes she makes for her celebrity clients and also shares recipes you can make as well.
Brad
Brad’s funny, exciting vegan recipes feature his dogs and nostalgic music while he chops away in his kitchen. He has 2.7 million followers due to his infectious smile, personality and, of course, delicious-looking plant-based meals.
Chef Jean-Pierre
With over 54 years of experience, Jean-Pierre is a seasoned chef who shares recipes and instructional videos on YouTube with over 2 million subscribers. His fun, eccentric personality draws in tons of viewers looking to kick their cooking up a notch.
Tineke Younger
With over 8 million followers on TikTok, Tini was a contestant on “Next Level Chef.” She shares excerpts from the show and makes fun, easy recipes in her kitchen.
Jordan Torrey
Jordan, better known as Farnum, is an online chef who reached the semi-finals of “Next Level Chef.” His bubbly personality, hilarious videos and love for more seasoning have followers coming back for more every time he posts.
(@farnumgrindtime)Notorious Foodie
If you’re looking for insane food inspiration or just something to make you drool, check out the Notorious Foodie account. His videos have 7.4 million followers on TikTok ready to try a new recipe or product in no time.
Shereen Pavlides
With almost 5 million followers on TikTok, Shereen is another popular recipe developer and chef who uses social media to connect with a large audience. She has different themes around her recipes including back to school (college edition) and copycat recipes from popular restaurants.
Dean Sheremet
Dean is a professional chef who has worked in fine dining but shares all the secrets of those restaurants with his 95.4K followers on TikTok. He believes cooking should be fun and you can always make something a little fancy, even at home.
Gordon Ramsay
We can’t put together a list of popular chefs and leave out one of the most popular: Gordon. With 18 million followers on Instagram alone, he’s been the host of multiple TV shows, owns multiple restaurants and is known for his intense but purposeful personality. He shares cooking on his page and reacts to others putting dishes together.
Abby
Our final chef on the list is Abby in the Galley on TikTok. This yacht chef shares life cooking on a boat and everything she’s learning in her first year as a chef.
Jack and Will
Jack and Will run the Fallow, Roe and FOWL restaurants in London, but they also share chef life on YouTube, where they have 532K subscribers. They share challenges and recipes and tips for up-and-coming chefs or those who love to cook.
Nina Wilson
Nina is a chef who cooks out of a more obscure location: on board a yacht. She’s Australia-based and shares her life cooking for the crew and guests on a boat with 248K subscribers on YouTube.
Chef Rush
Chef Rush is a renowned chef and retired combat veteran known by most as the White House Chef. He has 4.92 million subscribers on YouTube where he shares his favorite challenges (aka push-ups) and trying out foods around the country.
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