Top 25 Cheese Influencers in 2026

1. Marissa Mullen

Bio Snacky Parties, Plates & Pairings I’LL BRING THE APPS • 3/3/26@CheeseByNumbers & @ThatCheeseClass✉️ *****@thatcheeseplate.comHudson Valley & NYC Instagram Handle @thatcheeseplate Instagram Followers 455.5K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact Request 519 Cheese Instagram Influencers with email contacts in a spreadsheet or csv file. Email us at anuj@feedspot.com Copy emailEmail us

2. Marissa Mullen

Bio The Food-Styling Method by @ThatCheesePlate 〰️ SWIPE TO BUILD ™ Tutorials and Shopping Lists 〰️ Find More in the Best-Selling Cookbooks ↓ *****@thatcheeseplate.com Instagram Handle @cheesebynumbers Instagram Followers 273.3K Type Macro Get Email Contact

3. Erika

Bio Cheese priestess and author ✨follow me on substack.com/cheesesexdeath *****@cheesesexdeath.com Instagram Handle @cheesesexdeath Instagram Followers 274K Type Macro Gender Female cheesesexdeath.com/blog + Follow Get Email Contact

4. Emily

Bio Simplifying the art of the cheese board• Inspiration • How-Tos • Workshops •📚 Around the Board is now available! ⬇️ *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @cheeseboardqueen Instagram Followers 46.1K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

5. Emma Young

Bio Emma YoungCheese Consultant🧀 Author of The Cheese Wheel 🧀 📚 👇👇 *****@thecheeseexplorer.com Instagram Handle @thecheeseexplorer Instagram Followers 27.3K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

6. Tenaya Darlington

Bio Madame Fromage⚡️🧀⚡️Author, educator, stinky cheese advocate 📙Madame Fromage’s Adventures in Cheese🧳 @cheesejourneys📍Philadelphia & Sète 🇫🇷 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @mmefromage Instagram Followers 23.9K Type Micro Gender Female madamefromageblog.com + Follow Get Email Contact

7. Jill Erber

Bio Cheese & Wine Shop | Restaurant | Comfort Food | Del Ray Neighborhood Spot | Northern Virginia | Cheesetique, Est. 2004 *****@cheesetique.com Instagram Handle @cheesetique Instagram Followers 11.4K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

8. Matt Spiegler

Bio Head Cheesemaker at Churchtown Dairy in the Hudson Valley. 🧀 Mycelial meanders. 💙🍄 Philmont/Waldorf raised. *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @cheesenotes Instagram Followers 9K Type Nano Gender Male cheesenotes.com + Follow Get Email Contact

9. Daily Grilled Cheese

Bio 🧀 | Posting your daily dose of oozy grilled cheeses!👏 | Grilled Cheese Inspo & Hacks📸 | Original Content + Reposts🥪 | #grilledcheesechef Instagram Handle @thegrilledcheesechef Instagram Followers 5.1K Type Nano Get Email Contact

10. Hayley Pingree

Bio certified cheese professional® cheese tours in france + californiacreator of the friday night fromageon maternity leave until 2026! *****@thenapatable.com Instagram Handle @thenapatable Instagram Followers 6.1K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

11. Laura B. Werlin

Bio For the love of cheese - plated, grilled, mac'd. Author of 6 books on all things cheese; speaker, virtual tastings, spokesperson, writer. *****@laurawerlin.com Instagram Handle @cheezelady Instagram Followers 4.7K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

12. Janet Fletcher

Bio Food writing, cooking, teaching, gardening...that’s my life in Napa Valley. Check out my blog Planet Cheese or join me for a cheese class sometime. *****@foodwriter.com Instagram Handle @janetfletchernv Instagram Followers 4.2K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

13. Kirstin Jackson

Bio Its Not You, It's BrieDietitian in training * Cheese, 🍷🍺, Nutrition , Educator * Black Lives Matter *****@itsnotyouitsbrie.com Instagram Handle @kirstinjackson1 Instagram Followers 3.1K Type Nano Gender Female itsnotyouitsbrie.com/blog + Follow Get Email Contact

14. Daniela Marfisa

Bio 📝👩🏻‍🏫 Giornalista e Docente Onaf🧀 Racconto il mondo dei formaggi #formaggioallassaggio🍝 Napoli #allassaggiodinapoli🍵 Momenti di tè #TeaAndTheCup *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @allassaggio Instagram Followers 2.7K Type Nano Gender Female allassaggio.it + Follow Get Email Contact

15. Tia Keenan

Bio She/her cheese cook writer mom activist organizer. 5 gens deep on Lenape land/Queens,NYC. Wrote some cheese books. #FreeThemAll Instagram Handle @kasekaiserina Instagram Followers 2.6K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

16. Biagio Staiano

Bio Professional cheese maker , to disposal for personalized mozzarella course , weddings , special events , feasts and private parties .mozzarella class. *****@caseificioravello.it Instagram Handle @biagio_staiano_ Instagram Followers 2.6K Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

17. A Gathering of Women Cheese Professionals

Bio A gathering of women in cheese. Makers & Mongers, Educators, Writers, Researchers, & Reps. And everywoman in *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @officialmeetingofthemilkmaids Instagram Followers 2.1K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

18. Valentina Bergamin

Bio 🏅Maitre Fromager🧀Miglior Assaggiatore d'Italia 2019 💌Raccontastorie di Formaggi🎓 Formazione | Degustazioni 👇 Corsi & serate di degustazione *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @bergaminvalentina Instagram Followers 2.2K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

19. Lauren Collier

Bio Follow for tasty tidbits about the world of cheese!🧀 Monger 🍽️ Culinary Grad🇮🇹 Ambassador @hardcoreitalians🎻 Musician/Teacher📍Tampa & beyond *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @yourcheeseconcierge Instagram Followers 1.8K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

20. Urban Cookery

Bio Private Chef & Cheese Enthusiast 📍Princeton, NJ#urbancookery *****@urbancookery.com Instagram Handle @urbancookery Instagram Followers 893 Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

21. The Cheese Influencers

Bio 🧀🍷 Altijd op zoek naar de lekkerste kaas in de horeca 🧀🥣 Kaasrecepten📍 Amsterdam📍Haarlem📍NL😃 Tips/Collab DM🛍️ @ruby_conceptstore Instagram Handle @het_lekkerste_kaasplankje Instagram Followers 729 Type Nano Get Email Contact