Top 20 Cheese Influencers in 2026

1. Marissa Mullen

Bio Bites, Bowls & Boards • 3x Cookbook AuthorI’LL BRING THE APPS • OUT NOW@CheeseByNumbers & @*****@thatcheeseplate.com • Upstate & NYC Instagram Handle @thatcheeseplate + Follow Instagram Followers 456.6K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact Request 549 Cheese Instagram Influencers with email contacts in a spreadsheet or csv file. Email us at [email protected] Copy emailEmail us

2. Erika

Bio Cheese priestess and author ✨follow me on substack.com/cheesesexdeath *****@cheesesexdeath.com Instagram Handle @cheesesexdeath + Follow Instagram Followers 276.7K Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

3. 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 + Follow Instagram Followers 270.4K Follower Growth (2mo) -1% Type Macro Get Email Contact

4. Emma Young

Bio Emma YoungCheese ConsultantLondoner found frequently in Paris & Cassis 🧀 Author of The Cheese Wheel *****@thecheeseexplorer.com Instagram Handle @thecheeseexplorer + Follow Instagram Followers 28K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

5. Tenaya Darlington

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

6. Jill Erber

Bio 🧀 Cheese • Wine • Comfort Food since 2004 🍷Created by Cheese Lady Jill ErberClasses, events, and reservations available Del Ray, Northern VA *****@cheesetique.com Instagram Handle @cheesetique + Follow Instagram Followers 11.9K Follower Growth (2mo) +2% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

7. Hayley Pingree

Bio certified cheese professional® cheese tours in france + californiacreator of the friday night fromage📍napa, ca *****@thenapatable.com Instagram Handle @thenapatable + Follow Instagram Followers 6.2K Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

8. 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 + Follow Instagram Followers 4.7K Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

9. 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 + Follow Instagram Followers 4.3K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

10. Kirstin Jackson

Bio Dietitian Nutritionist, Chef, Cheesemaker *****@itsnotyouitsbrie.com Instagram Handle @kirstinjackson1 + Follow Instagram Followers 3K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

11. 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_ + Follow Instagram Followers 2.8K Follower Growth (2mo) +3% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

12. Daniela Marfisa

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

13. 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 + Follow Instagram Followers 2.5K Follower Growth (2mo) -2% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

14. Valentina Bergamin

Bio 🏅Maitre Fromager🧀Miglior Assaggiatore d'Italia 2019 💌Raccontastorie di Formaggi🎓 Formazione | Degustazioni 👇 Corsi & serate di degustazione *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @bergaminvalentina + Follow Instagram Followers 2.4K Follower Growth (2mo) +4% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

15. 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 + Follow Instagram Followers 2.3K Follower Growth (2mo) +5% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

16. Urban Cookery

Bio Private Chef & Cheese Enthusiast 📍Princeton, NJ#urbancookery *****@urbancookery.com Instagram Handle @urbancookery + Follow Instagram Followers 897 Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

17. Matt Spiegler

Bio Head Cheesemaker at Churchtown Dairy in the Hudson Valley. 🧀 Mycelial meanders. 💙🍄 Philmont/Waldorf raised. *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @cheesenotes + Follow Instagram Followers 8.9K Follower Growth (2mo) -1% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

18. 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 + Follow Instagram Followers 1.9K Follower Growth (2mo) +3% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact