Top 20 Cheese Influencers in 2026

1. Marissa Mullen

Bio Appetizer Enthusiast & 3x Cookbook Author
Creator of @CheeseByNumbers @ThatCheeseClass
Hudson Valley & NYC • *****@thatcheeseplate.com Instagram Handle @thatcheeseplate Instagram Followers 458.3K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% 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 Instagram Followers 275.9K Type Macro Gender Female cheesesexdeath.com/blog + Follow 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 Instagram Followers 269.6K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Macro Get Email Contact

4. Emma Young

Bio Exploring the 🌍 through cheese
🧀 Artisan cheese • Food culture • Travel
📚Author | Educator | Consultant
📍 Londoner, frequently found in Paris & Cassis *****@thecheeseexplorer.com Instagram Handle @thecheeseexplorer Instagram Followers 28.7K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

5. Tenaya Darlington

Bio Madame Fromage⚡️🧀⚡️
Author, creator, cheese educator
🧳 Travel guide w/ @cheesejourneys
📍Sète & PHL *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @mmefromage Instagram Followers 24K Type Micro Gender Female madamefromageblog.com + Follow Get Email Contact

6. Jill Erber

Bio 🧀 Cheese • Wine • Comfort Food since 2004 🍷
Created by Cheese Lady Jill Erber
Classes, events, and reservations available
Del Ray, Northern VA *****@cheesetique.com Instagram Handle @cheesetique Instagram Followers 11.9K Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

7. Matt Spiegler

Bio Head Cheesemaker at Churchtown Dairy in the Hudson Valley. 🧀 Mycelial meanders. 💙🍄 Philmont/Waldorf raised. *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @cheesenotes Instagram Followers 8.9K Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Nano Gender Male cheesenotes.com + Follow Get Email Contact

8. Hayley Pingree

Bio certified cheese professional®
cheese tours in france + california
creator of the friday night fromage
📍napa, ca *****@thenapatable.com Instagram Handle @thenapatable Instagram Followers 6.2K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

9. 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 4.8K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

10. 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 4.3K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

11. Kirstin Jackson

Bio Dietitian Nutritionist, Chef, Cheesemaker *****@itsnotyouitsbrie.com Instagram Handle @kirstinjackson1 Instagram Followers 3K Type Nano Gender Female itsnotyouitsbrie.com/blog + Follow 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 Instagram Followers 2.7K Type Nano Gender Female allassaggio.it + Follow 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 Instagram Followers 2.5K Follower Growth (3mo) -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 Instagram Followers 2.5K Follower Growth (3mo) +8% 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 between.
*****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @officialmeetingofthemilkmaids Instagram Followers 2.3K Follower Growth (3mo) +6% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

16. 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 1.9K Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

17. 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 2.8K Follower Growth (3mo) +4% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

18. Urban Cookery

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