Top 20 Cheese Influencers in 2026
Cheese Influencers
Here are Top 20 Cheese Influencers to Follow on Instagram 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 Instagram Followers 456.6K Type Macro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact Request 544 Cheese Instagram Influencers with email contacts in a spreadsheet or csv file. Email us at [email protected] Email us
2. Erika
Bio Cheese priestess and author ✨follow me on substack.com/cheesesexdeath *****@cheesesexdeath.com Instagram Handle @cheesesexdeath Instagram Followers 276.7K Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Macro Gender Female Enagagement Rate 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 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 Instagram Followers 28K Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate 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 Instagram Followers 23.9K Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate madamefromageblog.com + Follow 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 Instagram Followers 11.9K Follower Growth (2mo) +2% Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate 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 Instagram Followers 6.2K Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Female Enagagement Rate 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 Instagram Followers 4.7K Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Female Enagagement Rate 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 Instagram Followers 4.3K Type Nano Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact
10. Kirstin Jackson
Bio Dietitian Nutritionist, Chef, CheesemakerIts Not You, It's Brie *****@itsnotyouitsbrie.com Instagram Handle @kirstinjackson1 Instagram Followers 3K Type Nano Gender Female Enagagement Rate itsnotyouitsbrie.com/blog + Follow 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_ Instagram Followers 2.8K Follower Growth (2mo) +3% Type Nano Gender Male Enagagement Rate 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 Enagagement Rate 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 (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 Instagram Followers 2.4K Follower Growth (2mo) +4% Type Nano Gender Female Enagagement Rate 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 Instagram Followers 2.3K Follower Growth (2mo) +5% Type Nano Gender Female Enagagement Rate 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 (2mo) +3% Type Nano Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact
17. Urban Cookery
Bio Private Chef & Cheese Enthusiast 📍Princeton, NJ#urbancookery *****@urbancookery.com Instagram Handle @urbancookery Instagram Followers 897 Type Nano Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact
18. 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 (2mo) -1% Type Nano Gender Male Enagagement Rate cheesenotes.com + Follow Get Email Contact