Top 60 Italian Food Influencers in 2026

1. Nadia Caterina Munno

Bio Nadia Caterina Munno
Creator of The Pasta Queen Sauces
2x NYT best selling author
Watch my TV Show on Prime
“Pasta, Drama and all things Italiana” *****@thepastaqueen.cooking Instagram Handle @the_pastaqueen Instagram Followers 7.2M Follower Growth (3mo) +14% Type Mega Gender Female Location Clearwater, Florida, United States
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2. Benedetta Rossi

Bio Ciao sono Benedetta Rossi 😊
da oltre 15 anni condivido idee, consigli e ricette facili 👍
In elenco AGCOM *****@fattoincasadabenedetta.it Instagram Handle @fattoincasadabenedetta Instagram Followers 5.5M Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Mega Gender Female Location Italy
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3. Giada DeLaurentiis

Bio Founder of @thegiadzy, Emmy Award Winning Chef, Cookbook Author, Restaurateur & Entrepreneur
My new series, Everyday Giada, is out on YouTube now! *****@giadadelaurentiis.com Instagram Handle @giadadelaurentiis Instagram Followers 2.6M Type Mega Gender Female Location Los Angeles, California, United States
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4. Angelo Coassin

Bio 🇬🇧: @yellowpoppymedia
🇮🇹: @zenzero_talentagency
MY COOKBOOK 😍👇 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @cookingwithbello Instagram Followers 1.6M Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Mega Gender Male Location United Kingdom
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5. Carlotta

Bio 🌿 Da 10 anni faccio amare la cucina sana e vegetale
✨ Founder di @get_planter
💗 4 libri • 1 programma tv • elenco agcom
*****@cucinabotanica.com Instagram Handle @cucinabotanica Instagram Followers 1.4M Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Mega Gender Female Location Italy
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6. Damiano Carrara

Bio 👨🏻‍🍳 Pastry Chef
📍@atelierdamianocarrara
📺 #BakeOffItalia #PechinoExpress
Collab: @realize_networks
👇🏻 Qui il mio libro
IN ELENCO AGCOM *****@realizenetworks.com Instagram Handle @chefdamianocarrara Instagram Followers 1.4M Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Mega Gender Male Location Italy
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7. Federico Fusca

Bio 🔥Chef Pop entertainer
Tv-YouTube e live show
*****@capitalinnova.it
In elenco AGCOM Instagram Handle @federicofusca Instagram Followers 1.3M Follower Growth (3mo) +6% Type Mega Gender Male Location Italy
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8. Sonia Peronaci

Bio 👩‍🍳 Ho salvato la cena a un sacco di persone
📺 Ospite di "E' sempre mezzogiorno RAI"
📍 Il mio spazio eventi @soniafactorymilano *****@soniaperonaci.it Instagram Handle @soniaperonaci Instagram Followers 1.1M Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Mega Gender Female Location Italy
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9. Riccardo Franchini

Bio Critico di eno-gastronomia
🍗🥂🍻Food, wine & beer Blogger
📸Influencer
✒️Scrive Guide e recensioni su Ristoranti
📺Conduttore TV Programmi su ristoranti *****@hotmail.com Instagram Handle @dove_andiamo_a_cena_stasera Instagram Followers 723K Follower Growth (3mo) +12% Type Macro Gender Male Location Italy
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10. Dennis Sammarone

Bio 📕Buona Cucina is Here! $39.95 Instagram Handle @chef_dennis_sammarone Instagram Followers 429.8K Follower Growth (3mo) +4% Type Macro Gender Male Location United States
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11. Eva Andrini

Bio Sono laureata in economia all’@unibocconi ma nella vita cucino, mangio (tanto) e mi alleno
📥 *****@zenzero-talentagency.it
in elenco AGCOM Instagram Handle @evasfoodaddiction Instagram Followers 339.6K Follower Growth (3mo) +4% Type Macro Gender Female Location Italy
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12. Rossella Rago

Bio Digital storyteller
📚3x published Cookbook Author🍝
Boss Babe: @bottegadellanonnastore
Bookings: *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @rossellarago Instagram Followers 205.2K Follower Growth (3mo) +18% Type Macro Gender Female Location New York, United States
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13. Elizabeth Minchilli

Bio Founder @viarosaitaly Food Tours, & bestselling newsletter in Italy. Sign up for the full experience. Links below 👇🏻 *****@elizabethminchilli.com Instagram Handle @eminchilli Instagram Followers 196.2K Type Macro Gender Female Location Rome, Lazio, Italy
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14. Katie Parla

Bio 🏆2x NYT bestselling cookbook author
🍕 @parlatours Rome, Naples, Venice
🎙️ @gola_podcast
📚 ROME cookbook available now! *****@katieparla.com Instagram Handle @katieparla Instagram Followers 152K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Macro Gender Female Location Rome, Lazio, Italy
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15. Ada Parisi

Bio - creo ricette e itinerari di viaggio
- racconto il bello e il buono dell’Italia e non solo
- RICETTE ⬇️⬇️⬇️ *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @sicilianicreativi Instagram Followers 139.6K Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Macro Gender Female Location Rome, Lazio, Italy
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16. Alice

Bio Ero la svolta della storia.
Ora sono la mia casa.
Cucina,rituali,lentezza.
Il quotidiano come atto d’amore.
Scrittrice | TEDx speaker. 💫 *****@agipsyinthekitchen.com Instagram Handle @agipsyinthekitchen Instagram Followers 124.1K Type Macro Gender Female Location Italy
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17. Maria Pasquale

Bio Italy lover & expert 🇮🇹
Lux Travel & Food
CNN • USA Today • Travel + Leisure • SMH
Books: Mangia• How to be Italian• The Eternal City
🇮🇹🇦🇺 in Rome *****@heartrome.com Instagram Handle @heartrome Instagram Followers 31.3K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Female Location Rome, Lazio, Italy
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18. Chiara Gavioli

Bio 📸 Food styling & photography | Stopmotion | Ricette
✨L’umami è il mio credo
Fuori ora il mio ebook UMAMI VOL.2 👇 *****@mangioquindisono.it Instagram Handle @mangioquindisono Instagram Followers 27.6K Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Micro Gender Female Location Italy
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19. Domenica Marchetti

Bio 📚Italian cookbooks, classes, workshops & culinary tours
Buy ITALIAN COOKIES 🇮🇹👇 *****@domenicacooks.com Instagram Handle @domenicacooks Instagram Followers 26.4K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Micro Gender Female Location United States
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20. Ledelizie Incucina

Bio "Tutto ciò che viene dalla mia cucina è cresciuto nel cuore"
Cucina fatta in casa😋
Calabria📍
Love food🥧🍝
Passione per la cucina 🥰 Instagram Handle @ledelizie_incucina Instagram Followers 17K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Female Location Calabria, Italy
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21. Lorenzo Diamantini

Bio Racconto territorio e sapori in storie visive
Umbria • cucina • cultura contemporanea
Top 50 Food Blogger Italia-Feedspot *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @lorenzodiamantini Instagram Followers 13.3K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Male Location Italy
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22. Alessandra Lauria

Bio 🍋 Atypical Sicilian
🍝 Pasta Chef
🌿Mediterranean lifestyle
🌍 Events • Retreats • Community
📍Lisboa & 🇮🇹
@pastaweek_official @smileandmakepasta *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @iamalessandralauria Instagram Followers 12.8K Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Micro Gender Male Location Italy
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23. Taty Ch

Bio collab OLIO extravergine di oliva 🌿🫒
www.bataranni.com
codice sconto di 10% TATY26 Instagram Handle @tatyitaly Instagram Followers 11.7K Follower Growth (3mo) +8% Type Micro Gender Female Location Italy
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24. Elena Vitali

Bio Cucinare è la mia passione ❤️ Instagram Handle @elyinthekitchen Instagram Followers 1.4K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

25. Massimo Bottura

Bio Ost FRANCESCANA @foodforsoul_it @casamarialuigia @algattoverdecasamarialuigia @villamanodori @franceschetta58 #tornosubito @gucciosteria #cavallino *****@francescana.it Instagram Handle @massimobottura Instagram Followers 1.6M Type Mega Gender Male Location Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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26. Vincenzo

Bio The FoodFather of Italian Food🇮🇹
Est. 2013
📺YouTube 1.6m Subs
📔1# BestSelling CookBook
✈ FoodTours Italy
🍝500+#Italianrecipes
Enter my Foodie World⤵️ *****@vincenzosplate.com Instagram Handle @vincenzosplate Instagram Followers 749.9K Follower Growth (3mo) +60% Type Macro Gender Male Location Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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27. Martina Tenz

Bio 👩🏼‍🍳 Chef a domicilio-Private chef 🇮🇹🌍
◽Servizi a domicilio e collaborazioni 📩: *****@gmail.com
In elenco AGCOM
📍Milano
Menù 👇 Instagram Handle @chez_martina_events Instagram Followers 536K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Macro Gender Female Location Lodi, Lombardia, Italy
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28. Lidia Bastianich

Bio I've married my two passions in life: family and food. *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @lidiabastianich Instagram Followers 403.2K Type Macro Gender Female Location United States
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29. Francesco Pruneddu

Bio Cagliari📍
“Dolci d’Italia. La storia della pasticceria dal Medioevo al Novecento”. 📚🍰 *****@yahoo.it Instagram Handle @ch_ecco Instagram Followers 278.5K Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Macro Gender Male Location Cagliari, Sardegna, Italy
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30. Mangia Vivi Viaggia

Bio 𝙈𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙞𝙖 𝙑𝙞𝙫𝙞 𝙑𝙞𝙖𝙜𝙜𝙞𝙖 🍝♥️🚐
Condivido solo ciò che mi emoziona
🍝 Ricette • Street Food • Lifestyle
📍 Italia 🇮🇹 e oltre 🌎 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @manzigiovanniofficial Instagram Followers 208.5K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Macro Gender Male Location Italy
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31. Rosa Casalino

Bio 🍝 Ricette facili e veloci
💌 Info e Collab: *****@gmail.com
👩🏼‍💻 Social Media Manager e Videomaker
📍 Napoli Instagram Handle @macchefood Instagram Followers 208.4K Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Macro Gender Female Location Naples, Campania, Italy
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32. Ilario Vinciguerra

Bio 🎖️ Cavaliere al Merito della Repubblica Italiana
🌍 @ilariovinciguerraworld / progetti
✍🏻 Prenota > *****@ilariovinciguerra.it
⭐️il nuovo menù👇🏻 Instagram Handle @ilariovinciguerra Instagram Followers 195.9K Follower Growth (3mo) -4% Type Macro Gender Male Location Italy
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33. Sophie Minchilli

Bio • I lead FOOD TOURS in Italy,come join me!
• Co-founder of @viarosaitaly *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @sminchilli Instagram Followers 169.6K Follower Growth (3mo) +5% Type Macro Gender Female Location Rome, Lazio, Italy
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34. Francesca Giovannini

Bio 🍲 Ricette vegetariane e vegetali per tutti i giorni
🌿 Un angolo di pace, semplicità e lentezza
💙 @_thebluebirdshop_ 🌿
In elenco AGCOM *****@thebluebirdkitchen.com Instagram Handle @thebluebirdkitchen Instagram Followers 157.7K Follower Growth (3mo) +4% Type Macro Gender Female Location Italy
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35. Janine Bruno

Bio Breast Cancer Survivor 💗
Preserving the Traditions of #italianfood
Italian Culinary Tour Curator 🇮🇹
Pasta Making Experiences 🍝 *****@homemadebybruno.com Instagram Handle @homemadebybruno Instagram Followers 152.6K Type Macro Gender Female Location Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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36. Mirko Ronzoni

Bio 🇮🇹Restaurant Consulting
🔥Won Hell’s Kitchen IT
〽️ Private International Chef 🗺️ 32 paesi
🫵🏻Il tocco del Ronz
🎯Mgmt: @realize_networks
In elenco AGCOM *****@realizenetworks.com Instagram Handle @mirkoronzoniofficial Instagram Followers 129.1K Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Macro Gender Male Location Italy
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37. Salvo Terruso

Bio 👨🏻‍🍳 𝐈𝐋 𝐏𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐈𝐎 𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐎®
🍝 Cuciniere e showman della pasta
🎭 Cucina, spettacolo e divertimento
🎪 Pasta Live • Showcooking
🤌 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚 𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐜𝐚̀𝐭𝐢 𝐮 𝐩𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐮! *****@ilpastaiomatto.it Instagram Handle @ilpastaiomatto Instagram Followers 125.4K Follower Growth (3mo) +9% Type Macro Gender Male Location Italy
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38. Rosario Rapisarda

Bio 🎥 @170gradi
⭐️ @tapio_nfc
📖 Autore di “VIRALE”⬇️ *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @rosariorapisarda Instagram Followers 120.9K Type Macro Gender Male Location Italy
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39. Manuel

Bio 🍔 La mia missione è rendere felici le persone con ricette di lievitati che funzionano
🥪🥙🍕🌯🫔🌭 *****@zenzero-talentagency.it Instagram Handle @manucookandrock Instagram Followers 106.5K Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Macro Gender Male Location Italy
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40. Emiko Davies

Bio 🇯🇵 🇦🇺 food writer based in Tuscany & Australia ~ cooking school @enotecamarilu; 7 cookbooks, #thejapanesepantrybook out now!
More 👇 Instagram Handle @emikodavies Instagram Followers 101.4K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Macro Gender Female Location Florence, Toscana, Italy
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41. Giulia Scarpaleggia

Bio 🖊 Food Writer
🍝 Market to Table cooking classes in Tuscany
📬 Writes Letters from Tuscany on @substack
📚Vegetables the Italian Way out in April *****@julskitchen.com Instagram Handle @julskitchen Instagram Followers 78.6K Type Micro Gender Female Location Italy
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42. Giorgia Eugenia Goggi

Bio (still) learning my mise en place.
creative mind @masseriamoroseta @morosetakitchen @moroseta_homes . Instagram Handle @giorgiaeugeniagoggi Instagram Followers 77.4K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Female Location Italy
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43. Paola Bacchia

Bio An Italiana and dentista from Istria & Veneto
My cookbooks: *Adriatico *Istria *Italian Street Food *At Nonna’s Table* @smithstreetbooks *****@italyonmymind.com Instagram Handle @italyonmymind Instagram Followers 54.5K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Female Location Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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44. Irene

Bio Irene Marziali | Coach Ormonale
🪷 Creatrice FemEndoBalance® - Fitness Olistico
✨ Op. Naturopata🏋🏻‍♀️ Personal trainer 1 liv
⬇️ Link risorse *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @irenesfitnesskitchen Instagram Followers 45.3K Follower Growth (3mo) +12% Type Micro Gender Female Location Italy
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45. Jimmy

Bio I DJ, I Cook, I Eat🤌🏽
Pittsburgh📍
Voted Best Club DJ in PGH ‘24 & ‘25
📧Email for Collaborations + Bookings📧
@growingupitalian Family🍷 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @jimmybigmuscles Instagram Followers 32.3K Type Micro Gender Male Location Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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46. Edoardo Celadon

Bio previously founded @mostofitaly *****@mostofitaly.com Instagram Handle @edoceladon Instagram Followers 32.2K Follower Growth (3mo) -4% Type Micro Gender Male Location Italy
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47. Lydia

Bio 🥬 Cucina di Stagione
🌍 Ricette dal mondo
📹Videoricette
📷 Foodphotography
🇮🇹 Calabrese a Roma
📍Content Creator per @cookaround
👇LE ULTIME RICETTE👇 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @lydiuzza Instagram Followers 13.1K Follower Growth (3mo) +25% Type Micro Gender Female Location Italy
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48. Joe

Bio 🇮🇹 Join Foodie Cook Joe Borio for a taste of Italy: food, culture, and lifestyle! Blogger, Vlogger, Content Creator.
Everything to love about Italy! *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @cookingitalianwithjoe Instagram Followers 10.4K Type Micro Gender Male Location United States
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49. Judy Witts Francini

Bio Market Maven-Culinary Concierge .Bought one way ticket to Italy in 84 and never left.
You’ll find me in the kitchen or searching for food. Join me! *****@divinacucina.com Instagram Handle @divinacucina Instagram Followers 9K Type Nano Gender Female Location Italy
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50. Denise

Bio 🧁 Ti racconto la pasticceria dalla A alla Z
📐 Una volta facevo l'ingegnere
🍰 @giamp_pasticceria è finalmente realtà *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @denisepastry Instagram Followers 8.4K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Nano Gender Female Location Italy
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51. Inna

Bio 🍎 Good, healthy & easy food
☀️ Mind and body wellness
Less restrictions more balance
My new Guide 👇 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @salt_and_sugar_lab Instagram Followers 5.1K Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Nano Gender Female Location Italy
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52. Michela Tartarini

Bio in memoria di Brighi. 💖
non sono più qui, ma mi trovi come @michelatarte 🌼 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @ioebrigante_pastry Instagram Followers 47 Follower Growth (3mo) +176% Type Nano Gender Female Location Italy
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