If there’s anything that’ll satisfy my craving for recipe inspiration more, it’s perusing my favorite food Instagram accounts and my version of the best food blogs to explore their latest culinary creations.
However, among the sea of healthy recipes out there, it’s the aesthetic images and videos that have been thoughtfully styled and published that feel especially indulgent whenever I’m craving new recipe ideas.
So whether you’re planning on hosting an upcoming dinner party or simply dreaming up a special meal for yourself, here are the top food bloggers to keep you inspired and satisfied for any occasion.
Ali Primrose
Artful Home & Provisions Purveyor
Founder of Lyke Minded
“With a passion for eclectic design and unconventional styling, I wanted to bring a unique twist to the traditional West Coast culinary experience.”
– Ali primrose
It’s through Ali’s rustic, mindfully-styled, and delicious food images that transport anyone to California’s sunny coastlines. Based in Orange County, the visual artist creates the most heartfelt dishes with seasonal, simple ingredients, all while inspiring everyone to make easy meals beautiful with her alluring, lived-in scenes at home.
Images by Ali Primrose
Athena Calderone
Multidisciplinary Creative Expert
Founder of Eye Swoon
It wouldn’t be an aesthetic foodie roundup without including the culinary gem herself, Athena.
In fact, it was through hosting and cooking for her friends that this jack of all trades (and master of them all) began her career as a culinary and design expert.
Images by Athena Calderone
Maddi Bragg
Food & Fashion Lover
While always a food lover, Maddi fully dove into the culinary life after serving as a sous-chef after taking a long social media break.
After some years of stepping back from her YouTube channel, she returned to the social media platform with a thoughtful focus on creating recipes for herself and sharing her culinary wisdom with her online community.
Kayla Seah
Digital Creative & Brand Founder
Founder of Not Your Standard and KAYLASEAH.COM
While Kayla is most known for regularly serving up the most elevated fashion looks, it’s her plant-based meals that the LA-based creator shares with her online community that also captures her follower’s appetites for aesthetics.
Not only do her nutritious recipes attract new followers, but it’s also her naturally refined eye for beauty that preserves her allure which is timeless and rare among creators today.
Craving a more exclusive look into her world or home-cooked meals? You can explore and indulge in all her original recipes through her Digital Cookbook.
Kristina
Digital Creator & Stylist
Kristina’s Visual Journal Instagram
Images by Kristina
If you find yourself seeking out Mediterranean recipes, Kristina from @aendthesea and her snapshots from her island life will have you mesmerized and fully satisfied. In addition to her lived-in home images from everyday life, it’s the rustic tablescapes and platters of native cuisine that make her followers feel like they’re soaking up the sun right alongside her.
And after getting lost in her dreamy feed, don’t be surprised if you find yourself considering a last-minute trip to the Mediterranean islands to live out her life in person.
Fig & Olive Platter
Recipe Developer & Food Photographer
A food photographer and recipe developer, this top food blogger thoughtfully intertwines her influences of all her mouthwatering creations with plenty of modern twists.
And while her gorgeous content is enough to make anyone swoon, it’s her choice of soothing audio paired with her videos that creates such an enchanting experience when scrolling through her Instagram feed.
Sarah Crawford
Recipe Developer, Photographer, Stylist & Founder
Sarah Crawford Personal Instagram
Broma Bakery Instagram
One of best food influencers out there, Sarah from Broma Bakery, is far from a minimalist baker. And to rightfully introduce this powerhouse blogger, it’s only proper to enlighten you on the reason her online community is so in love with her, which is her infectious personality.
In every one of her easy recipes that she graces the gram with, her down-to-earth personality radiates from the screen, giving off the impression that her viewers are there in the room with her, playfully working through every new recipe alongside her. And since starting her virtual bakery business school, Foodtography School, you can bet that all her Instagram reels and posts are nothing short of elevated and stunning, with the added bonus of witty captions that reflect her nature.
So between her aesthetically-appealing creations and her quirky personality, Sarah continues to appeal to all food lovers looking for content that’s light-hearted yet still elevated in quality.
Among her simple recipes, it’s this easy ice cream recipe alone that will hook you and your sweet tooth. Another personal favorite, is recreating her Snickerdoodle Banana Bread recipe whenever I have some bananas conveniently over-ripening at home.
Kirthanaa Naidu
Food & Tablescape Stylist
Like a true food stylist, Kirthanaa makes all her table settings look effortlessly magical.
Through her enchanting food photography and eye for intimate dinner settings, she no doubt stands out among her fellow Instagram influencers and foodies alike.
Her aesthetic Instagram page of good food and captivating table settings will serve as one of the best places for anyone in need of dinner party ideas.
Betul Tunc
Baker & Recipe Developer
Among all the beautifully styled, short-form video recipes, Betul takes the cake for setting up quite the romantic scene for her followers and their taste buds. Even from her takes on traditional recipes, she always manages to take each one to the next level with striking videography featuring vintage cooking tools and her unrivaled attention to detail.
For home cooks, her creations look like a dream, with all her popular food reels exceeding millions of views.
Images by Betul
From pasta dishes to her decadent baked goods, all of her tasty recipes give off a nostalgic taste of home that mesmerizes anyone that discovers her.
Lindsey Baruch
Recipe Developer & Photographer
With just one glimpse into her portfolio of new recipes, it’s clear to see that Lindsey holds a rich taste for international flavors. And like any seasoned recipe developer that appreciates wholesome ingredients, she masterfully balances the traditional with the innovative to create recipes that are nothing less than perfection.
Her stunning images of food flooded with golden natural lighting alone will reel in anyone with an aesthetic eye and have them leaving inspired to whip up a delicious meal at home.
Sophia Roe
Cook & Recipe Developer
Sophia Roe Instagram
Images by Sophia Roe
Tucked away in her culinary studio in Brooklyn, named Apartment Miso, is Sophia Roe. Always concepting and crafting away in her sun-drenched space, the cook continues to capture the eyes and appetites of her growing online family. Her striking recipes pull in unique twists and nontraditional food pairings to unveil the most extraordinary creations.
But for the chef, cooking is merely only one of her passions. Driven by her own experiences of journeying through shelters and foster care as a kid, she continues to be a force of nature in human rights with her observations and intimate perspective on the matters at hand. By balancing her passion for cooking and advocacy, she continues to amass hundreds of thousands of followers that value her stance and transparent nature.
Katy
Digital Food Creator
Images by @shallweshallot
Natural food lover, Katy, graces her Instagram community with nothing but the most gorgeous, close-up food content. Each one, dreamily soaked in golden hour lighting, features meals that she carefully prepared with whole, healthy ingredients. And though she provides no recipes for those meals, her images alone are enough to inspire any home cooks to prepare different and decadent creations year-round.
Meredith Hayden
Chef & Recipe Developer
Images by Meredith Hayden
Though Meredith had already been creating recipes for years, it was when she decided to document her time as a private chef for a family in The Hamptons during a summer that her follower count began to skyrocket. During those summer months, she generously flooded her Instagram and TikTok accounts with her multi-course meals made with seasonal veggies that, of course, came from the Hamptons family’s home garden.
In her videos, she casually chats through her detailed recipes, everything from her successes to her failed-attempts. Her transparency soon captured the hearts of home cooks with all skill sets, reminding everyone that cooking is an ever-evolving journey.
Justine Doiron
Cook & Recipe Developer
Images by Justine Doiron
While each one of Justine’s delicious recipes are incredible on their own, it’s her candid conversations in her Instagram Reel audios that most come to mind when thinking of the Brooklyn-based chef. As the content creator chats away, taking her online community along through her comforting internal dialogue, viewers watch in awe as a recipe unfolds in front of their eyes. And by the time she’s finished her train of thought, a beautiful and mouthwatering dish is left to greet and entice all her viewers to recreate her creations for themselves.
Interested in discovering more food bloggers with a beautiful aesthetic? Follow @worthyborneats to continue finding new, striking and delicious meal ideas to recreate at home.
