Top 20 British Chef Influencers on Instagram (Jul 2026)

We found 92 chef Influencers in United Kingdom
These influencers mention 'chef' in their Instagram bio and have audiences primarily in United Kingdom. Here are the top 20. To run a custom search, check out Modash's influencer discovery features (free to try).
07/27/2026
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1. Nicola Lamb

United Kingdom

Pastry Chef + Author 💌Kitchen Projects newsletter every Sunday 📒📚SIFT is out everywhere! 🍰pop-ups @bakerylark

Followers
318.3k
Fake followers
16.67%
Engagement rate
2.17%
Average Reel plays
209.4k
Audience gender
female
80.44%
male
19.56%
Top performing Reels
  1. 107 856
  2. 106 227
  3. 52 806
Engagement rate benchmark
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Audience location by country
United Kingdom
52.77%
United States
14.18%
Australia
4.85%
Canada
2.44%
Ireland
2.09%
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3. Gastronomic J5

United Kingdom

🥘Let’s get everyone cooking 🥷Chef & @gastronomic_kitchenware 👇RECIPES & KITCHENWARE👇

Followers
125k
Fake followers
19.35%
Engagement rate
4.44%
Average Reel plays
104.7k
Audience gender
female
80.09%
male
19.91%
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by country
United Kingdom
75.8%
United States
6.39%
Spain
4.57%
Cyprus
1.83%
Jamaica
1.37%
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4. FALMER

United Kingdom

Ex Celebrity Private Chef… DJ… Dumb B**ch 📍London | info@falmer.uk It’s only cringey until it works

Followers
88.2k
Fake followers
17.64%
Engagement rate
3.93%
Average Reel plays
51k
Audience gender
female
38.22%
male
61.78%
Top performing Reels
  1. THE ONLY HONEY CAKE YOU NEED THIS ROSH HASHANA MEDOVIK (HONEY LAYERED CAKE) NOTHING BUT HAPPINESS AND SUCCESS - HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU LEGENDS - 150g unsalted butter//margarine - 250g granulated sugar - 160g honey - 3 large eggs - 1.5 tsp bi carbonate soda - 580g all-purpose flour - 750ml heavy//double//parve cream - 600g sour cream// soya yoghurt - 225g icing sugar - 2.5 tsp vanilla extract 1. Set a large bowl over a small saucepan filled a quarter of boiling water. Melt butter, sugar and honey - stir till smooth 2. Once melted, remove from heat and whisk in eggs 3. Fold in bi carbonate soda and flour. Mix until it forms a dough - cover in clingfilm and let rest for 30 mins in fridge 4. Weight out dough and divide by 12 (You’re aiming for 12 layers of cakes) 5. Roll out each one till around 2-3mm thick and bake @ 180 degrees Celsius for 5 minutes 6. Once finished, use a cake tine to cut a silhouette around the baked dough, use fingers to remove the excess dough - DON’T THROW THIS AWAY!!!! 7. Repeat this process until each one is baked In the meantime, stir icing sugar and vanilla extract into sour cream until incorporated. Wish the double cream till it creates stiff peaks and fold into the sour cream mixture until incorporated 8. Once all layers have been baked, lay one on a flat plate and top with a big dollop (heaped tbsp) of the cream mixture ontop and spread out evenly till the edges 9. Repeat this process and finish with cream at the top. Run a small spatula around the edge of the cake to add rest of cream mixture covering it entirely 10. Using a food processor, blitz the leftover baked bits until it turns into a fine crumb 11. Sieve blitz crumbs ontop of the cake and using your hands to palm it into the side of the cake 12. ENJOY #roshhashana #honeycake #medovik #sweetnewyear
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Engagement rate benchmark
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Audience location by country
United Kingdom
67.7%
United States
12.57%
Spain
2.71%
India
1.74%
Israel
1.55%
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5. Eclectic Cuisine

United Kingdom

Master Chef Pros Semis 23 UK @hash_hut Eclectic Recipes 📧 - james@8secondsagency.co.uk Chilli Oil and Sparkling water

Followers
65.9k
Fake followers
15.13%
Engagement rate
4.12%
Average Reel plays
105.6k
Audience gender
female
52.07%
male
47.93%
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by country
United Kingdom
73.93%
United States
5.45%
Australia
2.45%
France
1.84%
Spain
1.46%
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6. Chef Montell Forbes

United Kingdom

🇯🇲 Inspired by Caribbean Flavours 📩 Collabs: olivia@nonametalent.co.uk 👇 Recipe ebooks & more

Followers
64.9k
Fake followers
19.92%
Engagement rate
2.8%
Average Reel plays
34.2k
Audience gender
female
50.57%
male
49.44%
Top performing Reels
  1. Jamaican Style Oxtail Mac & Cheese Recipe 🇯🇲🔥 SAVE & share if you’d try this one ❤️ ✨Ingredients (Oxtail): • 1 kg oxtail (cut pieces) • 2 tbsp all-purpose seasoning • 1 tsp black pepper • 1 tbsp minced garlic • 2 tbsp green seasoning • 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce • 1 tbsp browning • ½ red, ½ green & ½ yellow bell pepper (diced) • 1 small onion (diced) • 1 tbsp brown sugar • 1 tbsp oil • 3–4 cups hot water (as needed while cooking) 🧀 Ingredients (Mac & Cheese): • 400g macaroni (I use spirali) • 3 tbsp butter • 3 tbsp flour • 3 cups whole milk • 1 cup grated cheddar • 1 cup grated mozzarella • ½ cup grated red Leicester (for colour & flavour) • 1 tsp all-purpose seasoning • ½ tsp salt • ½ tsp Aromat 🔥 Method: 1️⃣ Season oxtail with all-purpose, black pepper, garlic, green seasoning, Worcestershire sauce, browning, bell peppers & onion. Marinate overnight if possible. 2️⃣ Heat oil in a pot, caramelise brown sugar, then add oxtail and mix. Cover and let it release its natural juices. 3️⃣ Add hot water from the same bowl you seasoned in, pour over oxtail and slow-cook 3 hours (or pressure cook ~45 mins) until tender and falling off the bone. Once cool, debone it. 4️⃣ For the mac & cheese: melt butter, whisk in flour to form a roux, then slowly add milk while whisking till smooth. 5️⃣ Season with all-purpose, salt & Aromat, then remove from heat and stir in all three cheeses until creamy. 6️⃣ Fold in the cooked macaroni. 7️⃣ In an ovenproof dish, layer shredded oxtail at the bottom, add a sprinkle of cheese, top with creamy mac, then finish with more cheese. 8️⃣ Bake at 180°C (350°F) for 20–25 mins, then broil 5 mins for that crust 👌🏽 Would you try this combo? 👀
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Engagement rate benchmark
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Audience location by country
United Kingdom
79.97%
United States
4.17%
Spain
2.17%
Jamaica
1%
United Arab Emirates
1%
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7. Tom Barnes

United Kingdom

Chef/owner of @skof_manchester 😁

Followers
29.5k
Fake followers
15.15%
Engagement rate
2.16%
Average Reel plays
26.7k
Audience gender
female
48.49%
male
51.51%
Top performing Reels
  1. 7 957
  2. 5 065
  3. 4 099
Engagement rate benchmark
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Audience location by country
United Kingdom
82.1%
United States
2.45%
Ireland
2.1%
Australia
1.68%
France
0.98%
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9. Aleksandar Taralezhkov

United Kingdom

📍 🇬🇧 Chef and Creative Director @masterchefbg judge @dolma.bar owner

Followers
22.3k
Fake followers
14.7%
Engagement rate
3.71%
Average Reel plays
29.2k
Audience gender
female
66.46%
male
33.54%
Top performing Reels
  1. National dish of Bulgaria! the recipe below uses shop-bought bought which is way easier This pie turned out so fantastic! Thank you so much @taralezhkov Ingredients 1 packet filo pastry (go to your local Eastern European / Turkish shop for the og stuff. Mainstream Bulgarian brands are Bella and Familia. For this recipe you want thin filo. You can use the French brand from the big supermarkets but the sheets are smaller so it’s more faff) 4 eggs 100g yoghurt 100g feta 150g leek, chopped 250g butter Salt 26-30cm tall sides pan or cake form or deep ovenproof pan lined with baking paper. Method Topping: Mix one egg, two tablespoons of yoghurt and a pinch of salt. Set aside as you’ll use it at the very end. Filling: saute the leek and get it nice and soft in some 50g of butter. Salt to taste. Set aside to cool as you don’t want your eggs to cook when you mix them in. Once cooled crumble the feta into the leek, add the remaining yoghurt and finally the 3 eggs. Preheat your oven to 180 fan. Melt the remaining butter and butter up the pan you’ll be using. Open up the filo packet. You want to butter up generously with a brush or spoon then scatter a spoon or two of the filling on your filo. Then roll up 3 sheets into a filo sausage, not too tight but not too loose either, and coil up to create the central roll. It will be the beginning of your spiral 🌀. If it’s too tight it will break especially at this stage. No biggie if it does btw. Keep joining until you fill your entire tray. Any remaining butter can go around in the cracks. Pour the egg and yoghurt topping and bake for 45-55 min in the oven till golden. (Optionally sprinkle some sesame seeds on top if you’re feeling bouji) Let cool for 10-15 min before taking out of the tin. #bulgaria #bulgaria🇧🇬 #bulgariatourism #bulgarianature #bulgarianfood #banitsa
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  3. It’s been crazy overwhelming with the positive energy that came my way since the show has aired 4 weeks ago. Thank you everyone for the kindest messages. Genuinely didn’t know what to expect when I initially embarked on this journey. Just want to say a few things about why I agreed to join the panel of MasterChef, what my motivation is and answer some of the questions I often get asked these days. Through food I found my voice and a way to connect with my roots and culture that wasn’t as prominent during my design career. Food is possibly the strongest link to home - the Balkans. When agreeing to do the show I had a reason to spend time in my Bulgarian home - Sofia! I believe in the shared history and food culture of the region and I am perpetually excited about it. Hence why I felt my participation on the show could bring a view that is seldom echoed with audiences in the motherland :). I want to inspire and be inspired by people that believe we can create convincing grassroots culinary worlds and nurture an exciting and dynamic Balkan food scene. I hope to be one reason for likeminded people to get together around the idea. We often underestimate what we have locally while we gaze at the world around us. We can strong in our heritage and invite the world in! Someone recently said that Bulgarian restaurants can’t win a Michelin star with koftas. BULLS**T! Of course they can. And that would be the only genuine way to do it. Do we even want and need stars? Why define Balkan culture with a Franco-centric award of excellence. The one thing I’ve trying to tell all the contestants is what I like to go by myself. Critical thinking! Being able to pull yourself out of a situation and make the right decision is paramount to creating beautiful food and inspiring recipes. As modern humans we are blessed with all the information and knowledge the world could give and cursed to be overwhelmed and unable to sort through it. Think! Food should be enjoyable. Of course we strive for greatness but how we get there is up to us. Food creates magical worlds and I’m so excited to see these worlds come to life! #balkanfood #bulgarianfood @masterchefbg
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Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by country
United Kingdom
52.02%
Bulgaria
16.47%
United States
7.47%
Italy
2.07%
France
2.06%
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10. Lorna McNee

United Kingdom

Exec Chef @cailbruich⭐️ @greatbritishmenu Judge @krugchampagne ambassador🍾 @lafont_hospitality_uk ambassador Agent-laura@Wentworthcommunications.com

Followers
19.5k
Fake followers
16.17%
Engagement rate
2.37%
Average Reel plays
13k
Audience gender
female
46.91%
male
53.09%
Top performing Reels
  1. 2 572
  2. 1 878
  3. 1 827
Engagement rate benchmark
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Audience location by country
United Kingdom
84.04%
United States
2.29%
Australia
1.78%
Ireland
1.72%
Spain
1.02%

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11. George Williams

United Kingdom

Surname isn’t Fedby Head Chef @thefatbadger_w10 Ex-Bull in Charlbury, River Cafe, Dorian and Ballymaloe

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12. Tremaine Plummer

United Kingdom

📺 Gogglebox “The one with the socks” Mr “You’re my wife’s favourite” Cancer survivor 🎗 Chef (retired) 🍴 Trainer Collector 👟

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13. Alex

United Kingdom

Chef, lover of family, life and food

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18. Zoe Simons

United Kingdom

🟢 @waitroseandpartners Senior Innovation Chef 👩🏻‍🍳 MasterChef the Professionals 2016 @netflixuk 📍St.Albans / Essex

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19. PAPA L’s KITCHEN

United Kingdom

Executive Chef/Founder and Director of PAPA L’s KITCHEN “African Fusion Cuisine” restaurant in Jermyn Street London

Followers
10.2k
Fake followers
18.18%
Engagement rate
2.78%
Average Reel plays
5.3k
Audience gender
female
72.7%
male
27.3%
Top performing Reels
  1. 22 205
  2. 21 504
  3. 6 631
Engagement rate benchmark
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Audience location by country
United Kingdom
74.94%
United States
6.74%
Nigeria
1.69%
Spain
1.3%
France
1.03%
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20. Alice Hart

United Kingdom

Vegetable recipes✨ Food Writer/Leiths-trained Chef Nutritionist (MSc) 📕 New book REPERTOIRE out October 2023 🌱

Followers
10.2k
Fake followers
21.76%
Engagement rate
2.74%
Average Reel plays
5.2k
Audience gender
Top performing Reels
  1. 496
  2. 435
  3. 400
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by country
United Kingdom
60.47%
United States
8.41%
Australia
5.18%
Italy
2.42%
France
2.19%

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