Top 20 British Cooking Influencers on Instagram (Jul 2026)

We found 75 cooking Influencers in United Kingdom
These influencers mention 'cooking' 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).
07/30/2026
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2. Gastronomic J5

United Kingdom

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

Followers
132.8k
Fake followers
19.35%
Engagement rate
3.81%
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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3. Stewart Miller-White

United Kingdom

I like to do cooking 📍 Manchester ✉️ abowlofstew@komi.group

Followers
76.9k
Fake followers
13.14%
Engagement rate
7.73%
Average Reel plays
225.2k
Audience gender
female
66.99%
male
33.01%
Top performing Reels
  1. 144.2k
  2. 58.2k
  3. 14k
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by country
United Kingdom
64.43%
United States
11.49%
India
2.72%
Canada
2.3%
Spain
1.53%
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4. Esther Clark

United Kingdom

Bestselling Substack - The Good Home Cook 🍝 Simple, comforting home cooking 🍋🍅🍐 Mostly a food writer 700+ of my recipes @goodfoodeveryday

Followers
75.9k
Fake followers
23.27%
Engagement rate
1.93%
Average Reel plays
66.9k
Audience gender
female
83.6%
male
16.4%
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by country
United Kingdom
66.49%
United States
7.1%
Australia
2.19%
Ireland
2.1%
Spain
1.73%
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6. Beth Rigby

United Kingdom

Sky News’ Political Editor, Presenter & Podcaster, ‘Electoral Dysfunction’ Recovering newspaper hack & running, cooking, mid-century modern enthusiast

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7. clare cole

United Kingdom

cooking simple seasonal food chef at Towpath food styling supper clubs and events

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8. Chef Richard H

United Kingdom

🇬🇧iow exploring the world of cooking, sharing recipes, helpful tips, &inspiration. 👨🏻‍🍳 15 yrs professional chef Collab:richardhaywood@hotmail.co.uk

Followers
43.2k
Fake followers
8.38%
Engagement rate
1.6%
Average Reel plays
8k
Audience gender
female
62.09%
male
37.91%
Top performing Reels
  1. Garlic Butter sirloin Steak with Creamy Mozzarella Parmesan Rigatoni 🙌🔥 P.s Happy lovers day 💙 Ingredients For the steak: sirloin steak 2 tbsp olive oil 3 tbsp unsalted butter 4 cloves garlic, minced 1½ tsp Cajun seasoning ½ tsp garlic powder ½ tsp paprika ½ tsp salt ½ tsp black pepper For the cheesy rigatoni: 12 oz rigatoni pasta 2 tbsp unsalted butter 1 tbsp olive oil 1 small onion, finely diced 4 cloves garlic, minced 1½ cups heavy cream ½ cup whole milk 1½ cups shredded mozzarella cheese 1 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese ½ cup cubed Velveeta cheese ¼ tsp salt ½ tsp black pepper ½ tsp Italian seasoning Directions: 1. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and cook the rigatoni until just al dente. Drain and set aside. 2. Pat the steak tips dry and season evenly with Cajun seasoning, garlic powder, paprika, salt, and black pepper. 3. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the steak in a single layer and sear for 2–3 minutes per side until deeply golden with caramelized edges. Remove from the skillet and set aside. 4. Reduce heat to medium. Add butter and garlic to the same skillet. Cook for about 30 seconds until fragrant, then return the steak tips and toss until fully coated in garlic butter. Remove from heat and keep warm. 5. In a separate large pan, melt butter with olive oil over medium heat. Add onion and cook until soft. Stir in garlic and cook briefly. 6. Pour in heavy cream and milk. Simmer gently for 3–4 minutes until slightly thickened. 7. Reduce heat to low. Add Velveeta cubes first and stir until fully melted and smooth. 8. Add mozzarella and Parmesan in batches, stirring constantly until the sauce becomes very thick, glossy, and heavily cheesy. 9. Add the cooked rigatoni and fold gently until every piece is completely smothered in cheese. The sauce should cling heavily to the pasta with visible cheese stretch when stirred. 10. Plate the cheesy rigatoni on one side and the garlic butter steak tips on the other. Spoon extra cheese sauce over the pasta and drizzle remaining garlic butter over the steak. Cook Time:30 minutes Servings:4 Calories:~860 per serving #food #pasta #steak #fyp #valentines
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  3. 18.5k
Engagement rate benchmark
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Audience location by country
United Kingdom
89.25%
Spain
1.76%
Australia
1.5%
United States
1.17%
France
0.78%
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9. Aiden Shackleton

United Kingdom

Cooking with Comedy 👨‍🍳🎭 @aidenshackgames @overthetop_content

Followers
41.7k
Fake followers
12.76%
Engagement rate
1.33%
Average Reel plays
8.8k
Audience gender
female
70.12%
male
29.88%
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by country
United Kingdom
86.38%
Spain
3.13%
United States
1.79%
Thailand
1.34%
Greece
0.89%
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10. banter, cooking, healthy living & weight loss

United Kingdom

🌿 Lost 6.5 stone in Dec 2020 & not piled it back on (yet) HUZZAH! 🟣 Refuses to do reels 🌿 Very average looking food 🟣 Likes bread 🌿 Enjoys a swear

Followers
38.5k
Fake followers
15.87%
Engagement rate
1.15%
Average Reel plays
15k
Audience gender
female
95.61%
male
4.39%
Top performing Reels
  1. PIZZAAAA Couldn't be arsed tonight, honestly, I just wanted to sit down with a pint of tea and a packet of digestives for dinner, and to be honest, if I thought I'd enjoy it - I would have, but I know me quite well after 41 years. It wouldn't fill my soul with joy or my belly with food. After calling myself out for my obvious arseholery I dragged my arse to the kitchen and settled on pizza and chips. Now I know I could have used a million different HeB options for my "base" or even made one myself but I didn't, I knew what I wanted. I wanted a 9.5 syn Deli Kitchen Greek flatbread base so that's what I had. Topped it with a homemade pizza sauce, HeA cheese and some lovely red onion; sometimes simple is best innit? Look at Joey from Friends: point proven. 9.5 syns for a proper pizza vibe is an utter bargain, but if you're too much of a tight arse to use the syns; use whatever you want.... And then shove a twix down your face later, because you "got syns left". That'll mean you've eaten hundreds more calories than you would have done just eating the fucking flatbread but WHATEVER DEIRDRE, YOU DO YOU. Special mention for @angusandoink "Fries with That" seasoning - first time trying them and v impressed. Cheesy, bacony and made my Actifry chips a whole heap sexier. Syn wise, if you piled it on, you'd need to be mindful but we used 10g between us, which works out as a quarter of a syn... I inhale more than that walking past Gregg's. Calorie wise, 7 calories for 5g. IT'S GOOD. You can buy it, like I did, from their site😉. Apart from it burning my mouth off AGAIN tonight, I enjoyed it immensely. So, 9.5 syns, one HeA and approx 545 calories. Marvellous. . . 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🙌🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 . . #slimmingworldplan #swuk #slimmingworld #swfood #slimmingworldinspiration #swfamily #slimmingworldrecipes #swtargetmember #foodoptimising #slimmingworldjourney #swrecipes #wwfood #swfriends #slimmingworldscotland #swfakeaway #countingcalories #slimmingworldfood #slimmingworldfamily #slimmingworldtips #slimmingworldinspiration #slimmingworldsupport #swfakeaway #swlowsyn #fifefoodie #fifeblogger #scottishblogger #slimmingworldfood #swdinner #slimmingworlddinner
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  2. One pan chicken, chorizo and mozzarella orzo thingy. Sounds like I've strung random words together and hoped for the best, which is generally how I cook too. It's hit or miss. You're welcome. Also, I'll level with you, this is not tonight's dinner. Tonight, I've had a tuna mayo sarnie, because the "meh" continues and I still can't be bothered. This WAS dinner earlier in the week though and it was properly good, so judge me for my sarnie but still make it. Dead easy, minimal washing up and ready in about 15 mins. It's 👌🏻. This'll give you three portions my size. One chopped onion and red pepper fried till soft, 15 syns of chopped chorizo (how much you get will depend which brand you use, check the app), chucked in and then one diced chicken breast (we like ours cut quite finely) fried for a few mins too. Add in one clove of garlic (either finely grated or minced)and a tablespoon of tomato puree - stir around for a few mins. Add in a tablespoon of smoked paprika, a chicken stock cube or stock pot, 220g orzo (dry weight), a smattering of chilli flakes and then top up the pan with 650ml of boiling water. Let it all bubble together until the pasta is cooked and the majority of the liquid is gone. You might need to add a bit more water - don't get distracted or it'll be rubbish. You've been warned. When it's done, stir through some chunks of mozzarella, more on top and then put the lid on the pan till it all melts. FYI A wide deep saucepan is the best thing to use rather than a normal tall one you'd use for pasta. Tell you what, we'll be having it again. All in it was 5 syns, one HeA and approx 560 calories. Anyway, I'm off to scowl at a sunset. Happy weekend people in my phone. #slimmingworldinspiration #slimmingworldfamily #swfamily #slimmingworld #swtargetmember #swmafia #slimmingworldtransformation #slimmingworldplan #swfriends #countingcaloriesuk #slimmingworldfood #weightlossuk #slimmingworldtransformation #swfacetoface #slimmingworldsupport #swfakeaway #swsynfree #caloriecountinguk #swmealideas #nutracheckuk #swinspiration #swdinnerinspo
    1.3k
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Engagement rate benchmark
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Audience location by country
United Kingdom
84.65%
Ireland
4.54%
United States
1.92%
Spain
1.67%
Greece
0.7%

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11. Nathan

United Kingdom

Executive chef @vraicrestaurant Guernsey Channel Islands! Husband, father, Still fishing, still foraging & cooking on the fire just in a new location

Followers
31.1k
Fake followers
14.23%
Engagement rate
1.19%
Average Reel plays
11.6k
Audience gender
female
44.02%
male
55.98%
Top performing Reels
  1. 2.5k
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  3. 2.5k
Engagement rate benchmark
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Audience location by country
United Kingdom
82.64%
United States
2.06%
Ireland
1.8%
Australia
1.7%
Spain
1%
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13. Simon, a bloke in the woods

United Kingdom

Join me on my adventures into bushcraft, wild camping, campfire cooking, gear making and exploring the great outdoors by canoe, bike and on foot.

Followers
25.5k
Fake followers
16.97%
Engagement rate
6.27%
Average Reel plays
-
Audience gender
female
18.77%
male
81.23%
Top performing Reels
  1. 3.4k
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  3. 2.6k
Engagement rate benchmark
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Audience location by country
United Kingdom
52.49%
United States
17.53%
Canada
3.9%
Australia
2.73%
Germany
1.8%
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14. Grace goes Gluten Free

United Kingdom

🍒 Cooking, eating and travelling as a coeliac 🧡 🇬🇧 Cambs / London 💌 gracegoesgf@hotmail.com 🤳🏼 @graceolivialeigh

Followers
24.7k
Fake followers
12.02%
Engagement rate
1.31%
Average Reel plays
13.3k
Audience gender
female
91.29%
male
8.71%
Top performing Reels
  1. 14.5k
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  3. 7.8k
Engagement rate benchmark
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Audience location by country
United Kingdom
61.12%
United States
9.52%
Australia
4.04%
Ireland
3.66%
Italy
2.27%
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15. sadiakabeya

United Kingdom

⚡️ @lightningrugby 🌹 @englandrugby 🧢Gilbert Ambassador 👟@adidasrugby 📱Contact @weareisc

Followers
20.1k
Fake followers
14.45%
Engagement rate
5.63%
Average Reel plays
17.2k
Audience gender
female
63.71%
male
36.29%
Engagement rate benchmark
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Audience location by country
United Kingdom
79.73%
United States
4.64%
France
1.52%
Spain
1.42%
South Africa
1.06%
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16. YAS

United Kingdom

🫶🏽 Mum of 3 💙💙💖 I just love Baking, Cooking, Shopping & Makeup! 💕 📍 Birmingham |🇬🇧🇧🇩 💍 @jayyz_world 🎥Youtube: Yazs_world

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17. WHAT KATE ATE

United Kingdom

@mob !! Scouser down south Cooking. Eating.

Followers
16.5k
Fake followers
13.35%
Engagement rate
2.09%
Average Reel plays
16.8k
Audience gender
female
63.85%
male
36.15%
Top performing Reels
  1. EP1 - SCOUSE Welcome to Scouse not English. A series celebrating Scouse recipes and the dishes that connect me back to home. Of course we had to start strong with Scouse - our namesake dish!! Everyone has a different recipe, but this is how I like it 🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️ INGREDIENTS FOR 4-6 SERVINGS FOR THE SCOUSE ☆ 500g diced beef ☆ 3 medium onions, peel and chop ☆ 5 carrots, peeled and chop ☆ 600g peeled potatoes, cut into large chunks (I cut mine small) ☆ 1 leek, sliced ☆ 1L beef stock ☆ 2 tbsp tomato purée ☆ 200 ml stout ☆ 1-2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce ☆ 1 tbsp wholegrain mustard ☆ Vegetable oil, for browning ☆ Salt & pepper, to taste FOR THE PICKLED CABBAGE ☆ Red cabbage ☆ 2 tbsp Salt ☆ 2 tbsp Sugar ☆ 200ml red wine vinegar ^ tbh I just eyeball this METHOD 1. Brown the meat
Heat a splash of vegetable oil in a large saucepan or stock pot over high heat. Brown the diced beef chuck thoroughly, then remove and set aside. 2. Cook the vegetables
Reduce heat to medium. Add the onions and carrots to the pot and cook until they begin to soften. Return the beef to the pan and stir everything together. 3. Add tomato purée & potatoes
Stir in the tomato purée until evenly distributed. Add the potatoes and pour over the beef stock and Worcestershire sauce. 4. Simmer gently
Bring the stew to a gentle simmer, then cover and cook for around 2 hours, until the beef is tender and the potatoes start to break down and thicken the stew. 5. Pickled Cabbage Use a mandolin or finely slice a red cabbage, then add all wet ingredients to create a brine. Refrigerate and ideally marinate overnight to allow the bright pink colour to appear. 6. Final flavour boost
Add the sliced leek and wholegrain mustard. Cook for another 20 minutes, taste and season with salt and pepper as needed. #scousenotenglish #liverpool #scouse #scouser #easyrecipe #healthyrecipes #traditionalrecipe #healthydinner
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Engagement rate benchmark
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Audience location by country
United Kingdom
74.61%
United States
8.16%
Australia
3.07%
Canada
1.77%
Spain
1.61%
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18. Cooking with Ella

👩🏼‍🍳 Home cook - recipes and restaurants 📍London & Essex 📧 DM or email for collaborations/ invites

Followers
12.6k
Fake followers
12.89%
Engagement rate
1.19%
Average Reel plays
3.1k
Audience gender
female
75.73%
male
24.27%
Top performing Reels
  1. 20.9k
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  3. Beef short rib ragu Slow cooked to release the most gorgeous flavours and have the most tender pulled beef short ribs. I can’t cope with how good this was. Ingredients (serves 3-4 dependant on portion sizes): Olive oil Beef short ribs (not sure on exact weight but it was 2 pieces, around 4 inches each- maybe around 700g??) 1 white onion - finely diced 2 carrots - finely diced 2 celery sticks - finely diced 1 tbsp of tomato purée 250ml of wine (I used rose as it was open but red would be best) 800g of chopped tomatoes or pasata 200ml beef stock 1 bay leaf 1 heaped tsp dried oregano Small bunch of fresh basil Fresh thyme Salt Pepper 300g pasta of choice Method 1. Get your pan nice and hot with some olive oil, before adding the short ribs and browning on all sides 2. Remove from the heat, then in the same pan, add the onion, carrot and celery. Cook for around ten mins, on medium-low heat before squeezing the tomato purée and cooking for a further five minutes. 3. Turn up the heat and then deglaze the pan with the wine, let it reduce and then add the ribs back in. 4. Pour over the chopped tomatoes, beef stock, add your herbs & season with salt and pepper. Give that a good mix and cover with a lid. 5. Let that simmer away for two hours on a low heat. 6. After two hours, give that a stir remove the bones as the meat should have fallen off by now. Add some extra beef stock or water if required… you want the meat to be covered. Pop the lid on and leave for a further hour or until the meat is falling apart. (To check that it’s ready, you should be able to stand a wooden spoon upright in the ragu) 7. Around 10 mins before the timer is up, pop the pasta on to boil and cook until it’s al dente. 8. Stir the pasta into the sauce, serve up top with extra black pepper and some parmesan or buffalo mozzarella. Enjoy!!
    5.1k
Engagement rate benchmark
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Audience location by country
United Kingdom
63.69%
United States
9.95%
India
3.47%
Australia
2.22%
Canada
1.97%
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19. Gillian Hudson

United Kingdom

Whole foods & nourishing home cooking 👩🏼‍🍳 family meals and packed lunch inspo Cotswolds

Followers
12.6k
Fake followers
16.53%
Engagement rate
8.82%
Average Reel plays
2.2k
Audience gender
female
78.28%
male
21.72%
Top performing Reels
  1. 8.8k
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  3. 829
Engagement rate benchmark
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Audience location by country
United Kingdom
65.38%
United States
11.55%
India
2.36%
Australia
2.14%
Canada
1.66%

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