46 Black Chefs, Influencers, And Food Bloggers You Should Follow Right Now

Chef Millie creates the biz's best soul food recipes and is known to share the heart-warming good works her catering business performs around New York City.

If you're looking for delicious, vegan recipes (think: chocolate cake and mango habanero cauliflower wings), you'll find a friend in Jessica. She's a former attorney, current master food photographer and recipe developer whose food photos will make your feed shine.

Maybe you know Yolanda better as the genius behind the addictive YouTube channel, How To Cake It, where she turns everyday cakes into crazy-cool masterpieces. Giant Easter basket? She's done it. Stylish rain boots? That, too. You'll be totally mesmerized.

Kevin's Instagram handle, @fitmencook, says it all: Come here for delicious and healthy recipes. But don't worry, Kevin's all about balance—as his chocolate cookies and cheeseburger egg rolls prove. (P.s. Have you watched Delish's original series with Kevin, Breaking Even?)

Dominek's Instagram has health tips, inspirational quotes, the best NYC restaurant recommendations—basically everything you've ever wanted from an influencer. One swipe through the grid is destined to make you super hungry.

Bryant Terry is a James Beard Award-Winning chef and author whose work often focuses on the intersection between food and justice. Once you're done looking through his feed, order his vegan cookbook Vegetable Kingdom.

Chef Kai has cooked for some of Hollywood's biggest stars (Macy Gray, Mary J. Blige, Kevin Hart) and former President Barack Obama.You'll live for her gorgeous food pictures and her captions, too. The way she describes food is a true art form.

Scotty's food photos are unreal, but any jealousy they spark can be quelled. He posts recipes for many of his creations to his YouTube so you can follow along at home.

Ashtin challenges her followers to think about the state of the food and hospitality industries and how they can be radically changed to better the lives of the black and brown people who work in them. Everyone would be better for giving her a follow and taking her words to heart.

We stan a Trader Joe's fan, and these two ladies are just that: They share product recommendations and recipes to make with said goods once you buy them. The next time you walk into Trader Joe's, you'll know exactly what to get thanks to these two.

If you haven't already read his powerful, James Beard Award-winning book The Cooking Gene, add it to your list and then give Michael a follow. Your feed will get a boost from his wisdom (on both food and life) and his recipes (from soul food to Passover classics).

Hannah makes eating healthy both easy and fun. She'll teach you how to spice up a sad desk salad and whip up a simple yet satisfying dinner.

Even if you don't live in Atlanta, you'll appreciate Kristen's food photos. But a word to the wise: Bookmark his restaurants recommendations for your next trip to ATL.

Jocelyn of Grandbaby Cakes is all about taking vintage recipes and bringing them into the modern era. If you're the kind of cook whoe loves spooning out scalloped potatoes or polishing off giant slices of hummingbird cake, consider her your new favorite follow.

Leah is the co-founder of Soul Fire Farm, an organic farm in New York that's focused ending racism and injustice in the food system. She also wrote the book Farming While Black and is a must-follow for those looking to create more equity in the farming world.

Nyesha is a highly trained chef whose cooking is a work of art. If you're looking for recipe inspiration, powerful thoughts about the culinary world, fitness tips, and cute pictures of a very good dog named Bleu Ginger, head to Nyesha's page.

Darius does not shy away from sharing very strong food opinions—like the fact that butter and pecans just do not go together in ice cream. Come for those, stay for his recipes, cookbook news (get on it keto fans!), and cook-along TikToks.

If you've been meaning to learn more about wine, look to Shakera. She's a Spanish Wine Scholar Candidate who breaks down everything you need to know about different types of wines and the grapes that go in them. Her feed gives great info for total wine newbies to seasoned pros alike.

Quin is a master food photographer that also happens to be an amazing recipe developer and writer, so following her is a dream. She posts a ton of delicious recipes (get thee to these pecan pie bars!) with no "fussy" ingredients.

Brandon's known as the "Cheat Day King " so, you know, there's no kale in sight here. But if you're looking for the best pizza, ice cream, donuts, and more in NYC, you have come to the right place.