Georgina Hayden
@georgiepuddingnpieGeorgina Hayden is a cookbook author who for years worked alongside Jamie Oliver and now writes her own books with a focus on celebrating her Cypriot heritage. This means exciting plates of tahinopita, a Cypriot sweet cinnamon tahini swirled bun, or tava, a dish in which lamb neck, cumin, bay, potatoes, tomato are all cooked together.
2Pophams Bakery
@pophamsbakeryCult London bakery Pophams – who now have sites in Islington and London Fields – are the page to follow for tips on perfectly laminated pastries and unusual toast toppings for an upmarket WFH lunch. Having now started making fresh pasta, too, their flavour combinations like oxtail ravioli with bone marrow, and braising liquor sauce with pickled beetroot and cavolo nero, look mouthwateringly good.
3Hetty Lui McKinnon
Hetty Lui McKinnon / Plum BooksSydney-based Hetty McKinnon is a recipe author whose books, Community, Neighbourhood and Family feature hearty comfort foods and healthy bright salads. Her feed is packed with delicious dinner inspiration, especially Asian food given the focus of her new book is the cuisine of the East.
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4Noor Murad
@noorishbynoorNoor Murad is a recipe developer working in the Ottolenghi test kitchen, meaning that her page is filled with bright, flavoursome dishes and advice on how to throw them together. That means delicious plates like these tomatoes with "gingery garlicky limey fish saucey dressing" and "crispy fried ginger-garlic yumbits".
5Clerkenwell Boy
@clerkenwellboyec1Anonymous food editor Clerkenwell Boy is arguably London's top foodie Instagrammer, his account a roll call of the best dishes the city has to offer which gives followers tips about what they should order. He also features recipes on his account if your appetite is suitably whetted and you want to recreate the magic at home.
6Salad for President
@saladforpresidentCalifornia food writer, chef and cookbook author Julia Sherman turns vegetables into plates of wonder that will stop you ever thinking a bowl of greens is boring again. Dishes, like this roasted broccolini over tahini sauce, sliced blood orange and crushed crunchy sumac seed cracker, make us believe salad really should run for president.
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7Ravneet Gill
@ravneeteatsAuthor of The Pastry Chef’s Guide, pastry chef (obviously) Ravneet Gill runs the Puff bakery in London, which saw long queues at its drops pre-lockdown, alongside Nicola Lamb Since then her Instagram account been teaching people how to bake like a pro while stuck at home. Expect tips on mad creations, like a cube of brioche filled with custard as, well as ultimate classics like chocolate chip cookies.
8Momofuku
momolongplayDavid Chang's Momofuku restaurant empire in New York City makes authentic Korean food with a modern twist, and their Instagram account offers tips on recreating some of their dishes like the signature bo ssam or the perfect spicy pork and shrimp noodles.
9Ixta Belfrage
https://www.instagram.com/ixta.belfrage/Ottolenghi recipe developer and cookbook co-author Ixta Belfrage shares truly delightful plates on her feed, from this chicken with 15 cloves of black garlic slowly simmered down, to a step-by-step guide to making biang biang hand-pulled noodles on her Stories.
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10Felicity Spector
EsquireLondon food writer, chef and baked goods influencer Felicity Spector is an excellent person to follow if want advice on whipping up vegetarian dishes, beautiful breakfasts or any and every kind of dessert out there. She's also got great connections in the London restaurant scene so can give heads up about new openings (soon) and fancy takeaways (right now).
11NYT Cooking
@nytcookingThe very, very good New York Times cooking section requires a paid subscription, which means you can't spend too long hopping around recipes before you hit the dreaded firewall. That's why the NYTCooking Instagram account is so useful – letting you scan over a selection of food shots before you delve into a recipe.
12Binging With Babish
@bingingwithbabishAndrew Rea, better know as 'Binging with Babish', is arguably the biggest chef on YouTube, having amassed over 5 million subscribers in just 4 years. He specialises in teaching users the basics, as well as recreating dishes from famous TV shows and films. His Instagram account offers home cook tutorials, as well as a behind-the-scenes look at his life.
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13Cook House
@cookhouse_annaCook, restaurateur and author Anna Hedworth's simple, stunning rustic meals are well-worth replicating if you have anyone to impress. Her taste in tableware is second-to-none, as well.
14Alison Roman
@alisoneromanNew York Times chef Alison Roman, who recently authored the brilliant and stripped-back Nothing Fancy cookbook, often posts her favourite recipes to her Instagram account. Expect beautiful food shots, genuinely useful kitchen hacks and an inordinate amount of anchovies.
15London Cheap Eats
@ldncheapeatsIt's the week before pay-day and your belly starts to rumble. You simply can't stomach another night of pasta and Netflix. There's only one thing for it: a scroll through London Cheap Eats, which will deliver you to some of capital's best budget restaurants and food stalls. Truly game-changing stuff for anyone with a fiver in their pocket.
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16Spoon Fork Bacon
@spoonforkbaconJenny and Teri are a food stylist and photographer duo with three cookbooks under their belt. They share mouthwatering images on their instagram with easy steps on how to recreate them at home. These Irish breakfast nachos made with waffle fries tell you all you need to know.
17Food Minimalist
@foodminimalistA calm oasis of clean plates, Lucia Lee's Food Minimalist page specialises in easy bowl recipes and Asian-inspired dinners with plenty of flavour. We like her Shanghai-style noodles with salmon and spring onion, or this sautéed garlicky shrimp.
18Food 52
@Food52Boasting a very impressive 1.8m followers, Food 52 posts the best recipe and food photography from their team of editors. In other words a mixture of different tastes and cuisines served onto your phone daily.
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19The Feed Feed
@thefeedfeedWith nearly as many followers is the Feed Feed, another account (and website) fuelled by a community of cooks. Be wary of looking around the 4pm sugar slump.
20Modern Honey
@modernhoneySelf-proclaimed (and fair enough tbh) cookie connoisseur Melissa Stadler shares her recipes for red velvet, orange and white chocolate, ginger snap and caramel stuffed cookies to name a few. She also, as you can see, makes a mean fried chicken sandwich.
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