The blog by Madelene and Ross is a rich collection of recipes that are well explained and sound delicious, with each recipe accompanied by great photographs of creative food styling. An amazing bonus on their blog is the detailed British Seasons Index that tells you which food is in season, when. The success of their blog enabled them to open their own pub, “British Larder” in Suffolk, and Madelene published a cook book, “The British Larder: A Cookbook for all Seasons”. With 7,900 followers on Twitter, 2,900 on Facebook and 2,800 on Instagram, The British Larder is our 20th most followed food blog!
On this beautifully designed blog by Ren Behan, who is Polish by heritage, you will find lovely recipes and great photographs. She also writes for jamieoliver.com, The Good Food Channel, Great British Chefs and lovefood.com. The cherry on top is her connected blog “My Polish Kitchen” where you can find delicious-looking Polish recipes, in case you want to change your culinary experience at home and need some inspiration. With about around 10,600 followers on Twitter, 4,700 on Facebook and another 7,600 on Instagram, renbeham.com is our 19th most followed food blog!
This simple but nicely designed vegetarian blog by Becca from Hertfordshire is a real treat for the eye! Who wants meat when you see these delicious-looking vegetarian dishes? The recipes are explained well and seem simple to cook, too. From mains to appetisers to side dishes to desserts – Becca has creative ideas for every time of day! With 20,800 followers on Facebook, 4,800 on Twitter, and 4,500 on Instagram she is our 18th most followed food blog!
This blog by humorous Jeanne from South Africa, who has lived in London since 2000, features a sheer endless list of recipes. You think blackberries and Prosciutto don’t fit together and luxury Mac’n’cheese doesn’t exist? Try out her recipes then! Jeanne not only publishes recipes, but also writes about her travels around the world and the food she has encountered along the way. Restaurant reviews also find their place on her blog; although the restaurants she visits are mainly in London there are others from different parts of the world. With around 10,300 followers on Twitter, around 2,200 on Facebook, 4,700 on Pinterest and 4,200 on Instagram she is our 17th most followed food blog!
Maunika Gowardhan brings some hot spices into your kitchen! On her only-Indian-food blog she shares all her knowledge about Indian recipes and spices, which she has become to know growing up in Mumbai. Now living in the UK she celebrates great success. She just had the honour of cooking alongside Jamie Oliver on his food tube YouTube channel and will release her book “Indian Kitchen” in 2015. If you love a good curry or just want some Indian inspiration head over to her blog! With about 16,500 followers on Twitter, 64,600 on Instagram and 21,100 on Facebook she is Our 16th most followed blog!
Fancy a good laugh? A really good laugh? Head over to Danny Kingston’s blog and read through his funny texts, which are followed by yummy recipes. Danny also writes for Great British Chefs and – yes – The Staff Canteen and is on the food television site beamly.com. If recipes aren’t enough for you then this is the blog for you! With about 22,700 followers on Twitter, 1,900 on Instagram and another 519 on Facebook, Food Urchins our 15th most followed food blog!
Tinned Tomatoes is another vegetarian blog by the Scottish Jaqueline Meldrum. Next to writing her blog she also writes for Baby Centre and Great British Chefs. On her blog you can find over 500 vegetarian and vegan recipes; traditional dishes such as the “Veggie Lasagne” or experimental dishes such as the “Rich Mushroom & Neep Pie”. You can even find recipes for baby food! (And a few cute pictures of her baby boy Cooper) So head over to have a peek! With 351,700 followers on Pinterest, around 11,600 on Twitter, 7,400 on Facebook, and another 12,200 on Instagram, she is our 14th most followed food blog!
Sarah Trivuncic has been living in London for two decades, but spends all her holidays in France. This is why her blog has a French twist to it. Besides a few restaurant reviews and a small travel and shopping section, you will mainly find mouth-watering photos of art-like bakery, such as the “Easy Lemon Sunflower Cake”. A few savoury dishes complete the picture and once you have visited Sarah’s blog you will want to head to your kitchen, too! And if you don’t have the internet at hand you can also get her book “Bake me I’m yours: Sweet Bitesize Bakes”. With almost 12,000 followers on Pinterest, 9,500 on Twitter, 4,200 on Facebook, and about 2,800 on Instagram she is our 13th most followed food blog!
Kerstin Rodger’s blog is a quirky, successful food blog with delicious recipes, video tutorials and great photography. Kerstin was the one who launched the first supper club in the UK in 2009, which has since then become a much loved and much practiced movement. She published her first book “Supper Club” in 2011 and in the end of 2014 her second book “MsMarmitelover’s Tea Party” will be released. She frequently appears on TV and radio shows and gives talks about blogging at different events. So if you’re looking for amazing recipes head over to msmarmitelover.com. You can even find a recipe for hash brownies. No, I am not kidding. With about 20,100 followers on Twitter, 4,400 on Facebook and another 3,700 on Instagram she is our 12th most followed food blog!
Hollow Legs is a simply designed blog where Lizzie Mabbott posts reviews of restaurants in South East London, as well as Chinese recipes. Her recipes are very diverse and reach from chicken, pork, beef and seafood to vegetables, soup, sauces and dumplings. Chinese themed dinners can be inspired on Lizzie’s blog! With around 21,000 followers on Twitter, 12,600 on Instagram, 790 on Facebook, lizzieeatslondon.blogspot.co.uk is our 11th most followed food blog!
Fuss free flavours is a lovely blog by Londoner Helen that concentrates on – yes you guessed right – healthy food. You can browse through her long list of recipes by different categories: cost, cuisine, fuss factor, main ingredient or meal. This way you’ll be sure to find a recipe quickly you would like to cook. She also writes reviews on restaurants, products and books and about her travel-food stories. Helen’s blog is definitely worth a visit! With around 23,300 followers on Twitter, 42,500 on Instagram, and 8,400 on Facebook she is our 10th most followed food blog!
Next on our list is the beautifully designed Lavender and Lovage blog by Karen, who was born in South Africa but brought up in England. She combines nicely written articles with extraordinary recipes and really beautiful photos. She also gives some great kitchen tips, so if you’re unsure which part of the cow the Sirloin is, just go and have a look. With over 19,700 followers on Twitter, 21,100 on Instagram, 12,800 on Facebook, and 10,500 on Pinterest she is our 9th most followed food blog!
Do you need some chocolate in your life? Then head to chocablog.com for a huge list of chocolate related recipes, reviews of the best chocolates out there and chocolate related features and videos. You can also check out where the chocolate beans come from that are used in the chocolate you eat. But let’s focus on the recipes: you can find chocolate cake, cupcakes, ice cream, dips, tarts, muffins…the list goes on. But what about chocolate pizza, you ask? Yeah, you can also find that there. With around 14,000 followers on Twitter, 9,500 on Facebook and 4,200 on Instagram Chocoblog is our 8th most followed food blog!
Londoner Helen Graves definitely has humour. Her articles about recipes and places to go for good food are informative, well written and will make you laugh: all you need for a good blog. Helen also has a special love for sandwiches. Her passion for them spurred her on to write her own book, “101 sandwiches”, in which she has collected the best sandwich recipes from around the world. But first have a look at her blog – you will find more than just sandwiches. With around 37,600 followers on Twitter, 15,400 on Instagram, and about 2,300 on Facebook she is our 7th most followed food blog!
Emily Leary’s blog A Mummy Too is all about family-friendly cooking and living. Her blog includes easy, quick dishes for every time of the day, healthy lunch-box tips and reviews of groceries and kitchen gear. Her recipes are simple and delicious-looking and the kids will definitely love the “Disney Planes 2” inspired lunch snacks she has designed. She also gives tips for family days out, which completes her family food and lifestyle blog! With around 186,900 followers on Pinterest, 39,400 on Twitter, 18,200 on Facebook, 26,600 on Instagram and 6,800 on Google+ amummytoo.co.uk is our 6th most followed food blog!
Niamh Shields’ blog is a delight, in which you can find lots of great recipes and well written texts. This Irish lady lives in London but travels as much as she can and takes her inspiration for recipes from the many countries she visits. Not only does Niamh write her blog, she also teaches cooking classes and has written a cook book called “Comfort & Spice”. Her next project will be about bacon and everything you can do with it, apparently even sweet dishes. How this works we will see soon. We are excited! With around 45,100 followers on Twitter, 23,100 on Instagram, and another 7,500 on Facebook she is our 5th most followed food blog!
Amazing recipes and artistic photography is what you will find on lovely Sarka Babicka’s blog. Born and raised in the Czech Republic, but based in London since 2008, she has a great talent for photography and loves to cook: that you can easily see in her recipes. They certainly make us hungry! You can also treat yourself with some beautiful travel photography and stories. With 139,000 followers on Instagram, 4,100 on Pinterest, 2,900 on Facebook, and around 2,800 on Twitter and she is our 4th most followed food blog!
Who doesn’t like to look at skilful bakery, mouth-watering cupcakes, delicious-looking scones and union flag inspired cupcakes? We do! Ruth Clemens’ only-baking blog is a treat for the eye and wants you to heat up your own oven immediately! The list of recipes is long and diverse and will get you going a few months… With around 14,600 followers on Twitter, 54,400 on Facebook, and 4,700 on Instagram, she is our 3rd most followed food blog!
Jack Monroe’s blog started out as a political campaign in response to a councillor in her hometown in Essex, who claimed that “druggies, drunks and single mums are ruining the High Street”. As a single mum she didn’t want to accept this assault and started her blog, which with growing success developed into a “budget food and recipes” blog. Jack now lives in London and is a successful writer, but still maintains her food blog ‘A girl called Jack’. Her recipes are diverse and reach from spaghetti dishes to garlic jam. Her first book “A Girl Called Jack: 100 Delicious Budget Recipes” was released in the beginning of 2014 and her second book “A Year in 120 Recipes” will be published in the end of 2014. Two books in one year is impressive we think, and her blog is, too! With around 72,800 followers on Facebook, 106,500 on Twitter and 28,200 on Instagram, she is our 2nd most followed food blog.
Hours can be spent on this greatly designed blog, which is full of information and creative recipes. And the best thing: all dishes are healthy; based on plant and whole foods! You will find creative recipes and beautiful photography on Ella Woodward’s blog that will simply leave you hungry.
She also teaches cooking classes and hosts supper and brunch clubs. Ella is definitely loved by her audience; she even has an app and a cook book, both called “Deliciously Ella”. You can also find tips for a healthy lifestyle on her blog: she uses avocado as a face mask and coconut oil as moisturiser…why not?
With about 1 million followers on Instagram, 273,300 on Facebook, 183,600 on Twitter and 406,800 on Pinterest, she is the most followed food blog in the UK – and we can see why!
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By Vera Kleinken
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