Food Influencers Redefining Flavor
Explore a culinary journey with innovative food influencers who are reshaping the gastronomic landscape, one flavor-packed creation at a time. Discover their unique perspectives, recipes, and culinary adventures
By Sophia EdingtonMay 14 2024, Published 2:28 p.m. ET
Kevin Curry
Kevin Curry is a blogger, and food influencer. He owns the website, app, and YouTube channel, FitMenCook, which motivates millions of men and women to eat healthy and remain fit. The FitMenCook app was recognized as an ‘App Store Best of 2015’ and is still one of the top three Food & Drink apps in the US and UK. Curry also writes for various syndicates, including the Today Show, Live with Kelly and Ryan, Men's Health, Bodybuilding.com, and Train Magazine. He has a master's degree from Harvard and brand agreements with the American Heart Association, Kohl's, Kroger, Reebok, Vitamix, and Nordic Track. He is the author of Fit Men's Cookbook
Yolanda Gampp
Yolanda Gamp is the star of How To Cake It and has over 4.5 million YouTube subscribers and 2.8 million Instagram followers. She is completely self-taught and has been featured in shows such as the Today Show, Good Morning America, The Kelly Clarkson Show, Live with Kelly and Ryan, Netflix's Nailed It, Best Baker in America, Cake Wars, and Crime Scene Kitchen to name a few. Gampp is also a successful author lovingly called by her admirers the "Queen of Cakes". She entertains with her appealing personality, laughs at her own mistakes, and is one of the world's most respected and celebrated celebrity cake artists.
Dana Shultz
Dana Shultz is the recipe developer and co-author of the company and cookbook, Minimalist Baker, which she and her husband, John Shultz, started back in 2012. Dana writes the recipes, photography, and blog content, while John designs, codes, develops things, and acts as the visionary. The couple lives in Portland, Oregon, and enjoys as much craft coffee, wine, and food as they can get their hands on. Her brand, "Minimalist Baker," publishes simple recipes that need 10 ingredients or less, 1 bowl, or 30 minutes or less to create, making them ideal for cooking enthusiasts or beginners to make and enjoy with the entire family
David Chang
David Chang is a restaurateur, author, podcaster, and TV personality. He founded the Momofuku restaurant group. Momofuku Ko received two Michelin stars in 2009, and the restaurant has kept them ever since. In 2011, he co-founded Lucky Peach, a popular cuisine journal that published 25 quarterly volumes through 2017. Chang created, produced, and performed in the Netflix original series Ugly Delicious in 2018, and has produced and starred in several television and podcast projects through his Majordomo Media business. On November 29, 2020, he became the first celebrity to win the $1,000,000 grand prize for his charity, the Southern Smoke Foundation, and the fourteenth overall millionaire on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.