Chicago: Top 3 Cooking Instagram Influencers

As of October 2026, infloo tracks 3 Instagram creators in Chicago in the Cooking category. Their median engagement rate is 0.16% (middle half: 0.11–1.29%), and the median account has 533K followers. Micro-influencers (10K–100K followers): 1 of 3; over 1M followers: 1. Highest engagement: @stir.taste.smile (2.41%), @damn_delicious (0.16%), @eater (0.06%).

Creators tracked: 3
Median ER: 0.16%
Middle half of ER: 0.11–1.29%
Median followers: 533K
Data as of: October 2026

#	Instagram Account	Categories	Number of followers	Audience Engagement (ER)	User's Country	User's City	Check Fake Followers
1	1 Eater @eater Followers: 1,584,012 • ER: 0.06% Chicago Recipes Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Meat & Barbecue Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Recipes Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Meat & Barbecue	Followers 1,584,012	ER 0.06%	Country	City Chicago	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
2	2 DAMN DELICIOUS @damn_delicious Followers: 533,128 • ER: 0.16% Chicago Recipes Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Vegan Food Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Recipes Food & Beverages Food Desserts Cooking Vegan Food	Followers 533,128	ER 0.16%	Country	City Chicago	Check Fake Followers Get contacts
3	3 Amanda Seamans @stir.taste.smile Followers: 65,565 • ER: 2.41% Chicago Recipes Food Desserts Cooking Baking Vegan Food Check Fake Followers Get contacts	Recipes Food Desserts Cooking Baking Vegan Food	Followers 65,565	ER 2.41%	Country	City Chicago	Check Fake Followers Get contacts

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Frequently asked questions

Who are the top Cooking Instagram influencers in Chicago?

By followers: @eater (1.6M), @damn_delicious (533K), @stir.taste.smile (66K). By engagement rate: @stir.taste.smile (2.41%), @damn_delicious (0.16%), @eater (0.06%). Data: infloo, October 2026.

What is a typical engagement rate for Cooking influencers in Chicago?

The median is 0.16%; half of the 3 creators fall between 0.11% and 1.29%. Data: infloo, October 2026.

How many Cooking influencers in Chicago have under 100K followers?

1 of 3: 0 under 10K and 1 with 10K–100K followers.

How many Cooking Instagram influencers does infloo track in Chicago?

3 as of October 2026. The ranking shows all of them, sorted by followers.

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