Nate Whiting
@chefwhiting (opens in a new tab)
Restaurant: 492
Snapshots Include: Gorgeously plated dishes, garden-fresh fare, and the occasional adorable-kid-in-the-kitchen pic (his son, Alex, makes guest Insta-appearances)
Vandy Vanderwarker
Restaurant: The Ordinary
Snapshots Include: There’s not a lot of behind-the-scenes action (unless you count pre-filleted raw fish), but each plated shot Vanderwarker posts is a work of culinary art.
Emily Hahn
@empanadamamma (opens in a new tab)
Restaurants: The Warehouse & Parlor Deluxe
Snapshots Include: Warehouse brunch menus (they change weekly), portraits of Triggerfish (her chocolate Lab), kitchen high jinks, and a whole lotta food—from plated indulgences to raw ingredients
Lauren Mitterer
@wildflourpastry (opens in a new tab)
Restaurant: WildFlour Pastry
Snapshots Include: From photos of
innovative cake designs to mounds of cupcakes, cookies, and, of course, Mitterer’s famous sticky cinnamon buns, this feed is for the true sweet tooth.
Jason Stanhope
@jdstan2003
Restaurant: FIG
Snapshots Include: Pretty much what you’d expect from a James Beard Award-winning chef—innovative dishes with fresh, delicate seafood and a few FIG team photos from the bustling kitchen