Best Served Hot: October 11–17, 2026

Hello! Last weekend, I went to the World of Wearable Art (WOW) fashion show and was blown away by the wildly weird and beautiful, imaginative creativity…

Oct 11 • Rachel Cunliffe

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Best Served Hot: October 4–10, 2026

Hello! SEO expert Marie Haynes (did you catch her incredible talks at the Tastemaker Conference in January?) thinks another big core update is on its…

Oct 4 • Rachel Cunliffe

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September 2026

Best Served Hot: September 27–October 3, 2026

Hello! This week, I analyzed the newly released User Experience Report (CrUX) Ad Metrics, part of Google’s Core Web Vitals, for top food blogs…

Sep 27 • Rachel Cunliffe

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Best Served Hot: 20–26 September, 2026

happy sunday!

Sep 20 • Rachel Cunliffe

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Best Served Hot: September 13–19, 2026

Hello! While food bloggers were relatively quiet this past week, with only 31% posting a new recipe, Christina Hitchcock of It is a Keeper posted 11…

Sep 13 • Rachel Cunliffe

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Best Served Hot: September 6–12, 2026

happy sunday!

Sep 6 • Rachel Cunliffe

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August 2026

Best Served Hot: August 30–September 5, 2026

Hello! I’m Rachel Cunliffe, food blog designer + statistician at cre8d design. Every Sunday, Best Served Hot provides exclusive trend analysis…

Aug 30 • Rachel Cunliffe

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Best Served Hot: August 23–29, 2026

Hello! Thanks for your kind messages while I was sick with Influenza A; it’s the sickest I’ve been with a virus as an adult!

Aug 23 • Rachel Cunliffe

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Still sick with the flu.

Hi everyone,

Aug 16 • Rachel Cunliffe

Back next week!

We’ve got influenza A here (it’s peak flu season in New Zealand), and so sadly there won’t be an issue released this week.

Aug 9 • Rachel Cunliffe

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Best Served Hot: August 2–8, 2026

Hello! I’m coming across more people leaving or considering leaving Substack as subscription fatigue is becoming a thing, and are moving back to…

Aug 2 • Rachel Cunliffe

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July 2026

Best Served Hot: July 26–August 1, 2026

Hello!

Jul 26 • Rachel Cunliffe

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