Best Served Hot: March 29–April 4, 2026

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Easter has surged to #4 in recipe categories, carrots jumped to #3 in ingredients, and ham is climbing fast — the holiday table is clearly being planned. Gluten-free is trending up in both categories and descriptors, while stuffed and cheesy are also on the rise. New adjectives this week include “fried,” “hot,” “dairy-free,” and “fresh,” and six brand new ingredients entered the top 20: cheese, pudding, sugar, brownies, pineapple, and shrimp — with Summer already sneaking into #10 in categories.

On social, Miguel’s Cooking With Fire was Facebook’s biggest mover with +30K, followed by Joshua Weissman at +11K. On Instagram, plantyou led with +6K, and crowded_kitchen and theloopywhisk both added 4K. The Belly Rules The Mind was again the fastest-growing creator by percentage at +2.1%, with Frida Sofia Eats at +1.7% and Eden Eats at +1.2% close behind.

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Have a wonderful week,

Methodology: Top food blogs are defined as those running Raptive ads with 100K+ combined followers on Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest, and Facebook. Lifestyle, cocktail-only, and aggregator sites are excluded. This week we’re tracking 977 sites.

Cover: National Taco Day, Tuesday 31 March