Best Served Hot: October 12–18, 2025

Hey There!

I’m Rachel Cunliffe, food blog designer and data scientist, and you’re reading Best Served Hot, your weekly, actionable look behind the scenes of the top food blogs.

This week, we’re taking a look at two crucial topics: homepage site speed and the kinds of offers that top food blogs are featuring on their homepage. In the recipe charts, “perfect” and “turkey” each make their appearance for the first time.

I run these reports every single week, publishing the freshest data every Sunday. This isn’t theory; it’s exclusive trend analysis blended with clear-cut actionable insights.

(P.S. When I say “top food blogs,” I mean recipe-focused sites running Raptive ads, not general lifestyle or cocktail-only sites. This week, I’m tracking 2,085 of them.)

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