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160 prompts across 5 engines: 1,760 answers analysed this week. Week 45 · 2–8 November 2026. Cooking, eating, and drinking as the subject: recipes, technique, restaurant reviews, food travel, baking, coffee, alcohol. Diet content framed around training outcomes goes to fitness-nutrition.

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Top 25

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#WkCreatorScoreEngines12 wkMost cited
1 JK J. Kenji López-Alt1.8M followers 49 tiktok.com/@kenjilopezaltcited 2× when named 2 MW Mark Wiens11.9M followers 43 handledex.com/en/person/mark-wienscited 5× when named 3 JH James Hoffmann2.6M followers 42 crevideo.com/tiktok/jameshoffmanncoffeecited 2× when named 4 2 JO Just One Cookbook1.1M followers 34 jolygram.com/en/profile/justonecookbook/609…cited 2× when named 5 SK Sandor Katz96k followers 34 honest-food.net/hunt-gather-talk-sandor-katzcited 1× when named 6 2 PG Pasta Grannies1.1M followers 34 lingopie.com/blog/youtube-cooking-channels-…cited 1× when named 7 LH Lance Hedrick450k followers 33 instagram.com/lancehedrickcited 3× when named 8 1 TF The Food Ranger5.9M followers 33 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevor_James_%28YouTu…cited 2× when named 9 1 BE Best Ever Food Review Show12.1M followers 32 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Best_Ever_Food_Review…cited 2× when named 10 5 H HowToBBQRight2.0M followers 32 grilln.app/field-guide/experts/malcom-reedcited 2× when named 11 2 EC Ethan Chlebowski2.4M followers 32 instagram.com/ethanchlebowskicited 2× when named 12 4 ML Maurizio Leo378k followers 31 theperfectloaf.com/presscited 2× when named 13 1 TS The Sporkful701 followers 30 sporkful.com/aboutcited 5× when named 14 3 CK Cowboy Kent Rollins3.6M followers 30 linktr.ee/cowboykentrollinscited 2× when named 15 1 JW Joshua Weissman10.7M followers 29 youtube.com/@JoshuaWeissmancited 1× when named 16 MS Mad Scientist BBQ772k followers 29 fwtx.com/eat-drink/mad-scientist-bbq-blends…cited 2× when named 17 3 CS Claire Saffitz1.5M followers 29 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claire_Saffitzcited 1× when named 18 8 PH Pro Home Cooks37k followers 29 vidpros.com/best-cooking-youtube-channelscited 1× when named 19 2 G Gastropodwith Cynthia Graber, Nicola Twilley 28 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gastropod_%28podcast%…cited 2× when named 20 1 TE The Educated Barfly547k followers 28 youtube.com/@TheEducatedBarflycited 3× when named 21 3 CB Chuds BBQ508k followers 27 grilln.app/field-guide/experts/chuds-bbqcited 2× when named 22 1 KL Keith Lee17.3M followers 27 eater.com/24000059/who-is-keith-lee-food-cr…cited 4× when named 23 4 MP Madeline Puckette47k followers 27 youtube.com/@WineFollycited 2× when named 24 3 AE Anders Erickson645k followers 27 youtube.com/@AndersEricksoncited 3× when named 25 3 CW Cooking with Dog1.6M followers 26 mo-afp.org/wp-content/uploads/A3-Free_Onlin…cited 1× when named

No. 1: J. Kenji López-Alt

Also named by AI

Organisations, publications and institutions AI names alongside the Food & Drink creators. They are listed apart and not ranked.

America’s Test KitchenThe Splendid TableChristopher KimballBon AppétitThe Dave Chang Show

Sub-category lists

A Top 10 where a sub-category has six or more topics, a Top 5 at four or five, and a list only when it holds steady when the questions are resampled.

Top 108 topics
Recipes & Cooking
1J. Kenji López-Alt50
2Just One Cookbook38
3Sandor Katz37
No list this week3 topics
Baking & Desserts

Too few topics for a stable list: a Top 5 needs four.

No list this week2 topics
Restaurants & Food Reviews

Too few topics for a stable list: a Top 5 needs four.

No list this week2 topics
Drinks & Alcohol

Too few topics for a stable list: a Top 5 needs four.

No list this week1 topic
Coffee & Tea

Too few topics for a stable list: a Top 5 needs four.

No list this week0 topics
Kitchen Equipment

Too few topics for a stable list: a Top 5 needs four.

Engine coverage

How many of the top 25 each engine names in Food & Drink, and how strongly

ChatGPT 25
Gemini 25
Claude 25
Grok 25
Perplexity 24
Not namedNamed first 75%+No answers from the engine
Topic leaders

The creators AI names most for each of the 16 topics of the category, most-asked first

bbq and smoking meat110 answers HowToBBQRight 61.8% · Mad Scientist BBQ 53.6% · Chuds BBQ 49.1%
cast-iron cooking110 answers Cowboy Kent Rollins 50.9% · J. Kenji López-Alt 47.3% · Cast Iron Chris 24.5%
cocktail mixology110 answers The Educated Barfly 48.2% · Anders Erickson 40.9% · Steve the Bartender 31.8%
fermentation basics110 answers Sandor Katz 68.2% · David Zilber 24.5% · Brad Leone 22.7%
home espresso110 answers James Hoffmann 91.8% · Lance Hedrick 73.6% · Scott Rao 43.6%
italian pasta making110 answers Pasta Grannies 70.9% · Vincenzo’s Plate 33.6% · Nadia Caterina Munno 26.4%
japanese home cooking110 answers Just One Cookbook 63.6% · Cooking with Dog 45.5% · Japanese Cooking 101 27.3%
knife skills110 answers J. Kenji López-Alt 47.3% · Jacques Pépin 40.0% · Helen Rennie 19.1%
meal prep planning110 answers Josh Cortis 27.3% · Talia Koren 23.6% · Kevin Curry 25.5%
pastry and dessert baking110 answers Claire Saffitz 50.0% · Preppy Kitchen 39.1% · Erin Jeanne McDowell 29.1%
restaurant reviews110 answers Keith Lee 39.1% · Pete Wells 28.2% · The Sporkful 18.2%
sourdough baking110 answers Maurizio Leo 50.9% · The Bread Code 30.9% · Full Proof Baking 31.8%
spice blending110 answers Lior Lev Sercarz 28.2% · Ethan Chlebowski 25.5% · Ranveer Brar 19.1%
street food travel110 answers Mark Wiens 80.0% · The Food Ranger 70.0% · Best Ever Food Review Show 61.8%
vegan baking110 answers Nora Cooks 38.2% · Rainbow Plant Life 27.3% · Minimalist Baker 23.6%
wine pairing basics110 answers Madeline Puckette 40.0% · Levi Dalton 23.6% · Jancis Robinson 21.8%

Share of the topic's answers that name the creator.