11 Famous Cooks and Celebrity Chefs Using Twitter

It seems like anyone who’s anyone in the world of celebrities has been jumping on the Twitter bandwagon, and famous cooks are no different. For your convenience, we’ve compiled a starter list of 11 noteworthy Twitterers along with a breakdown of whether they warrant a follow.

1) Jamie Oliver — @jamie_oliver

Sample Tweet:

oh my lord your gonna luv this best pizza recipe ever http://www.jamieoliver.com/ proscuitto artichoke olives and egg…heaven

Worth the follow?

He updates frequently, engages in conversation, and seems to have a good sense of humor. Our verdict is, why not?

2) Paula Deen — @Paula_Deen

Sample Tweet:

Hey y’all, could you retweet about my new show? I’d love to see if we could get a trend going!

Worth the follow?

Most of it is pretty self-promotional, and there’s minimal dialogue with any of her 20,000+ followers, however, if you really (and we mean REALLY) love Paula Deen it might be worth a follow.

3) Martha Stewart — @marthastewart

Sample Tweet:

a lovely sunday- a two hour horseback ride on the bedford riding lanes,lunch at a neighbors,gardening,garden touring, supper with friends-

Worth the follow?

Unless you can relate to tweets like the one above and are anxious to become another tally mark in her over 760,000 followers, we’d say “nay.”

4) Giada De Laurentiis — @GdeLaurentiis

Sample Tweet:

Shooting the photo’s for my next book…it’s amazing how obsessive I can get over a piece of basil…it’s craziness!

Worth the follow?

15 updates over a 5 month period is hardly anything to be excited about and it feels like the profile is only there because someone told her she should have one. This one’s a definite pass.

5) Bobby Flay — @bflay

Sample Tweet:

check out The Next Food Network Star starting tonight – was host and judge, lots of fun stuff ahead this season including burger contest

Worth the follow?

Mostly promotional tidbits with an occasional interjection of personality. Nothing overly exciting, but if you’re a fan then it’s worth the follow.

6) Guy Fieri — @ChefGuyFieri

Sample Tweet:

In LA shootin triple D, just did a drink challenge with mario lopez on extra, while I was at one of the diners. funny stuff!

Worth the follow?

The avatar alone is so incendiary we were afraid it might make the monitor melt, and the bright red coloring was his doing, not ours. However, despite the promise of EXTREME tweets, there’s really nothing of interest other than updates on Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives. We say don’t bother.