Jessica has 28,304 followers on Substack as of Oct 31, 2026. 42 publications recommend them.
Last read Oct 31, 2026 (UTC). Followers are not email subscribers. Substack lists only the newest 50 recommendations for each publication, so a recommender count of 50 or more is a floor. History starts Oct 31, 2026; Substack publishes nothing earlier.
- Followers
- 28,304
- read Oct 31
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 28K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- 100+
- bestseller badge 100+
- Recommended by
- 42
- none new in 30 days
- Recommends
- 0
- Bestsellers rank
- not on a board
Followers by day
Tracking since Oct 31, 2026. This is the first reading. Substack doesn't publish past follower counts, so history starts the day I first read a writer and grows by one reading every 3 days (daily if it's on your watchlist). The 7-day change appears on Nov 7, the 30-day change on Nov 30. Recommendation dates below go further back: they're Substack's own.
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| Date | Followers | Change | Subscribers | Paid band |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31, 2026 | 28,304 | 28K+ |
Leaderboard positions
Not on a category leaderboard right now
Substack's boards list the top 100 per category, by paid subscribers (Bestsellers) and by recent paid growth (Rising). I read all 66 of them once a day, so a new entry shows up within a day.
Recommendations
42 publications recommend Jessica. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2025-03 | 2 |
| 2025-04 | 3 |
| 2025-05 | 3 |
| 2025-06 | 4 |
| 2025-07 | 2 |
| 2025-09 | 2 |
| 2025-10 | 4 |
| 2025-11 | 1 |
| 2025-12 | 2 |
| 2026-01 | 7 |
| 2026-02 | 1 |
| 2026-03 | 4 |
| 2026-06 | 3 |
| 2026-08 | 2 |
| 2026-09 | 1 |
| 2026-10 | 1 |
Recommended by
- Susan's Substackstarted Oct 4, 2026
- Neil Phillipsstarted Sep 6, 2026
- The Childfree Editstarted Aug 23, 2026
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- TinaM's Substackstarted Jun 14, 2026
- Aarifah's Substackstarted Jun 10, 2026
- Pam's Substackstarted Jun 5, 2026
- Jayne's Substackstarted Mar 28, 2026
- TURBO GOTH UNIVERSEstarted Mar 20, 2026
- cher's Substackstarted Mar 17, 2026
- Kathy's Substackstarted Mar 16, 2026
- Emily's Substackstarted Feb 25, 2026
- Mika's Substackstarted Jan 25, 2026
- Barbara's Substackstarted Jan 18, 2026
- Dannielle's Substackstarted Jan 16, 2026
- Kathy's Substackstarted Jan 16, 2026
- Susan's Substackstarted Jan 14, 2026
- Addie's Substackstarted Jan 13, 2026
- Jade's Substackstarted Jan 7, 2026
- Kim's Substackstarted Dec 12, 2025
- Cheryl's Substackstarted Dec 5, 2025
- El Substack de Manuelastarted Nov 12, 2025
- Nancy's Substackstarted Oct 2025
- Nicole's Substackstarted Oct 2025
All 42
- Yvette's Substackstarted Oct 2025
- Susan’s Substackstarted Oct 2025
- Ali’s Substackstarted Sep 2025
- Lori’s Substackstarted Sep 2025
- PixieCat’s Substackstarted Jul 2025
- Emer’s Substackstarted Jul 2025
- Victoria’s Substackstarted Jun 2025
- sincerelysusan’s Substackstarted Jun 2025
- sincerelysusan’s Substackstarted Jun 2025
- Linda’s Substackstarted Jun 2025
- Katelynn’s Substackstarted May 2025
- Living My Chosen Life Nowstarted May 2025
- Geraldine’s Substackstarted May 2025
- starter storiesstarted Apr 2025
- Zena’s Substackstarted Apr 2025
- Tamryn’s Substackstarted Apr 2025
- Karen’s Substackstarted Mar 2025
- Carrie Bachmanstarted Mar 2025
Recommends
Jessica doesn't recommend anyone.
Substack lists the 50 newest recommenders of each publication. I add every recommendation found in the full lists of the 6,392 publications I read, so writers with many recommenders may still be missing a few small ones. "Started" is Substack's date.
Recommended by the same publications
Writers who share the most recommenders with Jessica. Useful for finding peers, and for sponsors looking for similar audiences.
- 3 shared
Clara ParkesThe Daily Respite
10k followers
Who recommends writers like this one
Publications that recommend at least two other Food & Drink writers with 10,000 to 50,000 followers (81 writers in that group), but not Jessica.
- recommends 10 of themThe Intellectual Investor
- recommends 8 of themTURBO GOTH UNIVERSE
- recommends 7 of them
Eric King@easygayoven - recommends 6 of themSweet Violets
- recommends 5 of them
Hetty Lui McKinnon@hettymckinnon - recommends 5 of themFoodoKitchenz’s Substack
- recommends 5 of themThe Secret Ingredient
- recommends 4 of them
carla lalli@lallicarla - recommends 4 of them
Alfie Steiner@alfiecooks - recommends 4 of them
Liz Prueitt@lizprueitt
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