Robert Sietsema
@robertsietsema1 · Robert Sietsema's New York · Substack profile · Food & Drink
Robert Sietsema has 21,025 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. On the latest board read, Nov 6, 2026, they were #81 on Substack's Food & Drink Bestsellers board. 53 publications recommend them, 2 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 16.
Last read Nov 1, 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
- 21,025
- read Nov 1
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 10K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- Thousands
- bestseller badge 1,000+
- Recommended by
- 53
- +2 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 16
- Bestsellers rank
- #81
- Food & Drink
Followers by day
Tracking since Oct 31, 2026. 2 days of readings. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 2026 | 21,025 | +118 | 10K+ | Thousands |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 20,907 | 10K+ | Thousands |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food & Drink Bestsellers | #81 | #78 | 4 of 4 |
| Food & Drink Rising | #51 | #30 | 3 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food & Drink Bestsellers | 78 | 78 | 78 | 81 | ▼3 |
| Food & Drink Rising | 30 | 30 | 51 | ▼21 |
I read every board once a day.
Recommendations
53 publications recommend Robert Sietsema; 2 started in the last 30 days. Robert Sietsema recommends 16, and 9 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2025-01 | 4 |
| 2025-02 | 1 |
| 2025-03 | 5 |
| 2025-04 | 3 |
| 2025-05 | 4 |
| 2025-06 | 3 |
| 2025-07 | 3 |
| 2025-08 | 3 |
| 2025-09 | 2 |
| 2025-10 | 1 |
| 2025-11 | 1 |
| 2025-12 | 1 |
| 2026-02 | 3 |
| 2026-03 | 1 |
| 2026-04 | 2 |
| 2026-05 | 2 |
| 2026-06 | 2 |
| 2026-07 | 3 |
| 2026-08 | 2 |
| 2026-09 | 3 |
| 2026-10 | 4 |
Recommended by
Nate Silver457k followers · started Apr 2025 · mutual
Jordan Schneider137k followers · started Jul 2025
Emily Wilson17k followers · started Mar 2025 · mutual
Michael Caley9.9k followers · started Jul 2025
American Weekender7.8k followers · started Aug 4, 2026 · mutual
Laurie Werner348 followers · started Feb 7, 2026- OpenTabsstarted Oct 13, 2026new
- NYC BBQstarted Oct 13, 2026new
- David Steckstarted Oct 3, 2026
- James Lawrencestarted Oct 2, 2026
- Dale Degroffstarted Sep 30, 2026
- Karim Amerstarted Sep 26, 2026
- Mark's Substackstarted Sep 6, 2026
- Of All Places NYCstarted Aug 22, 2026
- Vicki's Substackstarted Jul 9, 2026
- Champagne Ladies at the Life-Work Cafestarted Jul 6, 2026
- Looking At Stuffstarted Jul 2, 2026
- Nick's Substackstarted Jun 22, 2026
- Lunch Ladystarted Jun 11, 2026
- Edzo'sstarted May 15, 2026
- Laurie Gwen Shapirostarted May 15, 2026
- Peter Watrousstarted Apr 25, 2026
- Rodrigo Santiagostarted Apr 13, 2026
- Melissa Leggestarted Mar 27, 2026
All 53
- Guest Checkstarted Feb 19, 2026
- THE BUILT BETTER PROJECTstarted Feb 14, 2026
- Mary's Substackstarted Dec 8, 2025
- Bob Higginbotham - Stories from a life lived at full volume.started Nov 9, 2025
- Todays Hard Truth Substackstarted Oct 2025
- FuriousJack’s Substackstarted Sep 2025
- JetUp Miamistarted Sep 2025
- Stewart’s Substackstarted Aug 2025
- JoshOnBusiness (JOBs)started Aug 2025
- Yastreblyansky’s Substackstarted Aug 2025
- Eater New York started Jul 2025 · mutual
- Food Time with Matt Rodbardstarted Jun 2025 · mutual
- C. Scudderstarted Jun 2025
- Sean’s Substackstarted Jun 2025
- Insight Outstarted May 2025
- Bread & Poemsstarted May 2025
- Rebecca Okrentstarted May 2025
- The Bing Bong Reportstarted May 2025
- Lana’s Substackstarted Apr 2025
- Ziya Danishmendstarted Apr 2025
- Anthonystarted Mar 2025
- The Strakestarted Mar 2025
- The New York Review of Cooksstarted Mar 2025 · mutual
- Old Newstarted Mar 2025
- Chopsticks & Marrowstarted Feb 2025 · mutual
- A MATT-AZINEstarted Jan 2025
- The Lo Timesstarted Jan 2025 · mutual
- Xtreme Foodiesstarted Jan 2025 · mutual
- Nature Everydaystarted Jan 2025
Recommends
- Nate Silver457k followers · started Jul 2025 · mutual
Ruth Reichl96k followers · started Oct 2025- Emily Wilson17k followers · started Jul 2025 · mutual
- American Weekender7.8k followers · started Aug 4, 2026 · mutual
- People & Foodstarted Aug 4, 2026
- Eater New York started Jul 2025 · mutual
- Allegedlystarted Jul 2025
- Danny Hellman Illustrationstarted Jul 2025
- Gustavo Arellano's Substackstarted Jul 2025
- McAtlas started Jul 2025
- Chopsticks & Marrowstarted Jul 2025 · mutual
- Xtreme Foodiesstarted Jul 2025 · mutual
- The New York Review of Cooksstarted Jul 2025 · mutual
- The Lo Timesstarted Jul 2025 · mutual
- Pass the Fish Saucestarted Jul 2025
- Food Time with Matt Rodbardstarted Jul 2025 · mutual
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.
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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 Robert Sietsema.
- recommends 10 of themThe Intellectual Investor
- recommends 8 of themTURBO GOTH UNIVERSE
- recommends 7 of them
Eric King@easygayoven - recommends 7 of themTURBO GOTH UNIVERSE
- 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
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