Best Medium publications for Food writers
35 publications that publish Food stories. Publications marked open to new writers regularly publish people with fewer than 100 followers — the best place to submit your first stories.
Updated Oct 20, 2026
Where new Food writers get published
| # | Publication | Followers | Stories (14d) | Median claps | By small writers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Belladonna Comedy open to new writers | 6 | 438 | 67% | |
| 2 | The Narrative Arc open to new writers | 18 | 270 | 33% | |
| 3 | Rooted open to new writers | 11 | 91 | 46% | |
| 4 | Teatime History open to new writers | 4 | 79 | 75% | |
| 5 | Long. Sweet. Valuable. open to new writers | 5 | 51 | 60% | |
| 6 | Frazzled open to new writers | 9 | 233 | 56% | |
| 7 | Japonica Publication open to new writers | 7 | 89 | 57% | |
| 8 | Microcosm open to new writers | 11 | 321 | 36% | |
| 9 | True Travel Tales open to new writers | 13 | 101 | 39% | |
| 10 | Alex in Japan open to new writers | 7 | 0 | 100% |
All Food publications
| # | Publication | Followers | Stories (14d) | Median claps | By small writers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Belladonna Comedy open to new writers | 6 | 438 | 67% | |
| 2 | The Narrative Arc open to new writers | 18 | 270 | 33% | |
| 3 | Rooted open to new writers | 11 | 91 | 46% | |
| 4 | Teatime History open to new writers | 4 | 79 | 75% | |
| 5 | Long. Sweet. Valuable. open to new writers | 5 | 51 | 60% | |
| 6 | Frazzled open to new writers | 9 | 233 | 56% | |
| 7 | Japonica Publication open to new writers | 7 | 89 | 57% | |
| 8 | Microcosm open to new writers | 11 | 321 | 36% | |
| 9 | True Travel Tales open to new writers | 13 | 101 | 39% | |
| 10 | Alex in Japan open to new writers | 7 | 0 | 100% | |
| 11 | 13 | 224 | 23% | ||
| 12 | 4 | 571 | 25% | ||
| 13 | 7 | 80 | 29% | ||
| 14 | 3 | 62 | 0% | ||
| 15 | 36 | 0 | 3% | ||
| 16 | Sharing Food | 2 | 9 | 100% | |
| 17 | 15 | 335 | 7% | ||
| 18 | 5 | 547 | 40% | ||
| 19 | Culture Club | 2 | 5 | 100% | |
| 20 | The Masterpiece | 2 | 51 | 100% | |
| 21 | 54 | 396 | 9% | ||
| 22 | 7 | 108 | 0% | ||
| 23 | 5 | 596 | 20% | ||
| 24 | 25 | 200 | 8% | ||
| 25 | 7 | 555 | 0% | ||
| 26 | 5 | 505 | 20% | ||
| 27 | No Air | 2 | 1.9K | 0% | |
| 28 | 4 | 1.5K | 0% | ||
| 29 | 11 | 604 | 18% | ||
| 30 | 3 | 483 | 0% | ||
| 31 | 3 | 193 | 0% | ||
| 32 | The Trash | 2 | 832 | 0% | |
| 33 | Heami | 2 | 282 | 0% | |
| 34 | Health Span | 2 | 1 | 0% | |
| 35 | Betta Risk Management | 2 | 0 | 100% |
How to choose a publication
Bigger is not always better. A publication with 72K followers can bury your story among dozens of daily posts, while a smaller, active publication that features new writers often brings more reads per story. Look at three numbers above: followers (potential reach), median claps (how much readers actually engage) and the share of small writers (your chances of being accepted).
For context, Food sees about 27 new stories a day and 47% of them get no claps at all. Getting into a publication is one of the few reliable ways out of that pile. See the full Food tag statistics.