Samira Kazan – know to her millions of online followers as alphafoodie – is an award-winning recipe developer, influencer and food blogger. With boundless passion and a love for vibrant, colourful and healthy meals, Kazan’s rainbow-inspired, Middle Eastern and often plant-based recipes have taken social media by storm, and she has now amassed over 1.1 million followers on Instagram where her striking food images stand out from the crowd of food influences.

As well as sharing her recipes on social media, she posts regularly on her blog AlphaFoodie.com and has featured in the likes of Bored Panda online, Time, Evening Standard and Vogue, and has graced the cover of Artful Living. A Channel 4/Netflix Crazy Delicious winner who participated in the TV cooking competition in front of Niklas Ekstedt and Heston Blumenthal, her work has led to collaborations with Google, Disney and Pinterest and she has even had the opportunity to meet the Royal Family.

Kazan grew up in family of Lebanese restauranteurs and her Middle Easternbackground, along with travels throughout the country consulting with elders and top chefs, inspired her to write her critically acclaimed debut cookbook Lebanese Cuisine: The Authentic Cookbook, released in September 2022. She continues to enjoy exploring and experimenting with rainbow-inspired food, and as online audiences continue their growing interest in the visual aspects of food, her popularity keeps soaring to dizzying new heights.