The Foodfluencers: Before Food Influencers Had a Name | Jackie Gebel of No Leftovers

E164 - The Foodfluencers: Before Food Influencers Had a Name | Jackie Gebel of No Leftovers

Published: October 1, 2026

Duration: 44:55

Jackie Gebel was recommending restaurants before “food influencer” was really a job. On this episode of Hospitality Hangout’s Foodfluencers series, the creator behind No Leftovers joins Jimmy and Schatzy to talk about how a simple habit of sharing where to eat turned into a career spanning restaurants, travel, brands and social media.

Jackie traces the story back to Foursquare, restaurant lists and a move to Tel Aviv, where she found herself building food guides simply because she could not find the kind of recommendations she wanted. When she returned to New York, that instinct followed her. What s...