A Curious Cook

Investor Due Diligence Report

substackFood

Thoughts on food (and recipes to help you eat more of it).

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Key Metrics

Subscribers

28K

2.8K paid

Verified

Weekly Growth

~0%

Subscriber count is a platform estimate

Revenue Analysis

Pricing

$5/mo

$50/yr annual option

Est. Monthly Revenue

$11K

2.8K paid subs

$11K/mo – $11K/mo(±0%)

Quality & Publishing

Audience Quality Score

100Good

0100

Publishing Pace

Unknown

0.0 posts/week

Score based on available components only.

Component	Score	Weight

Competitive Landscape (Food)

Newsletter	Subscribers	Weekly Growth	Price	Platform
Zenith Within by Sara Redondo, MD, MS	37K	N/A	$30/mo	substack
All Day Cake	24K	N/A	$6/mo	substack
Freezer Cooking with Sarah Hart	23K	N/A	Free	substack
Lena Mattar	21K	N/A	$14.9/mo	substack

Revenue Trajectory

Estimated monthly revenue over time

Month	Subscribers	Est. Revenue	Change
Apr 2026	28K	$11,130	—

Revenue tracking starts with your first month of data. More data points will appear as snapshots accumulate.

Risk Assessment

Key risk factors for due diligence

High

Platform Dependency

Hosted on substack subdomain

Medium

Key Person

Single-author publication — key-person dependency

Low

Revenue Model

Active paid subscription tier

Monetization Readiness

Monetization status

Subscriber threshold

28K subscribers — above the 3K category median for first paid tier

Has paid tier

Active paid subscription offering

Peer monetization

100% of 112 similar-size peers in Food have paid tiers

Pricing position

$5/mo vs $5.5/mo category median (873 newsletters)

Pricing History

Date	Monthly	Annual
Apr 2026	$5	$50

Data Quality

Report Data QualityPartial - Some metrics estimated or missing

Subscriber Confidenceverified

Disclaimer: This report is generated automatically based on publicly available data and proprietary estimation models. Estimated subscriber counts are derived from engagement patterns and should be verified through direct disclosure. Revenue estimates are based on known pricing and estimated paid subscriber counts. This report is for informational purposes only and should not be the sole basis for investment decisions.