Eater
(https://eater.com) 📸 Data Snapshot: May 29, 2026Inspect the JSON-LD. Is there an Organization or Person schema, and does it carry sameAs links to real external profiles (LinkedIn, socials)? Missing schema or no identity declaration signals an anonymous entity.
Authority is verified via the schema_json, which explicitly links the organization to its parent (Vox Media) and its founders. There is no authority gap; the site claims to be a national food site and demonstrates this with a high volume of original, bylined reporting. Technical implementation is clean with a logical heading hierarchy (H1 to H2 categorization).
Eater does not make performance claims in the traditional business sense (e.g., ‘increase ROI’). Instead, it makes editorial claims (‘The Best Restaurants’), which are backed by the named expertise of the contributors and a transparent ethics policy. There is no disconnect between the marketing tone and the content provided.
Identity & Authority is read from the structured data first: whether the site declares who it is in machine-readable schema, with verifiable identity links. Below is the schema captured per page, then the external proof links that support (or fail to support) that identity.
🔗 Identity & Technical Layer — schema JSON-LD: identity chains, entity gaps
Homepage schema
[
{
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "NewsMediaOrganization",
"@id": "https://www.eater.com/#publisher",
"name": "Eater",
"alternateName": "Eater.com",
"url": "https://www.eater.com",
"logo": {
"@type": "ImageObject",
"url": "https://platform.eater.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/01/Eater-Site-Logo.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0,23.821989528796,100,52.356020942408",
"height": "436",
"width": "834"
},
"diversityPolicy": "https://diversity.voxmedia.com/",
"ethicsPolicy": "https://www.eater.com/pages/eater-ethics-statement",
"masthead": "https://www.eater.com/pages/masthead",
"foundingDate": "2005-07-01",
"founder": [
{
"@type": "Person",
"name": "Lockhart Steele"
},
{
"@type": "Person",
"name": "Ben Leventhal"
}
],
"ownershipFundingInfo": "Eater is owned by Vox Media, the leading modern media company dedicated to high-quality journalism.",
"knowsAbout": [
{
"@type": "Thing",
"name": "Food News"
},
{
"@type": "Thing",
"name": "Groceries and Retail"
},
{
"@type": "Thing",
"name": "Food Culture"
},
{
"@type": "Thing",
"name": "Restaurants"
},
{
"@type": "Thing",
"name": "Dining"
},
{
"@type": "Thing",
"name": "Bars"
},
{
"@type": "Thing",
"name": "Cocktails"
},
{
"@type": "Thing",
"name": "Travel"
}
]
},
{
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "WebSite",
"url": "https://www.eater.com/",
"name": "Eater",
"potentialAction": {
"@type": "SearchAction",
"target": {
"@type": "EntryPoint",
"urlTemplate": "https://www.eater.com/search?q={search_term_string}"
},
"query-input": "required name=search_term_string"
}
}
]
🛡️ Trust Signals — external proof links that back the declared identity
| Page | Reviews | Proof links |
|---|---|---|
| / (home) | 4 | 2 |
| /dining-out/ | 2 | 2 |
| /food-culture/ | 4 | 2 |
| /travel-restaurants/ | 2 | 2 |
This page presents a snapshot of public data from Eater, captured on May 29, 2026, to show how machine logic reads Identity & Authority signals into an AI reputation evaluation.
Purpose: This data is presented under “Fair Use” for the purpose of independent signal analysis, allowing readers to see the raw signals behind the reputation score.
Notice to Eater: This analysis is part of a non-adversarial audit conducted by 1 Euro SEO. The results are intended as professional feedback to help improve any website’s machine-readability and authority signals. The evaluation is free, and any company can request a fresh audit at any time.
Any company can use the insights for free and improve its voice. When a company has updated its content, it can always submit a new audit request, which will be reflected in a new current score.
To all users: You are encouraged to visit the live site at https://eater.com to view the most current version of its content and see directly what this company is about and what it offers.