the degradation / dismantling of Eater is such a damn shame. in a world of influencer- and bot-skewed restaurant ratings, googling "eater [city]" provided guidance from passionate locals with good taste; it was a cheat code for eating well wherever you traveled
Vox Media Union statement on today's devastating round of layoffs at Eater. We stand with all of our wonderful colleagues. #solidarityforever #unionstrong #1u
100%. Eater lists have never steered me wrong. I especially love that they cover the full range of food and not just high-end dining
Matt!!!!! Thank you for saying this
I felt this way about Wirecutter before the NYT turned it into an advertising pit.
Yes! It’s due, almost entirely, to Eater that I’ve developed a reputation as a savant when it comes to finding the perfect spots for team and customer dinners. I’d need an abacus to count the number of exceptional dining experiences I’ve had because of Eater. Damn.
"Late night restaurants in X City" was a standard search every time I travelled.
Very much this
And one thing that AI can definitively not do is “eat.”
assuming AI will construct "reviews" based on listening in on diners' conversations via their phones then concocting a delectable cauldron of slop for all to enjoy
Eater was a treasure 😥
The Seattle Eater was so good, it’s basically how I planned every date night my wife and I ever had for five years.
