2 0 0 4 ▁as ▁a ▁side ▁project ▁by ▁Lock hart ▁Ste ele , ▁man aging ▁editor ▁of ▁G aw ker ▁Media . ▁Cur bed ▁became ▁a ▁V ox ▁Media ▁brand ▁when ▁the ▁company ▁acquired ▁its ▁parent ▁company , ▁Cur bed ▁Network , ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁for ▁ ▁in ▁c ash ▁and ▁stock . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁national ▁site , ▁Cur bed ▁oper ates ▁local ▁sites ▁for ▁ 1 4 ▁U . S . ▁cities . ▁The ▁editor - in - ch ief ▁is ▁K else y ▁Keith . ▁ ▁E ater ▁▁ ▁E ater ▁is ▁a ▁food ▁and ▁d ining ▁network ▁of ▁sites , ▁offering ▁reviews ▁and ▁news ▁about ▁the ▁restaurant ▁industry . ▁The ▁network ▁was ▁founded ▁by ▁Lock hart ▁Ste ele ▁and ▁Ben ▁Le vent hal ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁and ▁originally ▁focused ▁on ▁d ining ▁and ▁night life ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁E ater ▁launched ▁a ▁national ▁site ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁and ▁covered ▁nearly ▁ 2 0 ▁cities ▁by ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁V ox ▁Media ▁acquired ▁E ater , ▁along ▁with ▁two ▁others ▁compr ising ▁the ▁Cur bed ▁Network , ▁in ▁late ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁E ater ▁had ▁ 2 5 ▁local ▁sites ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁Canada , ▁and ▁launched ▁its ▁first ▁international ▁site ▁in ▁London . ▁The ▁site ▁has ▁been ▁recognized ▁four ▁times ▁by ▁the ▁James ▁Be ard ▁Foundation ▁Awards .