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    Term map

    How we talk about this.

    We build with frameworks and speak in outcomes. You should never need to learn our vocabulary to understand the value of the next step. But if you want the whole map on one page, here it is, in the order you meet each term.

    1 · What we study

    Signal Integrity™

    Whether the internet describes your restaurant the way you actually are.

    Everything else on this page sits underneath it. Your signals are the words, menus, listings, and reviews that machines read about you.

    2 · What goes wrong

    The Interpretation Gap™

    The distance between what you are and what AI thinks you are.

    When the gap is wide, guests are sent somewhere else. That is the thing we are measuring the cost of.

    3 · What we look at

    Operator Vocabulary™

    The words you use to describe yourself.

    Generic words (cozy, authentic, elevated) give a machine nothing to hold. Concrete words do. The Translation Library on /vocabulary is this in practice.

    4 · What we report

    AI Hook™

    The one sentence AI uses when someone asks about you.

    It is the first thing shown in a Guest Read, because it is the thing guests actually see.

    4 · What we report

    Identity Clarity Rating™

    How easily AI can tell what kind of restaurant you are.

    Our core score. Low clarity is the most common reason a restaurant is left out of a recommendation.

    4 · What we report

    Vibe Index™

    How you compare to other restaurants we've measured.

    The method behind the rating, not a second score to worry about.

    5 · What you get free

    Guest Read™

    A free reading of how AI currently interprets your restaurant.

    Diagnosis only: what is happening and why it matters. No account required.

    6 · What you can buy

    Signal Correction Plan™

    The words to change, in the order to change them.

    The Complete Operator Guide: Second Edition ($47) is the first paid step, offered after a Guest Read, never before. Larger operations move to the Signal Vault™ or a Signal Integrity Audit™ inquiry.

    7 · For groups

    Signal Integrity IQ™

    The same work across a portfolio of locations, by inquiry.

    For groups and investors tracking interpretation across many businesses at once.

    The fastest way to understand any of this is to see it applied to your own restaurant.

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    The Food Architect

    Helping restaurants become impossible to misunderstand.

    The research practice behind Signal Integrity™, the Vibe Index™, and the P.E.D.A.L. framework — built from 25 years inside hospitality.

    Free Tools

    • Free Guest Read
    • Operator Prompt Desk
    • Free Signal Kit
    • Operator Vocabulary Library
    • Signal Vault™

    Quick Links

    • Guest Read
    • FAQ

    Resources

    • The Interpretation Gap™ — Doctrine
    • Published Observations
    • Field Notes, Vol. 1
    • How AI Recommends Restaurants
    • P.E.D.A.L. Framework
    • Vibe-Based Discovery Brief
    • Interpretation Glossary
    • How We Talk About This
    • Guest Review Guide
    • The Complete Operator Guide
    • Live Readings Archive
    • Press & Media Kit
    • Origin: Three Lenses
    • What I Actually Do
    • Connect to ChatGPT & Claude
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