The Illegal Eater


The Illegal Eater was a Canadian reality television series which premiered in 2013 in Canada on Travel + Escape. Hosted by musician Steven Page, the series featured Page traveling to various North American cities to profile "under the radar" food businesses, such as pop-up restaurants, food carts and underground restaurants. The show also aired in the United States on the Esquire Network.
The series also featured appearances by Paul Myers, Jason Priestley and Mike Doughty. Page collaborated with Mitch Dorge on the series music.
The series won a 2014 Banff Rockie Awards for Best Lifestyle Series at the Banff World Media Festival. The show also garnered two Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 3rd Canadian Screen Awards in 2015, for Best Lifestyle Program or Series and Best Writing in a Lifestyle or Reality/Competition Program or Series.