The Illegal Eater (2013)

Genre

documentary, reality

Country

Canada

Length

1 season, 13 episodes

Rated

14+

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A musician travels to different North American cities to find hidden food spots like pop-up restaurants and food carts. He talks to the people who run these underground food businesses.

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What happens

The Illegal Eater is 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 was nominated for a Rockie Award at the 2014 Banff World Media Festival, winning for Best Lifestyle Series. 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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