The Illegal Eater

The Illegal Eater is a Canadian reality television series which premiered in 2013 in Canada on Travel + Escape.[1][2] 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.[3] The show also aired in the United States on the Esquire Network.

The Illegal Eater
GenreReality
Created by
  • Chris Charney
  • Scott R. Leary
Written byChris Charney
Directed by
  • Chris Charney
  • John Barnard
  • Scott R. Leary
StarringSteven Page
Composers
Country of originCanada
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13
Production
Production companyFarpoint Films
Release
Original network
Original releaseOctober 22, 2013 (2013-10-22) –
January 28, 2014 (2014-01-28)

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,[4] winning for Best Lifestyle Series.[5] 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.

References
  1. Ladouceur, Liisa (2013-10-22). "Steven Page's Controversial New Food Series 'The Illegal Eater'". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
  2. Stainsby, Mia (2013-10-28). "Interview: former Bare Naked Ladies' Steven Page The Illegal Eater". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
  3. Myles, Ruth (2013-10-25). "Steven Page sings a new tune with his TV series The Illegal Eater". Calgary Herald. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
  4. Saval, Malina (2014-05-06). "Nominees for the Banff World Media Festival Rockie Awards Announced". Variety. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
  5. Cummins, Julianna (2014-06-09). "The Illegal Eater, We Were Children win Rockie Awards". Playback. Retrieved 2022-06-04.


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