October 22, 2013 (2013-10-22) – January 28, 2014 (2014-01-28)
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 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.