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Season 1, 13 episodes

Episode 1: UnCurry and Guerrilla Cuisine
- Now playing
- 45m
- Oct 23, 2013
Steven Page kicks off his journey by immersing himself in the Los Angeles, California culinary underbelly. Spurred on by friend Jason Priestley, Steven discovers a rule-bending distillery, rummages through an illegal marketplace, and dines at a Bombay-influenced underground eatery called Un-Curry. Steven then blasts clear across the country to Charleston, South Carolina to meet outlaw chef jimihatt. Steven and jimi chug moonshine and shoot guns in the country before heading back into town to jimi's underground restaurant Guerrilla Cuisine.
Episode 2: Summer Solstice and Milkfish
- 45m
- Oct 29, 2013
Steven lands in San Francisco, California first seeking out the Guerrilla Grafters, a group of renegade horticulturalists. He then shifts gears, driving out to Yolo County for the Summer Solstice Supper Club for a vegan banquet. Will this raw meal turn into a raw deal for Steven? Next, he travels to New Orleans, Louisiana and pushes the boundaries of The Big Easy's liquor laws. From drive-thru booze huts to Filipino moonshine, all roads eventually lead Steven to a Filipino pop-up restaurant called Milkfish.
Episode 3: Supper Underground and Cobra
- 45m
- Nov 5, 2013
Austin, Texas, self-dubbed as the city of weird. Steven searches for an odd illegal dining experience and uncovers more than he bargained for. From authentic roadhouses to giant street rappers to the Museum of Weird... Austin may just be the most normal stop on his journey (maybe Steven is the weird one). Steven then heads to Ottawa, Ontario where he dines on cheval, discovers a speakeasy behind a bookcase and finds the elusive upscale underground restaurant Cobra where he eats Wild Yak heart and marijuana leaf smoked octopus.
Episode 4: Frank and Yo Soy
- 45m
- Nov 12, 2013
Steven launches into an underground exploration of Dallas, Texas eateries at a conspiracy theory hotspot - Dealey Plaza. He then uncovers an unmarked bar which leads him to FRANK, an elusive restaurant run by Ben Starr and Jennie Kelley who met on TV's MasterChef. From there he travels to Chicago to play a show for ravenous fans - and to feed his ravenous appetite for illegal food that starts with a dog-gone-spectacular feast. Steven then uncovers Yo Soy an underground restaurant that proves to be a hot sweaty Mex-a-llent adventure.
Episode 5: Studiofeast and We've Got Soul
- 45m
- Nov 19, 2013
Steven blazes through Brooklyn, New York where he tours The Mast Brothers magical chocolate shop. He tastes a special chocolate moonshine, eats at a New Orleans style pop up before attending the underground restaurant Studio Feast, an illegal diner that's serving up a seafood boil. The Big Easy awaits Steven as he travels to New Orleans, Louisiana and discovers a pop-up restaurant with soul in The Marigny. But first, Chef Tres Barnard tours Steven through the neighborhood, taking him to underground and illegal stops including a fly-by-night communist taco stand. Commies, tacos and moonshine... this can't be legal.
Episode 6: American Bao Bar and Underground Halifax
- 45m
- Nov 26, 2013
Steven voyages to San Francisco, California to eat banned shark fin, while seeking out the city's counter culture including its street and LSD paper artwork. Then it's off to dine with friend and writer Paul Myers at a clandestine restaurant. Hello city! Steven is next in Halifax, Nova Scotia where a big pink bus is apparently whisking him and a bunch of other illegal eaters to a mystery location. Turns out, Steven has uncovered the largest kitchen party ever held in the area.
Episode 7: Hidden Agenda and Brasstacks
- 45m
- Dec 3, 2013
Steven digs deep into Los Angeles where he dines at the ultra decadent Hidden Agenda... tonight it's baconfest! Everything is made of bacon, from drinks to dessert. How much bacon can one man eat? Steven then jets to Cambridge, Massachusetts where he uncovers illegal dumpster divers and banned cured meats. His son Isaac flies into town and they both dine at an underground restaurant called Brasstacks that celebrates the regions culinary history. It all ends in a bang!
Episode 8: Legume Supper Club and Sous Rising
- 45m
- Dec 10, 2013
New York City, a place where the cultures of the world intermingle and help to create entirely new dining experiences. Steven hits up what were once two of the most dangerous areas in NYC all in the pursuit of a subterranean food community. Along the way he gets an invitation to the Legume Supper Club, an underground restaurant that fuses Venezuelan and Chinese cuisine for a super secretive guest list. Steven then travels to Chicago to walk in the footsteps of Al Capone, visiting his favorite booze can. He drinks Malört and gets to tour rarely seen tunnels used by the mob boss himself. He then seeks a clandestine dining experience in Sous Rising an underground restaurant featuring a modern gastronomical twist.
Episode 9: Pheast and L.I.M.E.
- 45m
- Dec 17, 2013
Steven finds himself in Los Angeles, California where he snacks on Singaporean Chili Crab, tacos from an indoor taco truck and New England Clam Chowder? It all leads him to unearthing an illegal eatery run by the great grandson of country music sensation Lefty Frizzell. From there Steven scours the streets of Charleston, South Carolina dining on local sourced seafood and meeting celebrity farmers and suppliers all working for L.I.M.E., an underground eatery happening in a terrifying former city jail.
Episode 10: Big Sleazy Speakeasy and Flavor Elevator
- 45m
- Jan 7, 2014
Fresh oysters on the half shell is on the menu as Steven travels to Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, a Gulf Coast town with a definitive underground dining scene. Here Steven attends the coveted illegal eatery The Big Sleazy Speakeasy dining illegally alongside the town's Mayor. From there Steven travels to New York City in search of decadence and overindulgence. He traverses the city and its boroughs, from the Serious Eats website headquarters, to eating brain tacos in Brooklyn, to eventually making his way to the upper east side to dine at the ultra decadent Flavor Elevator. Steven soon realizes he may have bitten off more than he can handle...
Episode 11: Highlands Dinner Club and Deer plus Almond
- 45m
- Jan 14, 2014
Steven is in Brooklyn, NY for a celebration dinner at the Highlands Dinner Club. Joining him is fellow musician Mike Doughty, as the duo dine high above the city on an illegal rooftop gathering, they sample everything from freshly caught octopus to artisanal donuts. From there, Steven is on a whirlwind tour of Winnipeg, Manitoba eating at a backdoor university restaurant before checking out an illegally run Chana masala take-out place. He then attends a pop-up, rooftop dinner put on by the chef at Deer + Almond, where they are serving worm wood laden absinthe and edible gold.
Episode 12: Coterie plus Tie and Sabor
- 45m
- Jan 21, 2014
Steven jets to Atlanta, Georgia where celebrity chef and restaurateur Hugh Acheson eases him into the city's concrete culinary jungle. He uncovers a speakeasy only accessed via a hidden London phone booth before venturing to an underground eatery that serves up ice cream made with pigs blood. Then it's off to Asheville, North Carolina aka Beer City USA. Steven wades through the sudsy streets of Asheville to find an underground food scene that includes a pop up restaurant that's a city bus and a murder mystery in a tobacco factory.
Episode 13: Charlies Burgers and the Illegal Eater
- 45m
- Jan 28, 2014
The season finale. Toronto, Ontario, Steven Page's hometown, he's always wanted to attend an underground dinner at the upscale illegal eatery Charlie's Burgers, but has never been fortunate enough to be picked. After moving away, and hosting his own TV, he's finally got a seat at this anti-restaurant where the theme is all about chefs recreating junk food, from Kraft Dinner to Tang and champagne. Inspired by his travels Steven puts on his own underground dinner at his house in upstate New York. Serving everything from raw milk to wild game, Steven races against the clock to pull off the ultimate illegal dinner inspired by his travels!

The Illegal Eater

2013 to 2014
1 season
45m per episode
Documentary
Reality

Overview

The Illegal Eater follows musician and foodie Steven Page as he embarks on a journey to uncover some of the tastiest, creative, illegal food in a city's unlicensed - secret - underground venues. It's in these places where the food is always fresh, local, and the experience is completely authentic.

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Ran for 1 season and 13 episodes (2013 to 2014)
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Created by: Steven Page
Status: Ended
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 13
First aired: October 23, 2013
Last aired: January 28, 2014
Original language: English

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Episodes

Season 1, 13 episodes

Episode 1: UnCurry and Guerrilla Cuisine
- Now playing
- 45m
- Oct 23, 2013
Steven Page kicks off his journey by immersing himself in the Los Angeles, California culinary underbelly. Spurred on by friend Jason Priestley, Steven discovers a rule-bending distillery, rummages through an illegal marketplace, and dines at a Bombay-influenced underground eatery called Un-Curry. Steven then blasts clear across the country to Charleston, South Carolina to meet outlaw chef jimihatt. Steven and jimi chug moonshine and shoot guns in the country before heading back into town to jimi's underground restaurant Guerrilla Cuisine.
Episode 2: Summer Solstice and Milkfish
- 45m
- Oct 29, 2013
Steven lands in San Francisco, California first seeking out the Guerrilla Grafters, a group of renegade horticulturalists. He then shifts gears, driving out to Yolo County for the Summer Solstice Supper Club for a vegan banquet. Will this raw meal turn into a raw deal for Steven? Next, he travels to New Orleans, Louisiana and pushes the boundaries of The Big Easy's liquor laws. From drive-thru booze huts to Filipino moonshine, all roads eventually lead Steven to a Filipino pop-up restaurant called Milkfish.
Episode 3: Supper Underground and Cobra
- 45m
- Nov 5, 2013
Austin, Texas, self-dubbed as the city of weird. Steven searches for an odd illegal dining experience and uncovers more than he bargained for. From authentic roadhouses to giant street rappers to the Museum of Weird... Austin may just be the most normal stop on his journey (maybe Steven is the weird one). Steven then heads to Ottawa, Ontario where he dines on cheval, discovers a speakeasy behind a bookcase and finds the elusive upscale underground restaurant Cobra where he eats Wild Yak heart and marijuana leaf smoked octopus.
Episode 4: Frank and Yo Soy
- 45m
- Nov 12, 2013
Steven launches into an underground exploration of Dallas, Texas eateries at a conspiracy theory hotspot - Dealey Plaza. He then uncovers an unmarked bar which leads him to FRANK, an elusive restaurant run by Ben Starr and Jennie Kelley who met on TV's MasterChef. From there he travels to Chicago to play a show for ravenous fans - and to feed his ravenous appetite for illegal food that starts with a dog-gone-spectacular feast. Steven then uncovers Yo Soy an underground restaurant that proves to be a hot sweaty Mex-a-llent adventure.
Episode 5: Studiofeast and We've Got Soul
- 45m
- Nov 19, 2013
Steven blazes through Brooklyn, New York where he tours The Mast Brothers magical chocolate shop. He tastes a special chocolate moonshine, eats at a New Orleans style pop up before attending the underground restaurant Studio Feast, an illegal diner that's serving up a seafood boil. The Big Easy awaits Steven as he travels to New Orleans, Louisiana and discovers a pop-up restaurant with soul in The Marigny. But first, Chef Tres Barnard tours Steven through the neighborhood, taking him to underground and illegal stops including a fly-by-night communist taco stand. Commies, tacos and moonshine... this can't be legal.
Episode 6: American Bao Bar and Underground Halifax
- 45m
- Nov 26, 2013
Steven voyages to San Francisco, California to eat banned shark fin, while seeking out the city's counter culture including its street and LSD paper artwork. Then it's off to dine with friend and writer Paul Myers at a clandestine restaurant. Hello city! Steven is next in Halifax, Nova Scotia where a big pink bus is apparently whisking him and a bunch of other illegal eaters to a mystery location. Turns out, Steven has uncovered the largest kitchen party ever held in the area.
Episode 7: Hidden Agenda and Brasstacks
- 45m
- Dec 3, 2013
Steven digs deep into Los Angeles where he dines at the ultra decadent Hidden Agenda... tonight it's baconfest! Everything is made of bacon, from drinks to dessert. How much bacon can one man eat? Steven then jets to Cambridge, Massachusetts where he uncovers illegal dumpster divers and banned cured meats. His son Isaac flies into town and they both dine at an underground restaurant called Brasstacks that celebrates the regions culinary history. It all ends in a bang!
Episode 8: Legume Supper Club and Sous Rising
- 45m
- Dec 10, 2013
New York City, a place where the cultures of the world intermingle and help to create entirely new dining experiences. Steven hits up what were once two of the most dangerous areas in NYC all in the pursuit of a subterranean food community. Along the way he gets an invitation to the Legume Supper Club, an underground restaurant that fuses Venezuelan and Chinese cuisine for a super secretive guest list. Steven then travels to Chicago to walk in the footsteps of Al Capone, visiting his favorite booze can. He drinks Malört and gets to tour rarely seen tunnels used by the mob boss himself. He then seeks a clandestine dining experience in Sous Rising an underground restaurant featuring a modern gastronomical twist.
Episode 9: Pheast and L.I.M.E.
- 45m
- Dec 17, 2013
Steven finds himself in Los Angeles, California where he snacks on Singaporean Chili Crab, tacos from an indoor taco truck and New England Clam Chowder? It all leads him to unearthing an illegal eatery run by the great grandson of country music sensation Lefty Frizzell. From there Steven scours the streets of Charleston, South Carolina dining on local sourced seafood and meeting celebrity farmers and suppliers all working for L.I.M.E., an underground eatery happening in a terrifying former city jail.
Episode 10: Big Sleazy Speakeasy and Flavor Elevator
- 45m
- Jan 7, 2014
Fresh oysters on the half shell is on the menu as Steven travels to Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, a Gulf Coast town with a definitive underground dining scene. Here Steven attends the coveted illegal eatery The Big Sleazy Speakeasy dining illegally alongside the town's Mayor. From there Steven travels to New York City in search of decadence and overindulgence. He traverses the city and its boroughs, from the Serious Eats website headquarters, to eating brain tacos in Brooklyn, to eventually making his way to the upper east side to dine at the ultra decadent Flavor Elevator. Steven soon realizes he may have bitten off more than he can handle...
Episode 11: Highlands Dinner Club and Deer plus Almond
- 45m
- Jan 14, 2014
Steven is in Brooklyn, NY for a celebration dinner at the Highlands Dinner Club. Joining him is fellow musician Mike Doughty, as the duo dine high above the city on an illegal rooftop gathering, they sample everything from freshly caught octopus to artisanal donuts. From there, Steven is on a whirlwind tour of Winnipeg, Manitoba eating at a backdoor university restaurant before checking out an illegally run Chana masala take-out place. He then attends a pop-up, rooftop dinner put on by the chef at Deer + Almond, where they are serving worm wood laden absinthe and edible gold.
Episode 12: Coterie plus Tie and Sabor
- 45m
- Jan 21, 2014
Steven jets to Atlanta, Georgia where celebrity chef and restaurateur Hugh Acheson eases him into the city's concrete culinary jungle. He uncovers a speakeasy only accessed via a hidden London phone booth before venturing to an underground eatery that serves up ice cream made with pigs blood. Then it's off to Asheville, North Carolina aka Beer City USA. Steven wades through the sudsy streets of Asheville to find an underground food scene that includes a pop up restaurant that's a city bus and a murder mystery in a tobacco factory.
Episode 13: Charlies Burgers and the Illegal Eater
- 45m
- Jan 28, 2014
The season finale. Toronto, Ontario, Steven Page's hometown, he's always wanted to attend an underground dinner at the upscale illegal eatery Charlie's Burgers, but has never been fortunate enough to be picked. After moving away, and hosting his own TV, he's finally got a seat at this anti-restaurant where the theme is all about chefs recreating junk food, from Kraft Dinner to Tang and champagne. Inspired by his travels Steven puts on his own underground dinner at his house in upstate New York. Serving everything from raw milk to wild game, Steven races against the clock to pull off the ultimate illegal dinner inspired by his travels!

Episodes

E1 Episode 1: UnCurry and Guerrilla Cuisine

E2 Episode 2: Summer Solstice and Milkfish

E3 Episode 3: Supper Underground and Cobra

E4 Episode 4: Frank and Yo Soy

E5 Episode 5: Studiofeast and We've Got Soul

E6 Episode 6: American Bao Bar and Underground Halifax

E7 Episode 7: Hidden Agenda and Brasstacks

E8 Episode 8: Legume Supper Club and Sous Rising

E9 Episode 9: Pheast and L.I.M.E.

E10 Episode 10: Big Sleazy Speakeasy and Flavor Elevator

E11 Episode 11: Highlands Dinner Club and Deer plus Almond

E12 Episode 12: Coterie plus Tie and Sabor

E13 Episode 13: Charlies Burgers and the Illegal Eater

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E1 Episode 1: UnCurry and Guerrilla Cuisine

E2 Episode 2: Summer Solstice and Milkfish

E3 Episode 3: Supper Underground and Cobra

E4 Episode 4: Frank and Yo Soy

E5 Episode 5: Studiofeast and We've Got Soul

E6 Episode 6: American Bao Bar and Underground Halifax

E7 Episode 7: Hidden Agenda and Brasstacks

E8 Episode 8: Legume Supper Club and Sous Rising

E9 Episode 9: Pheast and L.I.M.E.

E10 Episode 10: Big Sleazy Speakeasy and Flavor Elevator

E11 Episode 11: Highlands Dinner Club and Deer plus Almond

E12 Episode 12: Coterie plus Tie and Sabor

E13 Episode 13: Charlies Burgers and the Illegal Eater

Episode 1: UnCurry and Guerrilla Cuisine

Episode 2: Summer Solstice and Milkfish

Episode 3: Supper Underground and Cobra

Episode 4: Frank and Yo Soy

Episode 5: Studiofeast and We've Got Soul

Episode 6: American Bao Bar and Underground Halifax

Episode 7: Hidden Agenda and Brasstacks

Episode 8: Legume Supper Club and Sous Rising

Episode 9: Pheast and L.I.M.E.

Episode 10: Big Sleazy Speakeasy and Flavor Elevator

Episode 11: Highlands Dinner Club and Deer plus Almond

Episode 12: Coterie plus Tie and Sabor

Episode 13: Charlies Burgers and the Illegal Eater

Episode 1: UnCurry and Guerrilla Cuisine

Episode 2: Summer Solstice and Milkfish

Episode 3: Supper Underground and Cobra

Episode 4: Frank and Yo Soy

Episode 5: Studiofeast and We've Got Soul

Episode 6: American Bao Bar and Underground Halifax

Episode 7: Hidden Agenda and Brasstacks

Episode 8: Legume Supper Club and Sous Rising

Episode 9: Pheast and L.I.M.E.

Episode 10: Big Sleazy Speakeasy and Flavor Elevator

Episode 11: Highlands Dinner Club and Deer plus Almond

Episode 12: Coterie plus Tie and Sabor

Episode 13: Charlies Burgers and the Illegal Eater