The Illegal Eater

''The Illegal Eater'' is a Canadian reality television series which premiered in 2013 in Canada on

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. 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 Michel "Mitch" Dorge (born September 15, 1960) is a Canadian drummer, multi-instrumentalist, composer and record producer. He has been the drummer with Crash Test Dummies since 1991, and has produced albums with the band, in addition to his s ...

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

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nominations at the

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