The Illegal Eater

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.

1. E1. UnCurry and Guerrilla Cuisine

   Oct 23, 2013 · 45m

   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.

2. E2. Summer Solstice and Milkfish

   Oct 29, 2013 · 45m

   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.

3. E3. Supper Underground and Cobra

   Nov 5, 2013 · 45m

   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.

4. E4. Frank and Yo Soy

   Nov 12, 2013 · 45m

   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.

5. E5. Studiofeast and We've Got Soul

   Nov 19, 2013 · 45m

   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.

6. E6. American Bao Bar and Underground Halifax

   Nov 26, 2013 · 45m

   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.

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