Illegal Eater

Steven Page quickly immerses himself in the Los Angeles, California culinary underbelly. Spurred on by friend Jason Priestley, Steven discovers a rule-bending distillery and dines at a Bombay-influenced underground eatery called Un-Curry. Steven then heads to Charleston, South Carolina where he and chef jimihatt chug moonshine before going to jimi's underground restaurant Guerrilla Cuisine.

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. Next, he travels to New Orleans and pushes the boundaries of The Big Easy's liquor laws, and eventually to a Filipino pop-up restaurant called Milkfish.

Steven searches for an odd illegal dining experience in Austin, Texas and uncovers more than he bargained for: from authentic roadhouses to giant street rappers to the Museum of Weird. Steven then heads to Ottawa, Ontario where he 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.

Steven explores Dallas, Texas and 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. Steven then uncovers Yo Soy an underground restaurant that proves to be a hot sweaty Mex-a-llent adventure.

Steven blazes through Brooklyn, NY where he tours The Mast Brothers magical chocolate shop, tastes a special chocolate moonshine, eats at a New Orleans style pop up before attending the underground restaurant Studio Feast. Steven travels to New Orleans, Louisiana and discovers a pop-up restaurant with soul in The Marigny.

Steven voyages to San Francisco and seeks 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. Steven is next in Halifax, Nova Scotia where a big pink bus takes him and other illegal eaters to a mystery location, which turns out to be the largest kitchen party ever held in the area.

Steven digs deep into Los Angeles where he dines at the ultra decadent Hidden Agenda, where everything is made of bacon, from drinks to dessert. Steven then jets to Cambridge, Massachusetts where he uncovers illegal dumpster divers and banned cured meats. His son Isaac joins him as they dine at an underground restaurant called Brasstacks that celebrates the regions culinary history.

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. Steven then travels to Chicago to seeks a clandestine dining experience in Sous Rising an underground restaurant featuring a modern gastronomical twist.

Steven finds himself in LA where he snacks on Singaporean Chili Crab and tacos from an indoor taco truck. It all leads him to unearthing an illegal eatery run by the great grandson of country music legend, Lefty Frizzell. From there Steven scours the streets of Charleston, South Carolina and gets an invite to L.I.M.E., an underground eatery happening in a terrifying former city jail.

Steven travels to Bay St. Louis, Mississippi and 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 and finds it at the ultra decadent Flavor Elevator. But Steven soon realizes, he may have bitten off more than he can handle.

Steven is in Brooklyn, NY with fellow musician Mike Doughty for a celebration dinner at the Highlands Dinner Club. From there, Steven is on a whirlwind tour of Winnipeg, Manitoba and 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.

Steven jets to Atlanta, Georgia where celebrity chef and restaurateur Hugh Acheson eases him into the city's concrete culinary jungle. 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.

In Steven's hometown of Toronto, 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 - until now. Then, inspired by his travels Steven puts on his own underground dinner at his house in upstate New York. Steven races against the clock to pull off the ultimate illegal dinner inspired by his travels!