Eat St. is a Canadian reality television series produced by Paperny Entertainment that airs on Food Network Canada and Cooking Channel. It is hosted by Canadian comedian James Cunningham tours North American food trucks. To accompany the series, an Eat St. app was developed that uses GPS to track street fare near the user.[1] The series, which premiered April 6, 2011, has filmed in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto,[2] and a number of cities in the United States.

Eat St.
GenreReality Television
Directed byPeter Waal
StarringJames Cunningham
ComposerAdam Lastiwka
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes94
Production
Executive producersDavid Paperny
Cal Shumiatcher
Audrey Mehler
Peter Waal
ProducersTrevor Hodgson
David Freeman
Cal Shumiatcher
CinematographyShane Geddes
Running time30 minutes
Production companyPaperny Entertainment
Original release
NetworkFood Network Canada
ReleaseApril 6, 2011 (2011-04-06) –
March 24, 2015 (2015-03-24)

Mobile app

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An Eat St. app for the iPhone was released in 2011, which allows users to discover food trucks in their area and share tips and photos with others. It also includes video clips and recipes from vendors that have appeared on the show.[3]

Broadcast

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In the United States, the series airs on Cooking Channel. An episode which aired on January 27, 2015 rated 78,000 viewers.[4] An episode on February 3, 2015 was watched by 62,000 viewers.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Scott, Hilary (April 4, 2011). "Eat St. App Helps You Find the Best Street Food". PC Magazine. Retrieved June 19, 2012.
  2. ^ Oliveira, Michael (May 8, 2012). "Canadian show 'Eat St' stops in Calgary, Vancouver and Toronto on street truck tour". Calgary Herald. Retrieved June 19, 2012.
  3. ^ Paperny Entertainment. (n.d.). Season three press kit [Microsoft Word].
  4. ^ "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 25 Tuesday Cable Originals: 1.27.2015". Showbuzzdaily.com. 2 February 2015. Archived from the original on 30 January 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  5. ^ "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 25 Tuesday Cable Originals: 3.2.2015". Showbuzzdaily.com. 4 February 2015. Archived from the original on 5 February 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
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