Food anthems · Est. 2026 · Glendora, CA
Taking over summer, one bite at a time.
Every song is a review. He travels to the places worth the trip, eats what they're famous for, and turns the verdict into something you can sing at a barbecue.
The rating system
Every place gets a verdict from one to five pork bellies. The bellies decide everything.
Worth planning a trip around. Gets a full song.
Cross town for it. Gets a full song.
Good, not a pilgrimage. A short video, no song.
Famous for a reason that isn't the food.
Rare. He'd rather sing about somewhere better.
Only four and five bellies earn a song. If it's on a track, it's worth the trip.
Bite Reports
Each track is a full review: the place, the dish, the chant, and the score.
Arcadia, CA · roots on Xinyi Road, Taipei
“Xiao long bao! Eighteen folds!”
“Buildings close. Flavors don't.”
A song about the original Baldwin Avenue spot that closed in 2020, and the first soupy bite that still lands you back in Taipei.
In the kitchen · drops for Lunar New YearGlendora, CA · Route 66
“Straw-ber-ry! Hey!”
“Even villains need dessert.”
A walk-up window on Route 66, open around the clock. Strawberries roughly February through September; go late and eat it in the car.
In the kitchen · drops with strawberry seasonThe Hit List
Places famous enough to fly for. Each one gets visited, tasted and judged before it gets a song.
The Villain
His kids named him after their favorite cartoon villain. His appetite did the rest.
Dr. Evil Pork Belly loves three things: getting on a plane, getting in line, and getting the person behind the counter to tell him how it all started. The food is the excuse. The people are the story.
He starts with the famous places, the ones everybody says you have to try, and finds out if they're really worth the trip. Then he goes looking for the ones nobody has told you about yet.
Even villains need dessert.
The Villain's Code