Alvin Cailan Explained

Alvin Cailan
Birth Date:[1]
Birth Place:Los Angeles County, California[2]
Education:California State University
Oregon Culinary Institute
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    Alvin Cailan (born 1983) is an American chef, author, and television host. He is the host of First We Feast’s The Burger Show which airs on YouTube[3] and Hulu.[4] Cailan launched Eggslut, a food truck that specialized in egg sandwiches.[5] The food truck quickly became popular and often had waits that stretched to two hours long.[5] [6] Eggslut has brick-and-mortar locations, including at Los Angeles' Grand Central Market and Venice, Glendale, and Las Vegas.[7] Cailan was named the head chef of Umami Burger in 2021.

    Early life and education

    Alvin Cailan grew up in Pico Rivera, California in a Filipino household.[8] [5] To keep him out of trouble, Cailan’s parents got him a job washing dishes at a retreat house,[5] a kitchen that fed 150 people every day. By the time he was a senior in high school, Cailan was cooking and serving as kitchen manager.[7]

    Cailan studied business at California State University, Fullerton. He worked for a construction company. The company was corrupt and paid Cailan two years severance so he would not be a whistleblower regarding the company's business practices. He then moved to Oregon and attended the Oregon Culinary Institute.[7]

    Career

    After culinary school Cailan worked at Olympia Provisions in Portland, Oregon; followed by Bouchon, and The French Laundry in Yountville, California.[6]

    In 2011 Cailan founded Eggslut, an egg sandwich food truck in Los Angeles, with his cousin.[9] [10] In 2013, Eggslut opened its first brick-and-mortar location in Los Angeles's Grand Central Market. MSNBC declared Eggslut the most Instagrammed restaurant in the world, and Bon Appétit named it one of the Top 50 best Restaurants in the United States.[11] As of 2020 Eggslut has eight locations around the world including in Tokyo, London, Kuwait, and Korea.[12]

    Cailan's cookbook titled Amboy: Recipes from the Filipino-American Dream was published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in August 2020.[13]

    In 2021, Cailan was named the new head chef of Umami Burger.[14]

    Further reading

    Notes and References

    1. News: Sedacca . Matthew . How Alvin Cailan, Chef and Restaurateur, Spends His Sundays . The New York Times . June 22, 2018 . March 15, 2020.
    2. Web site: Amboy NYC . alvincailan.com . April 30, 2020 . April 15, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190415095429/http://www.alvincailan.com/amboynyc . dead .
    3. Web site: EPISODE 85 ALVIN CAILAN: FROM BURGERS TO THE BURGER SHOW. . March 12, 2020.
    4. Web site: Watch The Burger Show Streaming Online. . March 12, 2020 .
    5. Web site: Eggslut's Alvin Cailan Tries Healthy Indulgence at Paper Planes . . Mishan . Ligaya . August 28, 2017 . March 13, 2020 .
    6. Web site: ALVIN CAILAN . . March 12, 2020 .
    7. Web site: Rising Star Chef Alvin Cailan of eggslut - Biography . starchefs . September 2019 . March 12, 2020 .
    8. Web site: #RedefineAtoZ: Alvin Cailan, the Chef Who's Using Food to Share Culture . . April 16, 2018 . March 12, 2020 .
    9. Web site: Special Sauce: Eggslut's Alvin Cailan on Ruckus-Causing as a Career Path . . July 12, 2019. March 12, 2020 .
    10. Web site: Eggslut London: A first taste as LA's hottest bun arrives on Portobello Road . . August 7, 2019. March 12, 2020.
    11. Book: Cailan, Alvin. Amboy, Recipes from the Filipino-American Dream. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 2020. 978-1328931733. Boston, MA. 10.
    12. Web site: eggslut locations . March 12, 2020 .
    13. Book: Amboy: Recipes from the Filipino-American Dream . . 1105151469.
    14. News: Dolores. Quintana. Sam. Catanzaro. McCall's Meat & Fish Coming to Montana Avenue, P.F. Changs Leaves Santa Monica. November 11, 2021. Santa Monica Mirror. June 9, 2022.