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Alvin Cailan

Alvin Cailan (born 1983) is an American chef, author,[5] and television host. He is the host of First We Feast’s The Burger Show which airs on YouTube[1] and Hulu.[6] Cailan launched Eggslut, a food truck that specialized in egg sandwiches.[3] The food truck quickly became popular and often had waits that stretched to two hours long.[3][7] Eggslut has brick-and-mortar locations, including at Los Angeles' Grand Central Market and Venice, Glendale, and Las Vegas.[8] Cailan was named the head chef of Umami Burger in 2021.

Alvin Cailan
Cailan in 2017
BornJanuary 1983 (age 41)[2][3]
Los Angeles County, California[4]
EducationCalifornia State University
Oregon Culinary Institute
Culinary career
Current restaurant(s)
  • Eggslut (multiple locations),[1]
    Umami Burger,
    Amboy
Websitewww.alvincailan.com

Early life and education

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Alvin Cailan grew up in Pico Rivera, California in a Filipino household.[9][3] To keep him out of trouble, Cailan’s parents got him a job washing dishes at a retreat house,[3] 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.[8]

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.[8]

Career

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Eggslut in Las Vegas

After culinary school Cailan worked at Olympia Provisions in Portland, Oregon; followed by Bouchon, and The French Laundry in Yountville, California.[7]

In 2011 Cailan founded Eggslut, an egg sandwich food truck in Los Angeles, with his cousin.[10][11] In 2013, Eggslut opened its first brick-and-mortar location in Los Angeles's Grand Central Market.[10] 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.[12] As of 2020 Eggslut has eight locations around the world including in Tokyo, London, Kuwait, and Korea.[13]

Cailan's cookbook titled Amboy: Recipes from the Filipino-American Dream was published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in August 2020.[5]

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

References

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  1. ^ a b "EPISODE 85 ALVIN CAILAN: FROM BURGERS TO THE BURGER SHOW". Heritage Radio Network. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  2. ^ Sedacca, Matthew (June 22, 2018). "How Alvin Cailan, Chef and Restaurateur, Spends His Sundays". The New York Times. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e Mishan, Ligaya (August 28, 2017). "Eggslut's Alvin Cailan Tries Healthy Indulgence at Paper Planes". The New York Times. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
  4. ^ "Amboy NYC". alvincailan.com. Archived from the original on April 15, 2019. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  5. ^ a b Amboy: Recipes from the Filipino-American Dream. WorldCat. OCLC 1105151469.
  6. ^ "Watch The Burger Show Streaming Online". HULU. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  7. ^ a b "ALVIN CAILAN". ChefsFeed. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  8. ^ a b c "Rising Star Chef Alvin Cailan of eggslut - Biography". starchefs. September 2019. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  9. ^ "#RedefineAtoZ: Alvin Cailan, the Chef Who's Using Food to Share Culture". NBCNews. April 16, 2018. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  10. ^ a b "Special Sauce: Eggslut's Alvin Cailan on Ruckus-Causing as a Career Path". Serious Eats. July 12, 2019. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  11. ^ "Eggslut London: A first taste as LA's hottest bun arrives on Portobello Road". Evening Standard. August 7, 2019. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  12. ^ Cailan, Alvin (2020). Amboy, Recipes from the Filipino-American Dream. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 10. ISBN 978-1328931733.
  13. ^ "eggslut locations". Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  14. ^ Quintana, Dolores; Catanzaro, Sam (November 11, 2021). "McCall's Meat & Fish Coming to Montana Avenue, P.F. Changs Leaves Santa Monica". Santa Monica Mirror. Retrieved June 9, 2022.

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