Alvin Cailan | |
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Born | January 1983
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[3] |
Education |
California State University Oregon Culinary Institute |
Culinary career | |
Current restaurant(s) | |
Website |
www |
Alvin Cailan (born 1983) is an American chef, author, [5] and television host; of Filipino-American ethnicity. 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 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]
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 restaurants 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]
Alvin Cailan | |
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Born | January 1983
[2]
[3] |
Education |
California State University Oregon Culinary Institute |
Culinary career | |
Current restaurant(s) | |
Website |
www |
Alvin Cailan (born 1983) is an American chef, author, [5] and television host; of Filipino-American ethnicity. 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 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]
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 restaurants 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]