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Alvin Cailan
BornJanuary, 1983[2][3]
Los Angeles County, California[4]
EducationCalifornia State University
Oregon Culinary Institute
Culinary career
Current restaurant(s)
Websitewww.alvincailan.com

Alvin Cailan is a Filipino-American chef, author [5] and 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]

Early life

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 everyday. By the time he was a senior in high school, Cailan was cooking and serving as kitchen manager.[8]

Education

Cailan studied business at California State University, Fullerton. After graduating, 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

Eggslut in Las Vegas

After culinary school Cailan worked at Olympia Provisions, Bouchon, and The French Laundry.[7] In 2010 Cailan founded Eggslut, an egg sandwich foodtruck in Los Angeles, with his cousin.[10][11] After two years, Eggslut opened its first brick-and-mortar location in Los Angeles's Grand Central Market.[10] As of 2020 Eggslut has eight locations around the world including in Tokyo, London, Kuwait, and Korea.[12] A cookbook titled Amboy: Recipes from the Filipino-American Dream is set to be published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in 2020.[13][14]

References

  1. ^ a b "EPISODE 85 ALVIN CAILAN: FROM BURGERS TO THE BURGER SHOW". Heritage Radio Network. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
  2. ^ Sedacca, Matthew. "How Alvin Cailan, Chef and Restaurateur, Spends His Sundays". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Eggslut's Alvin Cailan Tries Healthy Indulgence at Paper Planes". The New York Times. 28 August 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Amboy NYC". alvincailan.com. alvincailan.com. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Cailan, Alvin". Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Watch The Burger Show Streaming Online". HULU. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  7. ^ a b "ALVIN CAILAN". ChefsFeed. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  8. ^ a b c "Rising Star Chef Alvin Cailan of eggslut - Biography". starchefs. September 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  9. ^ "#RedefineAtoZ: Alvin Cailan, the Chef Who's Using Food to Share Culture". NBCNews. 16 April 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  10. ^ a b "Special Sauce: Eggslut's Alvin Cailan on Ruckus-Causing as a Career Path". Serious Eats. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  11. ^ "Eggslut London: A first taste as LA's hottest bun arrives on Portobello Road". Evening Standard. 7 August 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  12. ^ "eggslut locations". Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  13. ^ Amboy: Recipes from the Filipino-American Dream. WorldCat. OCLC 1105151469.
  14. ^ "Alvin Cailan". Retrieved 12 March 2020.

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