Alvin Cailan

Alvin Cailan is a Filipino-American chef, author [5] and host of First We Feast’s The Burger Show which airs on YouTube[4] and Hulu.[6] Cailan launched Eggslut, a food truck that specialized in egg sandwiches.[2] The food truck quickly became popular and often had waits that stretched to two hours long.[2][7] Eggslut has brick-and-mortar locations, including at Los Angeles' Grand Central Market and Venice, Glendale, and Las Vegas.[8]

Alvin Cailan
BornJanuary, 1983[1][2]
Los Angeles County, California[3]
EducationCalifornia State University
Oregon Culinary Institute
Culinary career
Websitewww.alvincailan.com

Early life

Alvin Cailan grew up in Pico Rivera, California in a Filipino household.[9][2] To keep him out of trouble, Cailan’s parents got him a job washing dishes at a retreat house,[2] 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. Sedacca, Matthew. "How Alvin Cailan, Chef and Restaurateur, Spends His Sundays". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  2. "Eggslut's Alvin Cailan Tries Healthy Indulgence at Paper Planes". The New York Times. 28 August 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  3. "Amboy NYC". alvincailan.com. alvincailan.com. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  4. "EPISODE 85 ALVIN CAILAN: FROM BURGERS TO THE BURGER SHOW". Heritage Radio Network. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
  5. "Cailan, Alvin". Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  6. "Watch The Burger Show Streaming Online". HULU. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  7. "ALVIN CAILAN". ChefsFeed. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  8. "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. "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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