Alvin Cailan
Alvin Cailan (chef)
| Alvin Cailan | |
|---|---|
| Born | Los Angeles, US[1] |
| 🏫 Education | California State University Oregon Culinary Institute |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 🌐 Website | www |
Alvin Cailan is a Filipino-American chef, author [2] and host of First We Feast’s The Burger Show which airs on YouTube[1] and Hulu. [3] Chef Alvin first grabbed the attention as a trailblazer in the culinary world when he launched the Eggslut food truck in Los Angeles. [4] The food truck was so popular waits streched to two hours long. [4]The truck rapidly became a foodie cult favorite that specialized in affordable egg sandwiches executed with the techniques and innovation of a classically trained, fine dining chef. [5] Cailan opened Eggslut as a pop-up. Wildly successful, Eggslut is now a cornerstone of L.A.’s Grand Central Market with additional locations in Venice, Glendale, and Las Vegas. [6]
Early life
Alvin Cailan grew up in Pico Rivera, California in a Filipino household. [7][4] To keep him out of trouble, Cailan’s parents got him a job washing dishes at a retreat house[4], a kitchen that fed 150 people everyday. [6] By the time he was a senior in high school, Cailan was cooking and rose to kitchen manager. [6]
Education
Alvin at first studied business at California State University. [6] After graduating Alvin worked for a construction company. In a stroke of luck Cailan got a two years severance—money he used to bankroll the culinary career plan of his dreams. [6] He then moved to Oregon and attended the Oregon Culinary Institute. [6]
Career
After culinary school Cailan staged at culinary establishments such as Olympia Provisions, Bouchon, and The French Laundry.[5] He worked for Matthew Lightner's Castagna for 6 months, which he called the hardest 6 months of his life. [6] In 2010 Cailen founded Eggslut with his cousin. [8] [9]It started as a food truck in Los Angeles and took off from there. [9] As of 2020 Eggslut has 8 locations around the world including in Tokyo, London and Kuwait. [10] In 2020, Alvin will have his own cookbook "Amboy: Recipes from the Filipino-American Dream" published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. [11][12]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "EPISODE 85 ALVIN CAILAN: FROM BURGERS TO THE BURGER SHOW". Heritage Radio Network. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
- ↑ "Cailan, Alvin". Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ↑ "Watch The Burger Show Streaming Online". HULU. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Eggslut's Alvin Cailan Tries Healthy Indulgence at Paper Planes". NYTimes. 28 August 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "ALVIN CAILAN". ChefsFeed. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 "Rising Star Chef Alvin Cailan of eggslut - Biography". starchefs. September 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ↑ "#RedefineAtoZ: Alvin Cailan, the Chef Who's Using Food to Share Culture". NBCNews. 16 April 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ↑ "Special Sauce: Eggslut's Alvin Cailan on Ruckus-Causing as a Career Path". Serious Eats. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Eggslut London: A first taste as LA's hottest bun arrives on Portobello Road". Evening Standard. 7 August 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ↑ "eggslut locations". Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ↑ "Amboy: Recipes from the Filipino-American Dream". WorldCat. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ↑ "Alvin Cailan". Retrieved 12 March 2020.
Further reading
- Sedacca, Matthew (2018-06-22). "How Alvin Cailan, Chef and Restaurateur, Spends His Sundays". NYTimes. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
- Chun, Paulo (2018-04-16). "#RedefineAtoZ: Alvin Cailan, the Chef Who's Using Food to Share Culture". NBCNews. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
- Phillips, Justin (2019-12-12). "Marshawn Lynch partners with celebrity chef Alvin Cailan on new 'Beastmode Burger' pop-up". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
- Boster, Mark (2016-01-06). "Eggslut's Alvin Cailan to open kitchen incubator in Chinatown". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
External links
- Alvin Cailan on IMDb
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