Alvin Cailan, Chef

Chef Alvin Cailan's career began with an elite pedigree comparable to many leading fine dining chefs: a French classical culinary education at Oregon Culinary Institute followed by grueling stints at some of the West Coast's finest restaurants including Matthew Lightner's Castagna, Elias Cairo's Olympic Provisions, and Thomas Keller's Bouchon and French Laundry.
 
Chef Alvin first grabbed the attention as a trailblazer in the culinary world when he launched the Eggslut food truck in Los Angeles. 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.
 
The overwhelming popularity of the food truck prompted Alvin to launch Eggslut as a phenomenally successful brick and mortar at Downtown Los Angeles' Grand Central Market. It is The Most Instagrammed Restaurant in America.
 
2014's Rising Star Chef then turned his attention to his true passion: supporting other aspiring restauranteurs and the promotion of Los Angeles' Filipino food movement. Within a year, Unit 120, Chef Alvin's pop-up kitchen space became the incubator for Amboy, his critically acclaimed Filipino Food venture along with the award-winning Filipino pop-up turned future brick and mortar, Lasa.
 
In 2016 Unit 120 was the launching pad for three of La Weekly and Los Angeles Magazine's Top Ten Restaurants of the Year: including Howlin' Rays, Here's Looking at You, and 71 and Above.
 
As the ambassador of burgers, Chef Alvin Cailan has become the official culinary liaison to Fox's popular cartoon "Bob's Burgers" working directly with their creative team on recipes that are made popular on the show.

Simultaneously Chef Alvin has been nominated for multiple awards for his hit YouTube show "The Burger Show" which has garnered over 50 million views.  
 
Today, Chef Alvin Cailan is arguably America's most high profile champion of Filipino food and cheeseburger guru.