About Alvin Cailan
Alvin Cailan was a chef, cook, youTuber and television producer.
Early life and education Alvin Cailan grew up in Pico Rivera, California in a Filipino household. In 2013, Eggslut opened its first brick-and-mortar location in Los Angeles's Grand Central Market. As of 2025, Eggslut has a number of stores around the world including in Tokyo, London, Kuwait, Korea and Singapore.
Cailan's cookbook titled Amboy: Recipes from the Filipino-American Dream was published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in August 2020.
In 2021, Cailan was named the new head chef of Umami Burger.
In November 2025, Cailan opened Greenlight Burgers, a burger restaurant, in the Philippines.
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American chef and YouTuber
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Alvin Cailan was born in Los Angeles County, California.
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