Amboy: Recipes from the Filipino-American Dream (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781328931733)

Filipino recipes from the the creator of the legendary Eggslut in LA, host of the hit online series The Burger Show, and the most prominent Filipino chef in the US.

Alvin Cailan has risen to become arguably the most high-profile chef in America's Filipino food movement. He took the food scene by storm when he opened the now-legendary Eggslut in Los Angeles, a foodie cult favorite specializing in affordable but sophisticated egg sandwiches. Alvin also hosts the popular The Burger Show on First We Feast's YouTube channel, with many episodes exceeding 1 million views and guests such as Seth Rogen and Padma Lakshmi. Alvin's story of success, however, is an unlikely one. He emerged from his youth spent as part of an immigrant family in East LA feeling like he wasn't Filipino enough to be Filipino and not American enough to be an American, thus amboy, the term for a Filipino raised in America. He had to first overcome cultural traditions and family expectations to find his own path to success, and this unique cookbook tells that story through his recipes.

Author: Alvin Cailan, Alexandra Cuerdo
ISBN-10: 1328931730
ISBN-13: 9781328931733
Publisher: Harvest Publications
Language: English
Published: 08/25/2020
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.80lbs
Size: 10.00h x 8.20w x 1.00d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 04/20/2020
Booklist 06/01/2020 pg. 15
Library Journal 08/01/2020 pg. 88