Teaming up with Chef Alvin Cailan to Create 7 Unique Burgers of the Day!

One of the most exciting parts of the DC X Bob’s Burgers collaboration was creating the unique Burger of the Day recipes that can be found throughout the animations in the collection. Coming up with the burger names inspired by actual skate tricks was the easy part—Wes Kremer and Ish Cepeda helped out with that. But making sure the burgers were actually tasty was a little harder. Luckily, we had Chef Alvin Cailan of Burger Show fame to help out with that part. We sent Wes and Ish to meet up with Alvin at his butcher shop, Amboys, to assist in creating the burgers. And when we say “assist”, we really mean that they got to watch him cook, and then eat, all seven burgers. And when we say “all seven burgers”, we really mean that they ate all seven burgers in the matter of a few hours. Not a bad gig. So if you wanna learn from a world-renowned burger chef and take your burgers to the next level, check out the videos below.

Meet Chef Alvin Cailan!

Chef Alvin Cailan’s rise to prominence began when he opened his own food truck in Los Angeles. Playfully named Eggslut, the truck served affordable yet mouthwatering egg sandwiches, often drawing lines over two hours long and now has 5 US and 7 international locations—from London to Kuwait. Chef Alvin is also host of First We Feast's The Burger Show, and has recently taken Los Angeles by storm with his latest restaurant Amboy, selling some of the city's best burgers and offering high end meats and other goods. And if that's not enough, in 2020 he put out his first cookbook, Amboy: Recipes From the Filipino-American Dream.
But, Chef Alvin’s success story is an unlikely one. As a young Filipino immigrant in East LA, Alvin had to find his own path to success. He got his first job washing dishes at a retreat house at the age of 15. By the time he graduated high school, he was the kitchen manager. But Chef Alvin’s skills in the kitchen are only matched by his ambition and entrepreneurial attitude.

PORTOBELL-NO COMPLY BURGER (WITH PORTOBELLO MUSHROOM)

The way Alvin grills up the mushroom cap is a game changer for those looking for a vegetarian burger option.

Ingredients

Sesame Seed Bun
Caramelized Onions
Provolone Cheese
Portobello Mushroom Cap
Tomatoes
Lettuce
Garlic Aioli

POP-CHEVRE IT BURGER

With the thick goat cheese slice and onion jam, this burger has some unique flavors.

Ingredients

Sesame Seed Bun
Burger Patty
Goat Cheese Slices
Onion Jam
Arugula
Mayo

BIG SPIN-ACH BURGER

Gorgonzola, spinach and garlic aioli combine to take this burger to the next level.

Ingredients

Sesame Seed Bun
Burger Patty
Baby Spinach
Garlic Aioli
Gorgonzola Crumble,
Tomatoes

THE HARD-VARTI FLIP BURGER (WITH HAVARTI CHEESE)

Yep, that’s a layer of crispy havarti cheese in there! This one tastes even better than it looks.

Ingredients

Sesame Seed Bun
Burger Patty
Havarti Cheese
Roasted Tomatoes
Caramelized Onions
Butter Lettuce
Mayo

FRONTSIDE 360 PICKLE FLIP BURGER

The pickled red onions and provolone give this burger a bold and refined flavor.

Ingredients

Sesame Seed Bun
Burger Patty
Mayo
Pickled Red Onions
Provolone Cheese
Pickles

SWISS FRONT CROOKS BURGER

Grilled mushrooms. Gooey Swiss cheese. You can tell Wes and Ish loved this one!

Ingredients

Sesame Seed Bun
Burger Patty
Mayo
Swiss Cheese
Lettuce
Brown Mustard
Grilled Mushrooms

THE BERRY-AL FLIP BURGER (WITH RASPBERRY REDUCTION SAUCE)

With the added sweetness of raspberry balsamic and bacon fig relish, this is truly a work of art.

Ingredients

Sesame Seed Bun
Burger Patty
Raspberry-Balsamic Reduction
Bacon-Fig Relish
Arugula
Mayo