Alvin Zhou

Alvin Karl Zhou (born: ), is an American chef, engineer, and video producer known for his YouTube channel and for working as a senior producer at BuzzFeed's Tasty.
==Origins==
Alvin learned to cook when he was 15 because his mother who usually cooked for the house left to China to help take care of his sick grandfather. He decided to learn how to cook because he was getting tired of constant takeout food. 
Alvin started making food videos for BuzzFeed in 2015. He quickly moved up the career ladder there and became a senior producer in 2019. He runs the Tasty series Make it Big where he makes unusually large dishes. He has also made videos for Tasty Japan. 
==Channel==
Alvin created his channel on December 2, 2015, but didn't upload his first video until August 2020. His videos feature him making a usually simple dish but taking a much longer time, usually hours. His videos have cinematic camera angles and comforting background music. 
He doesn't speak in his videos (with the exception of the Babish Culinary Universe videos that hosts him (i.e. Anime/Arcade with Alvin)), but he has humorous and wholesome subtitles that often feature him talking to his food and utensils. 
==Trivia==
*He was born in Fremont, California, United States. He is of Chinese descent.
*He graduated from the Columbia University in the City of New York with a degree in operations research and engineering management systems.
*Before working as a video producer he worked as a social media manager.
*According to his channel's about tab, his videos are inspired by Studio Ghibli films, Disney movies, relaxing music, anime, video games, Asian vlog channels, etc.
==References==
Category:Cooking YouTubers
Category:American YouTubers
Category:Users who joined in 2015
Category:One million subscribers