Influencer and cucumber chef Logan Moffitt is known for his energetic personality and posts about healthy living, lifestyle advice, and food trends. With a big following on social media, Logan has gained attention for his unique twists on simple recipes. His most popular recipe, a cucumber salad in a jar, is now available at all La La Land Cafe locations.
Founded by Francois Reihani, La La Land Kind Cafe hires primarily young people. Reihani also founded the We Are One Project to provide businesses with the right and most valuable tools to collaborate and employ younger people.
“La la Land is one of my favorite places to grab a coffee, and I’m so happy about the recent addition of the cucumber salad,” said sophomore Chloe Lear.
Moffitt’s various cucumber salads have recently been trending on TikTok, with over 3.8 million likes on his most popular video. From this, La La Land Cafe has collaborated with Moffitt to sell a premade version of his cucumber salad. The salad is quick, and its ingredients have sparked the interest of the food communities, leading to a surge in La La Land’s popularity as people buy their salad or recreate the recipe.
The Hand-Held Mandoline Slicer has also gained an absurd amount of popularity. Moffitt and other influencers use this slicer to cut their cucumbers effectively. However, the slicer has also gone viral for being a possible danger to fingers. TikTok creators have faked being cut by this slicer, while others have been severely injured.
One of Moffitt’s most famous cucumber recipes is based on the cucumber salad served at the restaurant Din Tai Fung. This salad contains cucumbers, salt, water, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, toasted sesame oil, garlic, chili oil, sesame seeds, and MSG. MSG is a seasoning blend that enhances the flavor of many foods. Despite being sold at local grocery stores, it is famously known for being extremely hard to find, and many people find themselves going to over three stores before they find it. MSG can also be bought directly from spice and seasoning retailers.
“I made the salad and would rate it a 10/10. It was very tasty,” said Freshman Katana Azhakh.
Moffitt’s other famous recipe, now sold at La La Land Cafe, includes cucumbers, salmon, avocado, cream cheese, chive, onion, capers, bagel seasoning, salt, pepper, and the famous MSG. Influencers like Mr. Beast, Laura Lee, Alix Earle, and Logan Pual have made this recipe.
“I really do like it, but it is overrated … the sauce is very overwhelming,” said Freshman Lillie Lainer.
Moffitt continues to create new cucumber salad recipes while expanding his horizons with foods like Kimchi, Beef Bulgogi, and a protein Coke Zero drink. La la Land sells “The Logan” cucumber salad for $15, which will remain in-store until March 2025.
