Meet the Chef

Hi, I'm Chef Mike Tumulty;

I am your Culinary Arts Teacher at Cumberland County High School.  I have a Bachelor's Degree in Culinary Arts Management from the Arts Institute of Tennessee-Nashville. I have worked at the Food and Wine Fest in Nashville as a Prep Cook for many of the celebrity chef's and assisted executive chefs during Iron Fork.  I hail from the Pacific Northwest and  I am a retired Chief Warrant Officer from the United States Coast Guard. 

I have passion for the Culinary Arts world since I was a little boy.  My Grandma was a Chef.  She owned her own restaurant.  I learned a lot from watching her cook and made my money as a teenager washing dishes, making breakfast, lunch and dinner for the chef's, and practicing at home and at work to hone my skills until I joined the Coast Guard.  

I have had the opportunity to work with your young adults since January of 2018.  We have focused on safety and sanitation, fundamental cooking and baking of savory and pastry foods, and introduced students to marketing and selling their prepared foods to the masses of CCHS.  

As of May, 2015 we have a Food Truck "The AfterBurner".  It is 22ft long and has been used once in a soft opener with Central Office.

Respectfully,

Chef Mike