Chef Tyler Jenkins known professionally as "Chef T" is a 24
yr. old ACF Certified Chef from Eastlake, Ohio. Tyler is a Culinary Arts/Restaurant Management graduate of Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland, OH.

​Tyler graduated from Eastlake North High School in 2018, eager to start his career in the restaurant industry. Soon after graduating from high school, Tyler began his college academics at Cuyahoga Community College as a Culinary Arts/Restaurant Management major.

Tyler's entrepreneurial skills date back many years ago selling marshmallow shooters at the age of 11,  jewelry boxes at 15, and the list goes on and on. Tyler turned one of his favorite dishes to make into a business. Chef T's Pepperoni Bread officially opened to the public on March 10, 2020. Ever since then, orders have constantly flowed. Now he turned what once was one simple bread company into a soon to be full culinary service empire!
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Tyler has dabbled in all forms of the restaurant industry from fast food to catering to fine dining. Tyler's big plan is to open his own bistro-like restaurant within the course of 10 years; after some well deserved training. Tyler's main influences include Chef Gordon Ramsay, Chef Wolfgang Puck, Chef Michael Simon, Chef's Joshua Wiseman and Nick DiGiovanni