Meet Chef Caitlin Cullen

Caitlin Cullen Bio

Caitlin Cullen is the chef and owner of the Tandem restaurant, at 18th and Fond Du Lac on Milwaukee's North Side. A former schoolteacher, Cullen shifted gears upon arriving in Milwaukee in 2013 and learned the ins and outs of restaurant life by taking every job she could get her hands on. From schlepping cheesesteaks to drunk people after bar close at the now-defunct Philly Way on Brady Street, to prep cooking her way up to the sous chef position at Bavette La Boucherie in the Third Ward, she found joy in cooking people a solid meal. After three years in the industry, she had the ill-advised inspiration to open her own restaurant and ended up loving every minute of it. Since 2016, the Tandem has been serving scratch southern cooking while training the future of Milwaukee's culinary workforce, one young person at a time. In addition to her commitment to strengthening the future of the youth of Milwaukee's North Side neighborhoods, Caitlin has committed herself to building bridges between communities, one neighbor at a time.