Bret Tullis

Executive Chef

With over two decades of experience in luxury hospitality, Michelin starred kitchens, and private chef experience for high-ranking clientele, Bret Tullis is an impressive, multi-talented force at the head of Amara’s kitchen. Born in San Jose, Bret had a fascination with and attraction to cooking from a young age.

Following a period in Reserve Officer Training Corps, a time that would prove hugely beneficial in the military-mapped world of professional kitchens, Bret enrolled at culinary school in San Diego. His career since then has spanned Las Vegas, Nantucket, Sweden, and San Francisco, in some of the most highly respected kitchens in the world. The Bellagio, the Ritz Carlton, Campton Place, Straight Wharf, The Battery San Francisco, to name a few. He has, as a result, an extensive artillery of skills and capabilities, with no station or corner of professional kitchens being unfamiliar to him. Bret has in recent years served on the team of bespoke catering company, Componere Fine Catering, and acted as a private chef to VIP clientele. 

He joins Amara as a founding member of its team.