Meet Chef David Fults
Proprietor of The Knife and Fig
Chef David Fults is an armed forces veteran having served 6 years of service to his country. He has had a short, yet meteoric rise the cooking world since leaving the military 9 years ago, particularly if you consider boiling a potato was not even in his skill set when he started.
After his tenure in the military, Chef David was forced into the reality of life. One day while watching TV, (The Food Channel!) his mother looked over and said, “That chef is a real asshole!” That moment set in motion a very fast chain of events that shot David into the cooking world.
Going through the hard ships of a dishwasher for San Diego’s famous chefs Brian Malarkey and Chef Chad White, in a short time, Chef David became a line cook then Sous Chef in just under a year.
He attributes his success to a small farm to table restaurant in La Jolla, CA and it’s chef, Joel Cammett. The restaurant had two small plots of land that was tended and farmed by the staff and gardeners. Learning the value of food and the enjoyment of farming, Chef David took what he learned of sustainability with him when he had the chance to learn hole hog cooking with San Diego’s pit master Chef Hanis Cavin of Carnita’s Snack Shack. There, he learned the true lessons of cooking and how to make his skills work for him.
The table was now set for him to make a spiritual journey. He opened 2 new restaurants and traveled to Mexico to work with the best chefs of Valle de Guadalupe, in Ensenada. There he met Chef Drew Deckman of the world renowned Deckman’s El Mogor and Diego Hernendez of Corazon de Terra and the heralded chef, Javier Plascencia.
Soon after working for these forward-thinking and amazing chefs, The Food Network’s Chef Aaron Sanchez hired Chef David as his right hand man in New York. While there, “A Taste of Baja” asked him to join forces with his mentor Chef Drew Deckman and cook at the world renowned James Beard House. Since 2013, chef David has opened two more restaurants with chef Aaron Sanchez of The Food Network and Michelin-starred Chef Jason McLeod.
Chef David is now a private chef for musicians, A-list celebrities and athletes. Keeping a youthful upbeat modern style, his current work is being done on helping athletes at the professional level perform beyond there current levels using the powers of food.
David Fults’ Articles
Military, Law Enforcement, Firefighter 022120
If you are missing a piece of equipment, click here for our substitution list. Warm-up 1:00 Jump rope 10/10 High kicks 5/5 Overhead med ball walking lunges 5/5 PVC figure 8's x 2 Sets Strength: EMOM for 3:00, [...]
Kettlebell Training 022120
Warm-up 2 Sets 5/5 Spiderman push-ups 5 Up/Downward Dog 10/10 PVC side to side Swings 5/5 PVC Figure 8's Workout 1: Every Minute on the Minute for 16:00 Min 1: 10 Single Arm Single Leg RDL, Left [...]
Power Everything 022120
WARM UP: 4 Rounds: 20 Frankensteins 20 Single Leg RDL 20 Heel to Hip 20 High knee Skips 10 Meter Side Shuffle 10 Meter Side lunge Static Stretching: 3 Rounds: 30 Sec each: Pigeon Pose (Right/ Left Leg) Couch Stretch (Right/ [...]
Men’s Beach Body Program 022120
Warm-up: 3 Sets :30 Jumping Jacks :30 High knees :30 Butt kicks :30 Inchworms Legs (Quads, hamstrings, glutes) Barbell squat (inside shoulder width stance) 15-12-10-8-6-4 Reps, increasing in weight, rest 1-2 mins between sets Machine hack squat: (feet low [...]
OCR 022120
Warm-up: 3 Sets 10 PVC Pass Throughs 10 PVC Overhead Squats 10 PVC Good Mornings 10/10 Star Lunge x 2 OCR Strength: Establish a 5 Rep Max (RM) Deadlift 5 x 5 increasing weight thru sets as able to [...]
WodStar Elite Competitor 022120
Warm-up: Run 200 Meters 10/10 Front to back kicks 10/10 Side swings 10 Pike ups x 2 Sets WOD: For Time 30 Calorie Row 5 Snatch (225/155) x 5 Strength: Speed pulls for snatch: Complete 4 sets of 3 [...]
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