David has lived in Atlanta since he was 5 years old. After attending Arizona State University, he moved back to Atlanta in 1991. Starting his restaurant career at the age of 16, he went on to work for Morrison’s Corporation in their casual dining division with L & N Seafood & Silver Spoon. David was the General Manager of the Atlanta Fish Market during the Olympics. David moved on to become the Director of Operations for Here To Serve Restaurants for 14 years, growing the company from 3 to 14 restaurants.
Following Here To Serve, David became the Regional Director of Operations for LDV Hospitality, then COO for the Buckhead Life Restaurant Group overseeing 9 restaurants in Georgia and 4 in South Florida. His lifetime of experience inspired him to start Dash Hospitality Group, now a leader in hospitality management and consulting. The ability to revitalize distressed businesses led to his legacy project in Dunwoody. In 2020, David stood in the nearly empty corridor of Dunwoody Village and had a vision for a center of gravity for Dunwoody. His plan to create a vibrant hub of restaurants centered around an open and inviting courtyard quickly sprang to life. In November of 2021, Bar{n} booze {n} bites, a neighborhood whiskey & wine bar opened along with a stationary food truck, dubbed The Funwoody Food Truck. Morty’s Meat & Supply, which opened in December of 2022 is already a neighborhood staple, and a seafood restaurant, Message in a Bottle opened in November 2023. His next project for The Village is transforming the Food Truck to Yoffi featuring hummus, falafel & Middle Eastern Street Food.
Despite his multifaceted job and busy schedule, he is a family man at heart. In his free time, he helps his wife Julie with her edible cookie dough concept, called Batter Cookie Dough Counter. They have a daughter Amanda, who is an Occupational Therapist, and son Mitchell who is a recent graduate of University of Maryland, and with the sales team at Eagle Rock Distributing. Mitchell's diagnosis of Type One Diabetes at the age of 2 has made David a passionate supporter of JDRF as well as The Atlanta Community Food Bank.
