Chef DuVal Warner is the Chef at Ranch 45 in Solona Beach, California, a Southern Virginia native who is also a retired Marine who served his country all over the world for 17 years with combat experience. Chef DuVal has now transitioned into the culinary world.

A graduate of the San Diego Culinary Institute, in La Mesa California, was trained in classical French Cuisine at the San Diego Culinary Institute. Chef DuVal specializes in southern fusion cuisine as well as smoking and grilling all meats. A qualified butcher Chef DuVal is well versed in the various cuts of Beef , Fish, and Poultry. Chef DuVal has much notoriety for his “Southern Wednesday “ meals at the Ranch 45, but none better than being awarded “ Best Chef “ in the Black SD Magazine 2020 Edition.

Chef DuVal spends his free time working out and coaching high school sports. Chef DuVal has a wife and three children who are all collegiate athletes.