Dave Beran is an award-winning American Chef from Ashland, Wisconsin. Beran was the executive chef at Next, which is co-owned by Grant Achatz and Nick Kokonas.He announced his departure from Next Restaurant on April 14, 2016, citing his desires to start his own restaurant in Los Angeles. He owned and operated two restaurants in the Santa Monica neighborhood of Los Angeles: Dialogue, now permanently closed (one Michelin star), and Pasjoli (one Michelin star).