Name Dave Beran Role Chef | ||
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Awards James Beard Award for Best Chef: Great Lakes Nominations James Beard Award for Rising Star Chef of the Year Similar People Grant Achatz, Charlie Trotter, Jonathon Sawyer | ||
Wolfgang puck chef series with dave beran and sean brock
Dave 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. Beran graduated from Lake Forest College in 2003. Chef Dave Beran is an avid marathon runner and has been known to run the Chicago Marathon and show up to work a full day afterwards.
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- Wolfgang puck chef series with dave beran and sean brock
- Dialogue ChefOwner Dave Beran
- Early life
- Awards
- References
Dialogue Chef/Owner Dave Beran
Early life
Beran was born in Ashland, Wisconsin.
He now lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Jamie Schneiter, and two French Bulldogs.
Awards
Under Dave Beran's oversight, Next received the James Beard award for Best New Restaurant in 2012.
After being nominated three times in the three years prior, for best new chef and for rising star chef, in 2014, Beran won the James Beard Foundation award for Best Chef: Great Lakes.
Also in 2014, Beran, along with 10 other chefs from around the country, was included in the Food & Wine class of best new chefs.