Beran was born in Ashland, Wisconsin, and graduated from Lake Forest College in 2003.
Beran was the executive chef at Next, which is co-owned by Grant Achatz and Nick Kokonas.
[2] 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).
[3] Under Dave Beran's oversight, Next received the James Beard award for Best New Restaurant in 2012.
[6] Beran lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Jamie Schneiter,[7] and two French Bulldogs.