As he readies his new restaurant Pasjoli for a fall debut, Dave Beran–who’s already enjoying great success in Santa Monica, California, at Dialogue–takes us back through his life and career, from his formative days in Upstate New York and Michigan, to his early kitchen years at Alinea and Next (he served as chef de cuisine at both) to his decision to migrate to the West Coast. A far-ranging conversation about education, creativity, and finding one’s professional home and wheelhouse.