Dave Beran Embraces the California Life at Santa Monica's Dialogue

Dave Beran looks relaxed. The James Beard Award-winning chef, who I had last seen a few years ago in the pristine, hushed kitchen at Chicago’s Next Restaurant, is behind the kitchen counter working side-by-side with three other chefs in a tiny space in a Santa Monica food court, cooking, plating dishes, and smiling as he tells stories and serves diners. Beran opened his restaurant, Dialogue,...