Dan Whalen

I started my website The Food in my Beard in 2008 when I was trying to remember the things I cooked, so that I could make them even better when I had friends over.

After a year or so, the website took off and I became obsessed with coming up with new recipes for it.

I noticed people especially loved it when I combined two favorites into one new dish. Things like Lasagna meatloaf, breakfast ramen, or birria spring rolls. This type of mash-up, or fusion cooking was especially unpopular at that time, but now you see it everywhere!
I kept pushing myself to learn new techniques and get better at what I do. Now I have written 5 cookbooks, and have been on The Food Network, The Rachael Ray Show, The Today Show, and many others!

Thank you so much for taking my course and please reach out if you have any questions for me!