By Rachel Bowman and Laura Parnaby, Dailymail.Com
Updated: July 16, 2024 19:33, July 16, 2024 19:37
A TV chef who died in a horrific tube accident has spoken out about his next culinary endeavour on his disastrous final cooking show. Instagram post.
Naomi Pomeroy, 49, former Top Chef Masters contestant Drowned in the Willamette River Near Corvallis, OregonSaturday evening.
Two weeks before the tragedy, Pomeroy and restaurateur Luke Dirks launched a dining series called “Garden Party.”
The celebrity chef posted a photo on Instagram of guests gathered around a dining table in the secret garden. Portland They announced that they will start accepting reservations from July 1st.
“See you soon! Can’t wait to cook with you all again,” Pomeroy wrote in a June 26 post.
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Many of the items on the menu are grown fresh in Pomeroy’s garden or are inspired by it.
The garden, located just behind the original Stumptown Coffee location in Southeast Portland, can accommodate up to 36 people.
For $95 per person, excluding drinks and tip, you can enjoy a vegetarian-friendly menu focused on seasonal ingredients.
Pomeroy was tied up by her girlfriend, her husband and a friend who were tubing when all three crashed into a submerged tree, throwing the chef into the water.
Her husband, Kyle Linden Webster, and a friend reappeared, but Pomeroy was nowhere to be found.
The Benton County Sheriff’s Office confirmed her body was recovered from the water near Corvallis on Saturday at approximately 8:25 p.m.
Authorities said strong underwater currents prevented staff from finding her body immediately.
Pomeroy was not wearing a life jacket at the time. KEZI9 News.
The 49-year-old had no formal culinary or business training: She honed her skills by watching other chefs on TV and created her first recipe at just four years old.
After opening her first restaurant, Beast, in Portland, she opened Gotham Tavern and Gotham Coffee Shop with Michael Hebb.
Pomeroy appeared on Top Chef Masters in 2011 and won a James Beard Award for Best Chef in the Pacific Northwest in 2014.
She was remembered by close friends as a pioneer in Portland’s food industry.
Gary Okazaki, a fan of Pomeroy’s co-founder and CEO, Beast, who watched her perform her magic in the open kitchen live, remembered her as a “rock star chef.”
“When the history of Portland’s culinary world is written, she’s going to have her own chapter,” he said. Coin 6.
“It was her personality, Naomi’s cult of personality. It’s just a charm. You can feel it when you’re around her,” Okazaki added.
“The Beast was inundated with customers and at one time was considered the best restaurant in Portland.”
