James Beard award-winning chef and cookbook writer Naomi Pomeroy has died at age 49, in keeping with a number of studies. Pomeroy’s household confirmed the loss of life to Portland Month-to-month, which reported that Pomeroy drowned after being concerned in an interior tubing accident over the weekend. Her husband, Kyle Linden Webster, and an unnamed third individual have been additionally on the float, however each survived, in keeping with The Oregonian. KEZI studies that the accident occurred after the interior tubes, which have been tied collectively, snagged whereas floating down the Willamette River on the night of July 13.
Efforts by the Benton County Oregon Sheriff’s Workplace to recuperate Pomeroy’s physique are ongoing.
“Each yesterday and as we speak, the Benton County Sheriff’s Workplace had workers … each Marine Patrol Deputies and Search and Rescue personnel, on the water, persevering with the trouble to recuperate the sufferer. Particles in river, currents, and ragged rocks, make it unsafe for divers to conduct any exploratory search beneath water. We’ll proceed our efforts to recuperate the sufferer, to convey [closure] to the household and the group,” sheriff Jef Van Arsdall informed Eater over e-mail.
Pomeroy was beloved within the Portland space for her revolutionary cooking at eating places like Beast, which later remodeled into Ripe Cooperative. Not too long ago, she opened a everlasting location for her custard store, Cornet Custard, and was engaged on a restaurant within the former Woodsman Tavern area. She was additionally well-known for her run on High Chef Masters, and, early in her profession, was extensively acknowledged as a brand new chef to look at by publications like Meals & Wine and Oprah. In 2014, she was the recipient of the James Beard Award for Finest Chef Pacific Northwest after being nominated thrice earlier than. This summer season, Pomeroy was slated to host a dinner collection referred to as Backyard Celebration with restaurateur Luke Dirks.
In response to Portland Month-to-month, Pomeroy’s household has requested for privateness and has not introduced plans for a memorial. This story is creating.
Replace: July 15, 2024, 5:15 p.m. PST: This story has been up to date to incorporate remark from Benton County Oregon sheriff Jef Van Arsdall.
