Naomi Pomeroy
Born1974 (age 49–50)
Corvallis, Oregon, U.S.
EducationLewis & Clark College (BA)
Culinary career
Previous restaurant(s)
Award(s) won

Naomi Pomeroy, born in Corvallis, Oregon, in 1974, is a professional chef and restaurateur.[1] In an interview, Pomeroy explains that she began cooking at the age of three and created her first recipe at the age of four.[2] She graduated from Lewis & Clark College in 1997 with a degree in history.[3] Pomeroy has no formal culinary or business training; she developed her skills by watching other food-industry professionals.[4] In 2007, she opened the restaurant Beast in Portland, Oregon. Previously, she started Gotham Tavern, Gotham Coffee shop, and ClarkLewis restaurant with Michael Hebb.[5] In 2013, Working Mother magazine featured an article which details Pomeroy's experiences as a working single parent.[6]

Professional history

In 2009, Pomeroy was listed by Food & Wine magazine as one of America's Top 10 Best New Chefs.[7] As a restaurateur, she was recognized in the October 2010 issue of Marie Claire as one of the 18 Most Powerful Women in Business.[8] O, The Oprah Magazine mentions her career endeavors and named her as one of the Top 10 Women on the Rise for 2010.[9] In 2014, Pomeroy won the James Beard Foundation Award for Best Chef Northwest.[10]

In 2010, Pomeroy appeared on Iron Chef and lost to Chef Jose Garces.[11] Her television appearances also include serving as a 2014 guest judge on the television series Knife Fight.[12] Pomeroy also spoke at a TedxPortland Talk in 2013.[13]

Pomeroy is scheduled to publish her first cookbook in 2016 with Ten Speed Press.[14] According to Publishers Weekly, the cookbook would be titled Oui: Lessons from an Award-Winning Self-Taught Chef.[15] Pomeroy's cookbook, released in 2016, was entitled Taste & Technique: Recipes to Elevate Your Home Cooking.[16]

Her restaurant, Beast, closed in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, and Pomeroy used the space for a new venture called Ripe Cooperative, a marketplace that also sold meal boxes for customers to finish at home until 2022.[17]

Pomeroy was a guest judge on season 2 of Bobby's Triple Threat in 2023.[18]

See also

References

  1. ^ Best New Chefs 2009: Naomi Pomeroy Archived 2016-01-07 at the Wayback Machine. Food & Wine Magazine.
  2. ^ Sophie Moura. Naomi Pomeroy: The Next Alice Waters Archived 2016-01-07 at the Wayback Machine. Marie Claire. 12 September 2010.
  3. ^ Best New Chefs 2009: Naomi Pomeroy Archived 2016-01-07 at the Wayback Machine. Food & Wine Magazine.
  4. ^ Charlotte Druckman. Skirt Steak: Women Chefs on Standing the Heat and Staying in the Kitchen. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2012
  5. ^ Biography Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. Top Chef Masters. BravoTV.com.
  6. ^ Andrea Stanley. How She Does It: Naomi Pomeroy, Chef, Restauranteur & Former Top Chef Contestant Archived 2016-02-29 at the Wayback Machine. Working Mother. 16 August 2013.
  7. ^ Best New Chefs of 2009: Pomeroy Archived 2016-01-07 at the Wayback Machine. Food & Wine Magazine.
  8. ^ Biography Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. Top Chef Masters. BravoTV.com.
  9. ^ 10 Women on the Rise Archived 2013-10-25 at the Wayback Machine. O, The Oprah Magazine. May 2010, p. 9.
  10. ^ Eatocracy Archived 2016-01-04 at the Wayback Machine. CNN. 18 March 2014.
  11. ^ Raphael Brion. Naomi Pomeroy vs Jose Garces in Iron Chef: Battle Truffle Archived 2016-02-25 at the Wayback Machine. Eater. 13 September 2010.
  12. ^ Daniela Galarza. Curtis Stone Gets a New Series; Brew Dogs and Knife Fight Renewed Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine. Eater. 7 October 2014.
  13. ^ TedXPortland Archived 2016-02-24 at the Wayback Machine. 6 June 2013.
  14. ^ Paula Forbes. Naomi Pomeroy to Write First Cookbook with Ten Speed Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. Eater. 13 November 2014.
  15. ^ Clare Swanson. Cookbook Deals for November 2014 Archived 2015-01-21 at the Wayback Machine. Publishers Weekly. 17 November 2014.
  16. ^ Muhlke, Christine (2016-09-27). "Review: 'Taste & Technique' Makes French Cooking Cool". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2022-01-12. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
  17. ^ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2020-11-30). "Naomi Pomeroy's Community Market, Ripe Cooperative, Is Now Open for Pre-Orders". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2022-01-12. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
  18. ^ Wong, Janey (2023-08-25). "Portland Moves Toward Making Street Dining Permanent". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2023-08-25. Retrieved 2023-08-25.

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