Naomi Pomeroy, an award-winning chef who helped put Portland, Oregon, on the map as a culinary destination, has drowned in an inner tubing accident.
An award-winning chef from Portland, Oregon, drowned an inner tubing accident, authorities said. Naomi Pomeroy was 49 years old.Pomeroy drowned Saturday evening in the Willamette River near Corvallis after the group she was tubing with got caught on an exposed snag in the water, the Benton County Sheriff's Office said in a statement. Pomeroy was pulled under the water and trapped by a paddle board leash attached to her, Captain Chris Duffitt said.
There, diners could enjoy a six-course prix fixe dinner served at communal tables and built around Pomeroy's penchant for butchering whole animals.The restaurant paved the way for Pomeroy to win a coveted James Beard award for best chef in the Northwest in 2014, around the same time Portland was soaring in popularity as a travel destination for its food scene, natural beauty and quirky reputation.
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