Naomi Pomeroy, an acclaimed Portland chef/restauranteur and James Beard Award winner, lost her life on Saturday in an inner tubing accident on the Willamette.

Naomi Pomeroy, an award-winning chef who helped put Portland, Ore., on the map as a culinary destination, has drowned in an inner tubing accident, authorities said. She was 49 years old.

James Beard-award winning chef Naomi Pomeroy, whose restaurant Beast was one of the food establishments that contributed to Portland’s rising stature as a culinary center in the 2000s, drowned ...

Naomi Pomeroy, a chef who appeared as a contestant on "Top Chef Masters," drowned in a tubing accident on Saturday, officials said.

The friend told Corvallis police he saw Pomeroy struggling under the water after they hit a snag and that he tried to swim to her, but the current was too strong.

Friends and family gathered to eulogize chef Naomi Pomeroy at a memorial service on Monday, Aug. 12, one month after she died in an inner tube accident. The Top Chef Masters alum — who is ...

Naomi Pomeroy’s family and supporters remembered the “Top Chef” star with touching tributes at her memorial service on Monday just one month after she died in a tragic tubing accident. In ...

Thursday marked the grand opening of Naomi Pomeroy's last restaurant project, L'Échelle.Pomeroy, a local superstar chef who launched many successful culinary ve ...

Naomi Pomeroy was best known for her daring, uncompromising style. She greatly shaped Portland’s food scene — and all the things Cook learned on the job in and out of the kitchen.

Insurgent chef Naomi Pomeroy lived these ideals. She died in a river tubing accident last summer at the age of 49, but her contributions to the Portland food scene cannot be forgotten.

'Top Chef Masters' alum Naomi Pomeroy died at age 49 on July 13 after drowning on the Willamette River in Oregon Friends and family gathered to eulogize chef Naomi Pomeroy at a memorial service on ...