Beast Restaurant

Naomi Introduces Ripe Cooperative

By PDX Food Dude Last Update October 30, 2020 Leave a Comment

After 13 incredible years (thank you, we love you!), we’re transitioning the space formerly known as BEAST into something totally new:

We’re excited to reconnect home cooks with the joy of cooking and redefine what a sustainable community marketplace looks like today.… Read the rest

An Updated Closure List

By PDX Food Dude Last Update October 25, 2020 3 Comments

With everything going on, I haven’t been updating local news as much lately. Here is a roundup of closures I’ve seen around the Portland restaurant scene.

Darryl Joannides of Viola Wine Cellars has decided to close the winery.… Read the rest

Julian Calcott taking over kitchen at Beast

By PDX Food Dude Last Update October 20, 2018

Chef from NYC’s Cherry Point will replace outgoing Lucian Prellwitz.

Just last week came the announcement that Bar West is opening in the Wildwood space with chef Lucian Prellwitz, who was chef de cuisine at Beast.… Read the rest

Naomi Pomeroy of BEAST Premiering New Cookbook at Powell’s Books

By PDX Food Dude Last Update August 15, 2016

A cookbook by Naomi Pomeroy of BEAST and Expatriate fame will be released on September 23rd. This press release from Powell’s Books caught my eye –

Naomi Pomeroy “Taste & Technique: Recipes to Elevate Your Home Cooking”

Friday, September 23, 7:30pm, Powell’s City of Books (1005 W.… Read the rest

Beast Hosting $150 Dessert Dinner

By PDX Food Dude Last Update April 26, 2016

You read that right. Beast Restaurant is hosting an all dessert dinner for $150 per person. For that price you get the “Spring Fling”, with six desserts by Beast’s pastry chef Lauren Breneman, and Kir Jensen, formerly of the Sugar Cube, and now Milk Glass Market.… Read the rest