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. Burnside St., Portland) James Beard Award-winning and – Read more…
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Beast Hosting $150 Dessert Dinner
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. It should be noted that for the price, this – Read more…
Naomi Pomeroy of Beast & Expatriate Wins James Beard Award
Naomi Pomeroy, owner of the ever popular Beast restaurant and the newer and well reviewed Expatriate, has won a James Beard Award for Best Chef Northwest. This is the first win for Pomeroy, though she was nominated in 2010, 2012 and 2013. Pomeroy thanked her daughter, mentioning the difficult balance between a career as chef – Read more…
2014 James Beard Award Finalists Announced
Another year, same James Beard awards hype. A couple of surprises – Clyde Common has been nominated for Outstanding Bar Program, and Andy Ricker has been nominated for an article on curry in Saveur magazine. Best Chef: Northwest (AK, ID, MT, OR, WA, WY) Renee Erickson, The Whale Wins, Seattle Jason Franey, Canlis, Seattle Naomi – Read more…
Beast, Le Pigeon and Pok Pok Make “The Daily Meal 101 Best Restaurants List
The Daily Meal has posted their “101 Best Restaurants in America for 2014”, and Portland does fairly well. Beast rates #63 “…The particulars change weekly, but just as an illustration of the range and imagination here, the house charcuterie plate might include foie gras bon-bon with sauternes gelée, chicken liver mousse with leaf lard cracker, steak – Read more…
A Splatter of Food News – Quartet, Salt & Straw, Trader Joe’s, Trifecta Tavern
A couple of typhoon fundraisers to mention. Chef Paul Klitsie Hosts Typhoon Fundraiser Dinners at Fratelli and Willem’s on Main. While Fratelli has officially closed, as of November 5th, Paul is hosting one final event at the restaurant to both assist with emergency response efforts for typhoon survivors and to personally say “thank you” and “goodbye” to – Read more…
Reader Survey 2013: The Best Restaurants in Portland
Once again, Portland Food and Drink readers pick the best restaurants in Portland. As normal for this survey, I’m only listing the restaurants that stand out from the others by a large margin. Results were much tighter this year than in the past – once we get past Pok Pok, the spread is just 196 votes – Read more…
Beast Holds Fundraising Dinner Supporting Fight for Seeds Savers Exchange
I am a strong proponent of Seeds Savers Exchange, so this press release from Beast caught my eye. 100% of the proceeds go to the organization. Beast, along with leadership joining us in Portland from the Seed Savers Exchange in Iowa, will be hosting a very special fundraising dinner for that organization on Monday June – Read more…