Naomi Pomeroy and Padma Lakshmi. Courtesy of Padma Lakshmi/Instagram
Padma Lakshmi is paying tribute to High Chef Masters alum Naomi Pomeroy.
“I’m deeply saddened to listen to of the premature loss of life of chef Naomi Pomeroy,” Lakshmi, 53, wrote through Instagram on Thursday, July 18. “She was at all times a welcome presence at judges desk and I used to be blessed to get to know this inspiring girl over time. My condolences to her family members, what an unbelievable loss to our group.”
Alongside the message, Lakshmi uploaded a number of photos of her and Pomeroy, who appeared as a contestant on season 3 of High Chef Masters in 2011. Pomeory later served as a visitor choose for seasons 10, 15 and 18 of High Chef. Lakshmi, for her half, hosted the Bravo cooking competitors from 2006 to 2023.
Pomeory died on Saturday, July 13, after drowning in an internal tube accident in Oregon’s Willamette River. She was 49.
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In keeping with a press launch issued by the Benton County Sheriff’s Workplace on Tuesday, July 16, Pomeory was hooked up to a paddleboard whereas her husband, Kyle Linden Webster, and a 3rd individual had been on tubes that had been secured collectively.
The division introduced that Pomeory was “pulled below the water and unable to free herself because of the paddleboard leash” whereas they had been within the tough currents close to river mile 132.
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Whereas the Corvallis Hearth Division was unable to get better her physique once they arrived on the scene, they had been capable of find Webster and the third individual on shore. The next day, a physique was seen by individuals canoeing within the river and referred to as 911.
“BCSO marine deputies arrived shortly after, positioned a deceased feminine on a shallow part of bedrock close to the center of the river with about one to 2 ft of water,” a press launch learn on Wednesday, July 17. “In keeping with the sufferer’s description, the feminine was recognized as Naomi Pomeroy, lacking since July 13, 2024. Deputies launched Naomi to a funeral house and notified her household of the restoration.”
Because the incident, police have issued warnings for “harmful” currents and hazards. Additionally they knowledgeable guests to “not tie your self to a paddleboard except you may have a fast launch leash,” and warned to not “tie two or extra internal tubes collectively.” Authorities have additionally inspired everybody to put on a life jacket.
After information of Pomeory’s loss of life broke, the community launched a press release honoring her. “The Bravo and High Chef household ship our heartfelt condolences to the household and pals of Chef Naomi Pomeroy,” the community wrote through X on Tuesday. “Naomi was a powerhouse chef who made an indelible mark on the culinary trade.”
Pomeroy is survived by her daughter, August, whom she welcomed along with her first husband, Michael Hebb, in 2000. Pomeroy opened her first restaurant, Beast, in Portland, Oregon in 2007. She then opened a cocktail bar referred to as Expatriate along with her husband in 2013, profitable a James Beard award the next yr.
Beast closed in 2020, however Pomeory turned the area right into a market and bistro referred to as Ripe Cooperative, which closed in 2022. She then opened Cornet Custard in Could, and had plans to open a French restaurant subsequent door.
