Beast was a restaurant in
Portland, Oregon
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. The business earned chef and owner
Naomi Pomeroy
Naomi Pomeroy, born in Corvallis, Oregon, in 1974, is a professional chef and restaurateur. In an interview, Pomeroy explains that she began cooking at the age of three and created her first recipe at the age of four. She graduated from Lewis & ...
a
James Beard Foundation Award
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for Best Chef: Northwest in 2014.
Description
The restaurant served
French and
Pacific Northwest cuisine
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in a 600-square-foot dining room with two tables for communal dining. The restaurant served
prix fixe
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dinners as well as
brunch
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.
History
Pomeroy opened Beast in 2007 with business partner Micah Camden and sous chef Mika Paredes. Pomeroy was negotiating a lease to relocate the business as of 2012.
The restaurant closed in March 2020, during the
COVID-19 pandemic
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. The space was converted into a market called Ripe Cooperative.
Reception
Beast and
Le Pigeon
Le Pigeon is a French bistro in Portland, Oregon's Buckman neighborhood, in the United States. Chef Gabriel Rucker opened the restaurant in 2006 at age 25.
See also
* Canard (restaurant)
* James Beard Foundation Award: 2010s
* List of French ...
were named co-2008 Restaurants of the Year by ''
The Oregonian
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''. Beast won in the Best Prix Fixe Menu category of ''
Willamette Week
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History
Early history
''Willame ...
''
's annual Best of Portland readers' poll in 2016.
See also
*
*
James Beard Foundation Award: 2010s
*
List of defunct restaurants of the United States
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Defunct restaurants in the United States
* Arthur Treacher's fish and chips, one location remains
* Aunt Jemima's Kitchen
* Big Daddy's Restaurants
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List of French restaurants
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*
List of Pacific Northwest restaurants
Following is a list of notable restaurants known for serving Pacific Northwest cuisine:
* Beast, Portland, Oregon, U.S.
* Canlis, Seattle
* Clarklewis, Portland, Oregon
* Dóttir (2019–2022), Portland, Oregon
* Fenouil, Portland, Oregon
* ...
References
External links
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Portland Monthly
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