Naomi Pomeroy of Beast, Portland, Oregon: Dispelling Myths 

Naomi Pomeroy and I met up while she was in LA for Ludo Lefebre’s All Star Chef Classic event and she shared  her thoughts on what is around the corner for all of us in this very challenging industry. It takes strength of character, persistence, and bravado to be successful in this business, and it’s…

Andy Ricker, Pok Pok, Portland, Oregon and NYC

This self-taught Thai chef, whose culinary career started in a Vermont kitchen as a dishwasher, won the James Beard “Best Chef Northwest” award in 2011, bringing him to the attention of the culinary world stateside. Last week at Mesamérica in Mexico City he came on stage to introduce David Thompson of Nahm, Bangkok and then…