Late chef Naomi Pomeroy’s final restaurant, L’Echelle, launches with ‘backyard party’

Back in May, in one of our last text messages before she died, I was bugging Naomi Pomeroy for more information about her upcoming Southeast Portland bistro, a restaurant first mentioned in The Oregonian’s scoop on the late chef’s Cornet Custard shop. I had found an LLC for a “Division St. Bistro” listed on the Secretary of State’s website, and was curious if that was the official name, or just a placeholder. It was just a placeholder, Pomeroy wrote, adding a rosy cheeked smiling emoji. “Wow,” Pomeroy continued, “As if...