The James Beard Award is like the Oscars for food and beverages, with only the best of the best selected as finalists.

Yotaka Martin grew up cooking alongside her mother in Thailand. Today, she strives to create authentic food that her Thai ...

Yotaka Martin of Lom Wong in downtown Phoenix was awarded the "best chef" prize for the region representing Arizona, Nevada, ...

PHOENIX – The chef at a downtown Phoenix Thai restaurant won a 2025 James Beard Award on Monday. Yotaka Martin of Lom Wong kept the title of best chef in the Southwest (Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada and ...

Yotaka Promtun-Martin and her husband Alex Martin started Lom Wong in 2019 as an intimate dinner party in their home in Scottsdale and over the years it has evolved to become one of Phoenix's most ...

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The couple behind Lom Wong, the downtown Phoenix Thai restaurant that tells a story of the country’s northern regional cuisine, is opening a new restaurant and bar. Mr. Baan’s is slated to ...

They eventually relocated to Phoenix, plans for Lom Wong in hand, and hosted their first pop-up here in June 2019. Now served at their brick and mortar restaurant, the menu is decidedly more ...

Details: 4130 N. Seventh Ave., Phoenix. 602-612-2961, valentinephx.com. Yotaka Martin of Lom Wong, Best Chef — Southwest Yotaka Martin of Lom Wong was a finalist for Best Chef — Southwest.

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