Yotaka Martin, co-owner and chef at Lom Wong downtown, won a James Beard Award. Local chefs Rene Andrade, LT Smith and Donald Hawk congratulated her.

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

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

Downtown Phoenix’s restaurant, Lom Wong, won a James Beard Award! The Arizona restaurant took home the top honor in the "Best Chef: Southwest" category.

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 ...

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 ...

They’re succeeding. Their pop-up, Lom Wong, provides stunning glimpses of Thailand’s roads less traveled. Lom Wong prepares micro-regional dishes, often specific to an individual person or ...