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Yotaka Martin, co-owner and chef at Lom Wong downtown, won a James Beard Award. Local chefs Rene Andrade, LT Smith and Donald ...
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Yotaka Martin of Lom Wong restaurant in Phoenix grew up cooking alongside her mother in Thailand. She won her 1st James Beard Award on June 16, 2025.
The James Beard Award's Best Chef in the Southwest is cooking up her amazing dishes right here in Phoenix. The owners of Lom Wong restaurant in downtown Phoenix, Yotaka and Alex Martin, recently ...
A 2025 James Beard award semifinalist for Emerging Chef, L.T. Smith of Chilte in Phoenix, posted to his Instagram story, "@yotakapt brought it home!!! LFG." Libby Lingua, owner and bartender at ...
Rene Andrade, owner and chef of Bacanora and Huarachis in Phoenix, took home the James Beard Award for Best Chef — Southwest in 2024. Arizona’s James Beard Award 2025 finalists.
Yotaka Martin, chef of Lom Wong in Phoenix, won the 2025 James Beard Award for Best Chef — Southwest. Several Phoenix chefs congratulated Martin on social media.
Yotaka Martin, chef of Lom Wong in Phoenix, won the 2025 James Beard Award for Best Chef — Southwest. Several Phoenix chefs congratulated Martin on social media.
Yotaka Martin of Lom Wong restaurant in downtown Phoenix has won her first James Beard Award for Best Chef — Southwest. The James Beard Awards — the Oscars of the restaurant industry — were ...
A Phoenix chef won a 2025 James Beard Restaurant and Chef Award, one of the culinary industry’s most prestigious honors. Thursday, August 07, 2025. 40 Under 40 Awards presented by Greenberg Traurig.
Yotaka Martin, chef of Lom Wong in Phoenix, won the 2025 James Beard Award for Best Chef — Southwest. Several Phoenix chefs congratulated Martin on social media.
Yotaka Martin, chef of Lom Wong in Phoenix, won the 2025 James Beard Award for Best Chef — Southwest. Several Phoenix chefs congratulated Martin on social media.