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

Chef Stephen Jones abruptly shuttered his highly anticipated fine dining restaurant after less than a year. Here's why and ...

Yotaka and Alex Martin, co-owners of Lom Wong restaurant in downtown Phoenix, share their appreciation for the community's ...

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

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

She is the chef and co-owner of downtown Phoenix Thai restaurant Lom Wong. The Best Chef Southwest category includes chefs in Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada and Oklahoma. Last year, Bacanora chef ...

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 ...

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

Lom Wong’s Yokata “Sunny” Martin won the prestigious James Beard Award for Best Chef in the Southwest, beating out other ...

In the decade she’s been in the Valley, the chef has worked at JW Marriott Scottsdale Camelback Inn, the now-shuttered Phoenix Public Market Cafe, Sweet Dee’s Bakeshop and the high-end ...