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

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Each week since late October, husband-and-wife team Alex and Yotaka Martin have spent Wednesday ... Their pop-up, Lom Wong, provides stunning glimpses of Thailand’s roads less traveled.

The couple behind Lom Wong, the downtown Phoenix Thai ... The new spot will be a continuation of the work by owners Alex and Yotaka “Sunny” Martin to showcase the people and places of Thailand ...