Winning a James Beard Award is one of the highest honors ... Alex Martin. The restaurant specializes in regional Thai cuisine ...

The Phoenix-based semifinalists include Lawrence “LT” Smith of new-school Mexican restaurant Chilte, who received a nod for Emerging Chef, an award that recognizes a chef the ...

Little Rituals, Chilte and Lom Wong are among the semifinalists for 2025 James Beard Awards, including Best Chef — Southwest and Best New Bar.

A select group of Phoenix ... 2025 James Beard Award semifinalists. For some, these celebratory notifications also broke the news. Restaurateur Armando Hernandez co-owns Santo Arcadia, a ...

More than a dozen restaurants, bars, chefs and bakers from Arizona were announced as semifinalists for the 2025 James Beard ... in downtown Phoenix. For the Best New Restaurant award, Santo ...

PHOENIX — The list of 2025 Restaurant and Chef Award semifinalists for the James Beard Awards features 15 restaurants and chefs from Arizona! “For 35 years, the James Beard Awards have stood ...

A dozen chefs in metro Phoenix, Sedona and Flagstaff are adding their own flavors to restaurants, pop-ups and food trucks.

Several chefs and restaurants ... in the James Beard Foundation's list of award semifinalists for the best culinary offerings throughout the U.S. Lawrence "LT" Smith of Chilte in Phoenix was ...

Winning a James Beard Award is one of the ... Alex Martin. The restaurant specializes in regional Thai cuisine. Details: 218 E. Portland St., Phoenix. 602-675-0522, lomwongaz.com.

On Wednesday, the James Beard ... teams, restaurants, bars and bakeries. Last year's awards were monumental for Arizona, as 12 chefs and restaurants were named semifinalists and Phoenix chef ...

The semifinalists for the 2025 James Beard Foundation ... opened Lom Wong in Phoenix in 2022 alongside her husband, Alex Martin. The restaurant specializes in regional Thai cuisine.