Yotaka Martin of Lom Wong restaurant in Phoenix grew up cooking alongside her mother in Thailand. She won her 1st James Beard ...

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 ...

reservation-only events were one of the best-guarded secrets among Phoenix food geeks. In early 2019, self-taught chefs Yotaka Promtun-Martin and her husband, Alex Martin, launched Lom Wong, an ...

One of downtown Phoenix's buzziest new restaurants ... proved to be excellent selections. Lom Wong's owners Yotaka "Sunny" Martin and Alex Martin have plenty of experience with Thai flavors.

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

Details: 4130 N. Seventh Ave., Phoenix. 602-612-2961, valentinephx.com. Yotaka Martin of Lom Wong, Best Chef — Southwest Yotaka Martin of Lom Wong was a finalist for Best Chef — Southwest.