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

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

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

Yotaka Martin of Lom Wong in downtown Phoenix was awarded the "best chef" prize for the region representing Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico and Oklahoma. Lom Wong is known for celebrating the cuisines and ...

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 ...

A metro Phoenix city was named a top city for bachelorette parties, even drawing in groups from all over. Here's where to ...

Ahwatukee Foothills, a Phoenix village, has a rather unusual name with a mysterious origin. Here's where it came from and what the word means.