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Star chefs react to Phoenix's Yotaka Martin winning Beard Award: 'Gem of a human'
Yotaka Martin, co-owner and chef at Lom Wong downtown, won a James Beard Award. Local chefs Rene Andrade, LT Smith and Donald ...
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Phoenix chefs react to Yotaka Martin's James Beard Award win - For The Win
Yotaka Martin, chef of Lom Wong in Phoenix, won the 2025 James Beard Award for Best Chef — Southwest. Several Phoenix chefs congratulated Martin on social media.
Phoenix chef Yotaka Martin wins 2025 James Beard Best Chef - Southwest award
Yotaka Martin of Lom Wong restaurant in Phoenix grew up cooking alongside her mother in Thailand. She won her 1st James Beard Award on June 16, 2025.
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Phoenix chefs react to Yotaka Martin's James Beard Award win - Detroit Free Press
Yotaka Martin, chef of Lom Wong in Phoenix, won the 2025 James Beard Award for Best Chef — Southwest. Several Phoenix chefs congratulated Martin on social media.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel15d
Phoenix chefs react to Yotaka Martin's James Beard Award win - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Yotaka Martin, chef of Lom Wong in Phoenix, won the 2025 James Beard Award for Best Chef — Southwest. Several Phoenix chefs congratulated Martin on social media.
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Phoenix chefs react to Yotaka Martin's James Beard Award win - Austin American-Statesman
Yotaka Martin, chef of Lom Wong in Phoenix, won the 2025 James Beard Award for Best Chef — Southwest. Several Phoenix chefs congratulated Martin on social media.
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Phoenix chefs react to Yotaka Martin's James Beard Award win - The Columbus Dispatch
Yotaka Martin, chef of Lom Wong in Phoenix, won the 2025 James Beard Award for Best Chef — Southwest. Several Phoenix chefs congratulated Martin on social media.
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Phoenix chefs react to Yotaka Martin's James Beard Award win - Palm Beach Post
Yotaka Martin, chef of Lom Wong in Phoenix, won the 2025 James Beard Award for Best Chef — Southwest. Several Phoenix chefs congratulated Martin on social media.
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Phoenix chefs react to Yotaka Martin's James Beard Award win - The Tennessean
Yotaka Martin, chef of Lom Wong in Phoenix, won the 2025 James Beard Award for Best Chef — Southwest. Several Phoenix chefs congratulated Martin on social media.
Des Moines Register15d
Phoenix chefs react to Yotaka Martin's James Beard Award win - The Des Moines Register
Yotaka Martin, chef of Lom Wong in Phoenix, won the 2025 James Beard Award for Best Chef — Southwest. Several Phoenix chefs congratulated Martin on social media.
AZ Central15d
Phoenix chefs react to Yotaka Martin's James Beard Award win - azcentral.com
Yotaka Martin, chef of Lom Wong in Phoenix, won the 2025 James Beard Award for Best Chef — Southwest. Several Phoenix chefs congratulated Martin on social media.
The Cincinnati Enquirer15d
Phoenix chefs react to Yotaka Martin's James Beard Award win - Cincinnati Enquirer
Yotaka Martin, chef of Lom Wong in Phoenix, won the 2025 James Beard Award for Best Chef — Southwest. Several Phoenix chefs congratulated Martin on social media.