After 15 Arizona chefs and restaurants were named semifinalists for the 2025 James Beard Foundation Awards in January, two Phoenix chefs moved on to the finalist round: One for Best Chef — Southwest ...

Yotaka Martin of Lom Wong restaurant in downtown Phoenix has won her first James Beard Award for Best Chef — Southwest. The James Beard Awards — the Oscars of the restaurant industry — were announced ...

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Phoenix chef Yotaka Martin of Lom Wong wins 2025 James Beard Award Yotaka and Alex Martin, co-owners of Lom Wong restaurant in downtown Phoenix, share their appreciation for the community's support of ...

Today’s news of the James Beard Awards semifinalists had barely been out an hour before readers and friends started messaging me by Twitter, text, and email. What did I think of the Arizona nominees, ...

Every year for the last four years, the James Beard Foundation has hit the road for the Taste America Tour, a national, six-week epicurean excursion that stops in 10 cities, including Chicago, New ...

The culinary world’s equivalent of the Oscars announced its list of nominees Wednesday. From this group, winners will be announced in 25 categories of restaurants, chefs and others at the ceremony for ...

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - JUNE 14: A view of the James Beard award on display during the 2025 James Beard Media Awards on June 14, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jeff Schear/Getty Images for James ...

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 James Beard Awards — the Oscars of ...

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Phoenix restaurant chef wins James Beard Award A Phoenix restaurant is about to be the hottest reservation in town, after their chef won an award that is considered to be the Oscars of food.