Yotaka opened Lom Wong in Phoenix in 2022 alongside her husband, Alex Martin. The restaurant specializes in regional Thai cuisine. Details: 218 E. Portland St., Phoenix. 602-675-0522, lomwongaz.com.

Seventh St., Phoenix. 602-633-9559, kidsisterphx.com. Arizona James Beard Award winners Fifteen Arizona chefs and restaurants have earned James Beard Awards, as have three journalists and authors.

Yotaka opened Lom Wong in Phoenix in 2022 alongside her husband, Alex Martin. The restaurant specializes in regional Thai cuisine. Details: 218 E. Portland St., Phoenix. 602-675-0522, lomwongaz.com.

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.

100-year-old Rene Braithwaite BEM performed the honours at St Lawrence Parish Church in Lawrence Street on Sunday, June 8, at the same time as a commemoration of the consecration of the ‘new ...