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Hugo Ortega was a late edition to the Below Deck season 12 cast after Bosun Caio Poltronieri was fired, and here's what we know about the new bosun.
Season 12 saw its first firing when Captain Kerry Titheradge made the right call to let go of his bosun, Caio Poltronieri. He wasted no time bringing aboard a new bosun named Hugo Ortega, whose years ...
The Below Deck franchise has introduced its newest bosun, Hugo Ortega, following Captain Kerry Titheradge’s decision to fire Caio Poltronieri for repeated leadership failures aboard the St.
Below Deck Season 12 continued its high drama with Episode 6, titled “Yacht-Chella,” which aired on July 7. The episode ...
Meet Hugo Ortega, chef and owner of Hugo's, which has been serving authentic Mexican dishes in this city for 15 years. While the food is impressive, Hugo's story is unforgettable.
Houston restaurateur Hugo Ortega at his Caracol restaurant on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019. Houston's Saint Arnold Brewing Company has announced the return of a stout collaboration with James Beard ...
Executive chef Hugo Ortega stacks diminutive snapper tamales wrapped in banana leaves onto a plate. He drizzles on squash-blossom-and-poblano sauce, then scans the plate at an angle to see how it ...
Editor’s note: Hugo Ortega ranks among the nation’s top chefs. He won the 2017 Best Chef: Southwest Award from the James Beard Foundation and has received accolades for his culinary brilliance ...
Hugo Ortega, long a key figure on Houston's culinary scene, was named Best Chef Southwest at the James Beard Foundation Restaurant & Chef Awards in Chicago Monday night. Born in Mexico City, and ...
How iconic are Hugo Ortega’s wood-roasted oysters? Iconic enough for Texas Monthly to put the dish on the cover of our December 2016 issue, which features a photograph of the Houston chef on the ...
Chef Hugo Ortega, executive chef and co-owner of five restaurants including URBE and Hugo’s, is partnering with “Top Chef Mexico” winner Rodolfo Castellanos on two events designed to ...
Now, Hugo’s is 16 years in and joined by sister restaurants Caracol and Xochi. “Necessity is what pushes you to find opportunities somewhere else,” says Ortega. “And that’s what I did.” ...