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 ...

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.

Thirteen-year-old Hugo Ortega worked in a shoe factory after school in Mexico. On weekends he and his cousin, David Ortega, sold fruit juices.

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 ...

When Hugo Ortega watches corn masa being patted out into a perfect circle by knowing hands, he's not observing a tortilla under construction. Ortega sees a journey. Whether it's a salsa or mole, a ...

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 ...

I met chefs Hugo and Ruben Ortega of Hugo's last week, and what I walked away knowing is that I want to spend a lot more time with these guys -- in Mexico tasting their memories. Chefs Hugo and ...

Superstar Chef Hugo Ortega’s New Restaurant Is His Most Personal Venture Yet At Urbe, the best-known Mexican chef in Texas brings the street food of his youth to Houston, with thrilling results.

Living the American dream! Hugo Ortega started out homeless and a dishwasher, now he is an award-winning chef.

Hugo Ortega does not have particularly fond memories of growing up in Mexico City. The chef and owner of Hugo’s in Houston describes his childhood in Mexico’s capital as “hectic,” up until ...

Hugo's in Houston's Montrose area has been serving up a modern twist on Mexican cuisine since it open on Westheimer in 2002.