Houston Restaurants - Chef Hugo Ortega

"Where Chefs Eat" is a culinary tour that takes Houstonians on a trip through some great Houston restaurants. Let this foodie guide your hand on what to eat on his section of the tour. He is a famous chef, after all.

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Hugo Ortega

"Houston has an 'open door policy.' It has welcomed me—and many others—with its arms outstretched. It is rich with ethnic urban markets, shops and eateries. Many Mexican products are available here, so it feels like home."

Mexico City-born Chef Hugo Ortega has come full circle. After putting down roots in Houston more than 25 years ago, Ortega worked his way through the restaurant ranks as line cook at Prego, Executive Chef at Backstreet Café and now as the culinary brainchild behind Montrose-set Hugo's restaurant. There, he's rediscovered the foods of his homeland, serving up Authentic Regional Mexican cuisine and gaining national nods on Bon Appetit's "Top Table" list and as a "Restaurants We Love" in Gourmet magazine.