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 ...

Below Deck Season 12 continued its high drama with Episode 6, titled “Yacht-Chella,” which aired on July 7. The episode ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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