Awards & Press
2017 Best Chef
Hugo Ortega named 2017 Best Chef: Southwest at James Beard Foundation Awards
Southern Foodways Alliance
Chef Hugo Ortega received Craig Claiborne Lifetime Achievement Award 2017 from Southern Foodways Alliance
James Beard Awards
Hugo Ortega finalist for Best Chef: Southwest ~ 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013 & 2012 James Beard Awards
Houston Business Journal
Tracy Vaught recognized at Houston Business Journal's Women Who Mean Business Awards - 2017
James Beard Awards
Three-time semi-finalist for Outstanding Restaurateur (Tracy Vaught) ~ James Beard Awards
Houston Culinary Awards
Houston Classic, 2015 Houston Culinary Awards
Restaurateur of the Year
Tracy Vaught, Restaurateur of the Year, 2014 Houston Culinary Awards
Houston Culinary Awards
Hugo Ortega, 2012 and 2002 Chef of the Year, Houston Culinary Awards
Texas Restaurant Association
Tracy Vaught ~ Outstanding Restaurateur, Texas Restaurant Association ~ 2008
Top 100 Dishes in Houston
Top 100 Dishes in Houston, Cauliflower "Steak," 2015 Houston Press
Houston Culinary Awards
Tracy Vaught ~ Restaurateur of the Year & Ruben Ortega ~ Pastry Chef of the Year 2003 Houston Culinary Awards
Wine & Spirits Hospitality & Cooking Awards
Best Wine Program/Bistro, Cooking for Wine and Cooking with Wine - Mountain/Southwest
~ Santé Magazine's 2002 Wine & Spirits Hospitality & Cooking Awards
Houston Culinary Awards
Hugo Ortega ~ Chef of the Year ~2002 Houston Culinary Awards
Wine Spectator Award
Wine Spectator Award of Excellence ~ 2001- 2013
Inside Houston Magazine
Hugo Ortega – one of Houston's Top Chefs, Inside Houston Magazine
Houston Culinary Awards
Hugo Ortega – Up-and-Coming-Chef-of-the-Year for 2000 Houston Culinary Awards
James Beard House in New York
Hugo Ortega and Backstreet - two-time guest chef at the prestigious James Beard House in New York