His name is synonymous with culinary excellence in Houston, and now fans will be able to enjoy his popular cuisine during Dynamo and Dash games.

HOUSTON – The Texas Restaurant Association is calling the governor’s executive order to reopen the state a light at the end of the tunnel for the restaurant industry. “Any opportunity to get more people into the restaurants is increased revenue, more opportunity for some of these restaurants that are holding on. Greg Abbott announced that all Texas businesses can open at 100% capacity beginning March 10. It is now time to open Texas 100%,” Abbott said. Abbott explained that a business is not mandated to reopen at 100%, but now it is the restaurant owner’s choice.

HOUSTON – Chef Hugo Ortega is executive chef/co-owner of four of Houston’s top restaurants – Backstreet Cafe, Hugo’s, Caracol and Xochi, and winner of Best Chef: Southwest at the prestigious 2017 James Beard Foundation Awards. Ortega has been recognized locally, nationally and globally for his inspirational story and his passion for sharing traditional Mexican cooking and culture. He welcomed Houston Life Reporter into one of his restaurants Xochi to try eating bugs for the first time. Xochi Bug Eating (Copyright 2020 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.) Ortega had a variety of bugs for Joe to try including the flying ants, worms, and grasshoppers sharing with Joe that this is the type of food that’s common to his culture and how he grew up and that he wants to share some of that with Houston.