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Hugo Ortega with documentary filmmaker Ava Lowery at the Southern Foodways Alliance.
Photo by Paula Murphy

Hugo Ortega, Tracy Vaught, Ruben Ortega, and a team of cooks at the Southern Foodways Alliance.
Photo by Paula Murphy

A look inside Xochi, Ortega's acclaimed Oaxacan restaurant.
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