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Hugo Ortega Ava Lowery Southern Foodways Alliance
Hugo Ortega with documentary filmmaker Ava Lowery at the Southern Foodways Alliance. Photo by Paula Murphy
Hugo Ortega Tracy Vaught Ruben Ortega Southern Foodways Alliance
Hugo Ortega, Tracy Vaught, Ruben Ortega, and a team of cooks at the Southern Foodways Alliance. Photo by Paula Murphy
Xochi entrance Hugo Ortega Tracy Vaught
A look inside Xochi, Ortega's acclaimed Oaxacan restaurant. Courtesy photo