Houston star chef dishes out $100,400 donation to future food stars
Houston star chef dishes out $100,400 donation to future food stars
Photo by Quy Tran
Courtesy of HCC
Courtesy of HCC One of Houston s most celebrated culinary couples has made a major donation to the institution that helped their success. Chef Hugo Ortega and his wife, restaurateur Tracy Vaught, and their daughter Sophia donated $100,400 to the Houston Community College Foundation. The gift establishes the Chef Hugo Ortega Endowment, which will provide scholarships to students studying in HCC s culinary arts program. In addition, the lobby of HCC s new Culinary Arts Building will be named in his honor.