{"id":522,"date":"2021-04-19T11:43:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-19T18:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.foodconnectorproduction.com\/cmab2go\/?page_id=522"},"modified":"2022-06-30T11:51:24","modified_gmt":"2022-06-30T18:51:24","slug":"the-judges","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/realcaliforniamilkfoodservice.com\/cal-mex-invitational\/the-judges\/","title":{"rendered":"The Judges"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"522\" class=\"elementor elementor-522\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a81df4d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a81df4d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"hugo-ortega\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f7c5c2\" data-id=\"1f7c5c2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0c316f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e0c316f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Our esteemed panel of judges will review dishes in three categories: Appetizers, Entrees, and Desserts.\u00a0 Our judging panel, composed of professional chefs and international culinary experts, will evaluate our chef contestants\u2019 creations at the Culinary Institute of America, Copia, in Napa, Calif. on August 3rd.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section 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elementor-size-default\">HUGO ORTEGA<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffdaceb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ffdaceb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Executive Chef\/Owner<br \/>H Town Restaurant Group<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a76695 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5a76695\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"359\" src=\"https:\/\/realcaliforniamilkfoodservice.com\/cal-mex-invitational\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hugo-Ortega-Headshot.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2201\" alt=\"Hugo Ortega Headshot\" srcset=\"https:\/\/realcaliforniamilkfoodservice.com\/cal-mex-invitational\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hugo-Ortega-Headshot.jpg 350w, https:\/\/realcaliforniamilkfoodservice.com\/cal-mex-invitational\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hugo-Ortega-Headshot-250x256.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5606bbc\" data-id=\"5606bbc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f87a02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1f87a02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">&nbsp;<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cda9f10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cda9f10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The winner of 2017 Best Chef: Southwest James Beard Foundation Awards started with very humble beginnings. \u00a0Hugo Ortega was raised in Mexico City and Puebla and learned his love of cooking from his mother and grandmother, a revered mole maker.<\/p><p>At 17, he left Mexico for Houston and began his career in the industry as a dishwasher and busboy at Backstreet Cafe before graduating from culinary school and later becoming its executive chef, and with wife Tracy Vaught, owner. His American Dream continued with openings of Hugo\u2019s, Caracol, Xochi, and URBE.<\/p><p>Hugo has published two cookbooks: <em>Hugo Ortega\u2019s Street Food of Mexico<\/em>\u00a0and <em>Backstreet Kitchen: Seasonal Recipes from Our Neighborhood Cafe<\/em>. Tracy and Hugo are investors in Origen restaurant in Oaxaca, Mexico, and created the menu for Hugo\u2019s Cocina at IAH airport. Hugo is the first Mexican-born chef to win a James Beard Award and June 20, 2017 was declared Hugo Ortega Day in Houston by Mayor Sylvester Turner in honor of the award.\u00a0 Hugo was bestowed the 2017 Craig Claiborne Lifetime Achievement Award from Southern Foodways Alliance. \u00a0In 2019, Vaught established the Chef Hugo Ortega Endowment in honor of Chef Hugo at Houston Community College\u2019s Culinary Arts Program to provide scholarships for the next generations of culinary students.\u00a0 The lobby of the new HCC Culinary Arts Building is named in Hugo&#8217;s honor.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c2b800d elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c2b800d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"ben-diaz\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c81341\" data-id=\"3c81341\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e514b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5e514b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">BEN DIAZ<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09fa109 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"09fa109\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Executive Chef<br \/>Leoness Cellars<strong><br \/><\/strong><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7797882 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7797882\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/realcaliforniamilkfoodservice.com\/cal-mex-invitational\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ben-Diaz-Headshot.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2200\" alt=\"Ben Diaz Headshot\" srcset=\"https:\/\/realcaliforniamilkfoodservice.com\/cal-mex-invitational\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ben-Diaz-Headshot.jpg 350w, https:\/\/realcaliforniamilkfoodservice.com\/cal-mex-invitational\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ben-Diaz-Headshot-250x250.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b71a853\" data-id=\"b71a853\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0b3b66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f0b3b66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">&nbsp;<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d83429 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d83429\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A native Angeleno, Chef Ben Diaz puts his homegrown passion into every dish he prepares at &#8220;Leoness Cellars&#8221;. Using local provisions and seasonal farmers&#8217; market finds as inspiration, he elevates classic dishes using a combination of new and old-world techniques that honor ingredients and maximize their flavor.<\/p><p>Formally trained at the California School of Culinary Arts and the L&#8217;Acad\u00e9mie Culinaire de France, Chef Ben developed Tacos El Chapin, a popular pop-up taqueria, and is the Chief Culinary Officer at CBD Cuisine Consulting Services &amp; Catering Division. He has served as top toque at some of Southern California\u2019s best hotels and restaurants, including Luxe City Center in Downtown Los Angeles, JW Marriott Santa Monica, The World Renown Culver Hotel in Culver City, and Santa Monica\u2019s Areal Restaurant. He has also acted as consulting chef at esteemed hospitality brands at home and abroad, including West Hollywood\u2019s Toca Madera, Zimbali Retreats in Negril, Jamaica, and Farahat Co. in Dubai, UAE, and written a culinary reference book called, <em>From a Cook to a Professional Chef<\/em>.<\/p><p>An esteemed professional, Chef Ben holds several certifications, including Hospitality Department Trainer and Food and Beverage Executive; is an active board member for the Chefs de Cuisine Association of California, and was inducted into the Les Amis d\u2019Escoffier Society, and the World Master Chefs Society. He is also brand ambassador for Messermeister, Lumina and Alliance Group.<\/p><p>Never one to shy away from a challenge, Chef Ben has appeared on various television shows, including Food Network\u2019s Chef Wanted and Cutthroat Kitchen, as well as The Cooking Channel\u2019s Farmers Market Flip, where he was crowned the winner. Other accolades include the 2020 World Food Championship Winner for Best Mojo Recipe and Best Home-Cooked Meal, Winner of LA County Fair\u2019s 2019 Best Chili Contest, Winner of Chefs de Cuisine Association of California\u2019s Cutting-Edge Award in 2019, and Chef of the Year in 2018, and Best Latin Chef at the Latin Food Fest in 2018.<\/p><p>In his spare time, Chef Ben enjoys volunteering with local charities, such as The Boys and Girls\u2019 Club of San Gabriel and the Chefs de Cuisine of California Educational Foundation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-36c52e1 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"36c52e1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"claudette-zepeda\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b4ca97a\" data-id=\"b4ca97a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67bda3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"67bda3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CLAUDETTE ZEPEDA<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b918a6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b918a6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>San Diego Chef &amp;<br \/>Culinary Entrepreneur<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf24862 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cf24862\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/realcaliforniamilkfoodservice.com\/cal-mex-invitational\/wp-content\/uploads\/Claudette-Zepeda-Headshot-350x350-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2292\" alt=\"Claudette Zepeda Headshot\" srcset=\"https:\/\/realcaliforniamilkfoodservice.com\/cal-mex-invitational\/wp-content\/uploads\/Claudette-Zepeda-Headshot-350x350-1.jpg 350w, https:\/\/realcaliforniamilkfoodservice.com\/cal-mex-invitational\/wp-content\/uploads\/Claudette-Zepeda-Headshot-350x350-1-250x250.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-11056ac\" data-id=\"11056ac\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a1d0d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1a1d0d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">&nbsp;<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-908b0f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"908b0f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Claudette\u00a0Zepeda is an award-winning, San Diego-based chef and culinary entrepreneur known\u00a0for her fearless style and bold approach to regional Mexican cuisine. A celebrated culinary anthropologist, Zepeda draws upon 20+ years of experience working in restaurant kitchens, as well as her extensive travels around the world and throughout Mexico that inform her extensive knowledge of indigenous ingredients and cross-cultural expressions of cuisine.<\/p><p>Zepeda&#8217;s multi-faceted expertise is showcased in her role overseeing the creative vision\u00a0for VAGA restaurant in San Diego&#8217;s North County where she\u00a0authors a love letter to her hometown with a menu that celebrates local flavors and influences. Previously, Zepeda garnered national acclaim for her time as the executive chef &amp; partner behind El Jard\u00edn, a regional Mexican restaurant in the area. During her tenure, El Jard\u00edn received a glowing review from the New York Times, inclusion on Esquire\u2019s 2018 Best New Restaurants, and recognition from Michelin on their 2019 Bib Gourmand list. Zepeda was named both Eater San Diego and San Diego Union Tribune\u2019s Chef of the Year in 2018, and was a James Beard Best Chef West semifinalist in 2019.\u00a0Prior to El Jard\u00edn, Zepeda was chef de cuisine at Javier Plascencia\u2019s celebrated Bracero. She has competed on\u00a0<em>Top Chef<\/em>\u00a0Season 15 and\u00a0<em>Top Chef Mexico<\/em>, as well as\u00a0<em>Iron Chef: Quest for an Iron Legend<\/em>, where she successfully won her challenge.<\/p><p>In 2019 Zepeda Founded Viva La Vida, LLC., establishing micro businesses with single mothers\u00a0throughout Mexico\u2019s seven regions\u00a0to import their heirloom ingredients previously unavailable in the U.S. Through Viva La Vida, Zepeda helps Mexican women support their families without\u00a0sacrificing their safety.\u00a0Named for a famous Frida Kahlo quote, the company celebrates the colorful life and death Mexicans lead, with plans to grow into a 501c3 fund dedicated to helping women break from generational poverty in the United States.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our esteemed panel of judges will review dishes in three categories: Appetizers, Entrees, and Desserts.\u00a0 Our judging panel, composed of professional chefs and international culinary experts, will evaluate our chef contestants\u2019 creations at the Culinary Institute of America, Copia, in Napa, Calif. on August 3rd. 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