JASH BASH 2023 will feature a special collaborative dinner applauding the growing impact of Japanese cuisine on Houston’s food culture. See below for the chef’s behind the menu:

Chef Hugo Ortega

Executive chef/co-owner of five of Houston’s top restaurants – Backstreet Cafe, Hugo’s, Caracol, Xochi and URBE

Winner of Best Chef: Southwest at the prestigious 2017 James Beard Foundation Awards

Read Chef Hugo's Biography

Chef Manabu Horiuchi

Executive Chef at award-winning Kata Robata and soon-to-open Katami

Four-time James Beard Award nominee

Read Chef Hori's Biography