Oscar Ortega
Pastry Chef / Master Chocolatier

Born in Mexico City where he also received the beginning of his culinary inspiration and training. Chef Oscar Ortega Studied pastry arts in cast alimenti, Italy. Also attended various courses of pastry, chocolate and sugar work. Chef Ortega sharpened his abilities and passion for pastries over many years of work in UK, Italy, France and USA.

In 2004 Ortega opened Cioccolato Pastry Shop in Jackson, WY, USA where he created an exclusive line of Artisan chocolates and fine confections, shortly thereafter he took the opportunity to organize a Mexican Pasty Team to compete in International pastry competitions.

Ortega's Jackson Hole pastry and chocolate shop expanded in 2009 and was renamed to Atelier Ortega (AO).  Today AO is a thriving business that still produces an extensive variety of Artisan chocolates, desserts, entremets, confections, artisan bread and viennoiserie to serve its global customer base.

In 2009 Chef Ortega became the first Mexican Chocolate Master, and he represented Mexico at the World Chocolate Masters Finals. He has also competed at the World Pastry Team Championship 2006, 2008 and 2010. Mondial des Arts du Sucre in Paris 2008. He was the captain of team Mexico at the coupe du monde de la patisserie 2007 and Chef Ortega has participated and awarded in many other international and national pastry competitions.

Ortega’s work has been featured in national and international Television (PBS, TLC, Discovery Channel, Food Network, Travel Channel) as well in important pastry and food national and international magazines.

Pastry Chef Oscar Ortega has been named among the 10 top best pastry chef of America for 2011. By Dessert Professional magazine, and he has been selected as a couch for the USA pastry team that will compete at Le Mondial Des Arts Sucres 2012. 

Additionally, Chef Ortega works as a pastry consultant, and teaches advanced chocolate and pastry courses in Mexico and abroad.

With his extensive competition experience, he founded the Mexican Pastry Team, a group of highly skilled, talented, and passionate Mexican born pastry chefs that compete around the world in pursuit of culinary perfection.