Without Social Media, This Astonishing Restaurant Remains Under the Radar

A beloved chef returned to Oaxaca to cook with his family: Alfonsina is a celebration of homecoming

Laura Tillman
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5 min readJan 7, 2020

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Photo: Jorge Leon Leon

On a dirt road a few miles from the Oaxaca City airport, the prodigal son has come home. A little more than a year ago, Jorge Leon left his position at Mexico City’s most…

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Laura Tillman
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Writer for

Journalist and author based in Mexico. Biography of Chef Eduardo “Lalo” Garcia forthcoming from W.W. Norton in 2021. www.lauratillman.net @latillman