Corn in Oaxaca

Bold, unapologetically spicy Mixtecan flavors are on the menu here.

A glamorous octogenarian chef-owner serves rare Istmeño specialties in a tropical garden.

In a quiet residential neighborhood, one restaurant fights to preserve heirloom corn, one tortilla at a time.

One of the city's few vendors selling the Sierra Norte's ancestral beverage lies within a hidden farmers market.