"Heading out into the Centro Histórico to get a coffee before I set off for the airport the next morning, I passed Casa Oaxaca, Alejandro Ruiz’s hotel and restaurant. Inside I found a tranquil courtyard where guests sat drinking coffee and eating a late, leisurely breakfast and, to one side, a large ofrenda lined with photos of the chef’s friends and family in ornate silver frames." - Travel + Leisure Editors