The Mexican state of Oaxaca has eight regional cuisines (it was seven until recently when the Sierra was split in half)
the only region represented in our local restaurants is the Valles Centrales
Not that I’m complaining—we are blessed with the best Oaxacan cuisine in the U.S.—but because L.A
is constantly coming through with new regional specialists
The Isthmus region had been on my wish list ever since I visited some of the famous comida istmeña restaurants in Oaxaca like La Zandunga
 Lorenzo Bautista and his wife Ludy Peñafiel
both from Santa María Jalapa del Marqués
opened Folklore Istmeño in November of 2015 bringing the unique dishes and flavors of the Isthmus in their family recipes
This is the most exciting Oaxacan restaurant to open in a long time
and a rare opportunity to explore a broader range of Oaxacan cooking
 Enchiladas come filled with a savory picadillo of vegetables and ground meat that’s covered with a molito rojo
a red mol,e and tlayudas are doubled over instead of the usual open-faced variety
Order the tlayuda fried and you have their tostada Tere topped with your choice of Oaxacan meats like chorizo or carne enchilada on a spread of asiento (unrefined lard)
 Other Isthmus dishes include relleno de carne
an egg battered fish fillet served with a lime sauce
estofado de res (a traditional mole from Jalapa del Marqués) and an outstanding mole negro
The cuisine is traditional but Lorenzo and his wife add their own gourmet touches
as well as some recipes handed down from their familes—Oaxacalifornia just got a little more interesting
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A moderate magnitude 4.3 earthquake occurred in the North Pacific Ocean near the coast of &nbsp;<a href="earthquakes/mexico.html">Mexico</a> in the early morning of Sunday
2025 at 4.34 am local time (America/Mexico City GMT -6)
The quake had a very shallow depth of 16.1&nbsp;km (10&nbsp;mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so)
A moderate magnitude 4.0 earthquake occurred in the North Pacific Ocean 90&nbsp;km (56&nbsp;mi) from &nbsp;<a href="earthquakes/mexico.html">Mexico</a> in the morning of Tuesday
The quake had a very shallow depth of 18.2&nbsp;km (11&nbsp;mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so)
A moderate magnitude 4.0 earthquake occurred in the North Pacific Ocean 109&nbsp;km (68&nbsp;mi) from &nbsp;<a href="earthquakes/mexico.html">Mexico</a> in the afternoon of Saturday
The quake had a very shallow depth of 22&nbsp;km (13&nbsp;mi) and was felt by many near the epicenter
The shallow depth of the quake caused it to be felt more strongly near the epicenter than a deeper quake of similar magnitude would.