Jorge León

Less than a decade ago, Jorge Leon (also known as “Moles”) started working as a dishwasher at Casa Oaxaca, one of the best restaurants in Oaxaca. Jorge worked his way up and was eventually offered a position at a prestigious Mexico City restaurant called Pujol, where he would work alongside Chef Enrique Olvera.

Once at Pujol, he proudly shared his family recipe for Mole Negro after the chefs received an abundant order of Chilhuacle chiles. The mole he prepared with these chiles is now known as the legendary Mole Madre at Pujol, which resulted in him earning the nickname of “Moles.”

After living in bustling CDMX for many years working at Pujol, Jorge decided to return home to cook with his family and open the game-changing, Alfonsina.