Bogota’s new culinary scene is flourishing; so much so that some big stars from the food world have come to city to check it out what all the buzz is about.
Anthony Bourdain’s new CNN show Parts Unknown - Colombia featured some segments with Chef Tomas Rueda of TABULA
restaurant in La Macarena neighborhood.
I ate there a couple of years, not knowing about the place, and I have
to say that I was so impressed that I will never forget the Octopus with
Rosemary dish I had.
Conde Naste Traveler magazine also
featured Bogota in the Frank Bruni’s article titled Colombia’s Culinary Comeback
in one of its mothly publications.
Other notables Chefs, such as
Todd English, Michael White of Marea and Osteria Marini in Manhattan, Ferran Adria of El Bulli in Spain, Laurent Tourondel of BLT restaurant group, Jordan Salcito of Momofuku, have been in the city.
Heck, even Martha Stewart was in
Bogota and Medellin. Check out her Blog entries
here: Day 1, Day 1 Part 2, Day 2, Day 3 Bogota Artists
In part this is due to the
success of the yearly Bogota Wine and Food Festival - created
by Colombian sisters Gaileen and Iris Quinn – which has brought in Top Chefs
from around the world. In return those
chefs have gone back to their countries and spread the word about Bogota’s emerging
food scene.
In another part, it also due to
the long list of Colombian chefs who trained in Europe and the United States at
world-renowned restaurants, and have now returned to Bogota to open up their
own eateries. Above video from Vice News
is a testament to that, as Chef Daniel Castaño (who worked with Mario Batali in
NY) of Gordo, gives us a culinary tour
of the best up-and-coming restaurants in Bogota.
