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Álvaro Clavijo Wins 2025 Best Restaurant in Latin America with El Chato

By The City Paper Staff - December 5, 2025

Before he became Latin America’s most celebrated chef, Álvaro Clavijo spent years doing what few aspiring cooks romantically imagine: scrubbing plates in the basements of Parisian kitchens. He had left Bogotá after a brief, unsatisfying year studying architecture at Los Andes University. In Paris he dabbled in photography, learned impeccable French, and quickly discovered that […]

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Labor Ministry suspends Bogotá’s Andrés D.C. after safety incident

By The City Paper Staff - September 10, 2025

Colombia’s Ministry of Labor has ordered the immediate suspension of activities at Bogotá’s iconic Andrés D.C. restaurant after an inspection found safety risks. The decision follows an accident that left nine customers injured.

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LATIDO: Chef Fernando Arévalo is the Colombian “Heartbeat” of Singapore

By Richard Emblin - June 4, 2025

Latido, a new restaurant in Singapore’s Chinatown by Colombian chef Fernando Arévalo, offers a heartfelt take on Colombian cuisine. Blending memory, identity, and innovation, the menu draws on Arévalo’s roots and culinary journey, from Bogotá to New York to Asia. Each dish tells a personal, evolving story of home.

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Petro orders closure of Andrés Carne de Res after tragic accident

By The City Paper Staff - September 5, 2024

The Colombian government of President Petro has temporarily closed Andrés Carne de Res, a famed restaurant near Bogotá, after a fire accident severely injured 28-year-old performer Laura Villamil. Labor Minister Gloria Ramírez cited safety violations and worker protections.

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Bogotá restaurants targeted in spate of armed robberies

By The City Paper Staff - February 14, 2024

A series of daring armed robberies inside three popular and well-known Bogotá restaurants has the gastronomy sector on high alert.

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Bogotá dining: Great pizza for the Colombian Famiglia

By Paulina Diazgranados - July 12, 2023

With exceptional dough and a traditional line-up of the most famous Italians, Famiglia also adds a distinctive Colombian touch to pizza. A welcome newcomer to Bogotá’s dining scene.

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UN monitoring Colombia’s food security with El Niño weather pattern

By Richard Emblin - May 29, 2023

The United Nations is monitoring closely Colombia’s response to food security should the country face a severe, or extended, El Niño.

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Rasmus Munk takes culinary cues from Colombia’s Amazon

By Richard Emblin - December 14, 2022

The two-Michelin-star chef Rasmus Munk of Copenhagen’s Alchemist spoke to The City Paper during a stop-over in Bogotá as he headed to the Colombian Amazon.

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Colombia’s Green Iguana threatened by Easter poaching

By Richard Emblin - April 12, 2022

The Green Iguana’s population comes under threat every Lent as this species is hunted for its meat and eggs. Iguanas on the coast are eaten as a substitute for fish and chicken.

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Hunger in Colombia “critical” says Food Banks after FAO report

By Richard Emblin - February 3, 2022

After the controversial report by FAO ranking Colombia as a “hunger hotspot,” the nation’s food banks claim the hunger situation is “critical.”

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S.Pellegrino launches 5th edition of Young Chef Academy Competition.

By The City Paper Staff - February 1, 2022

Chefs from around the world are invited to participate in the 5th edition of the S.Pellegrino Young Chef Academy competition with signature dishes.

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Colombia rankings among Latin America’s 50 Best Restaurants

By Richard Emblin - December 2, 2021

Colombia is well-ranked among the 50 Best Restaurants in Latin America, with an extended 51-100 list that includes a host of innovative chefs.

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Michelin-starred chefs showcase second Bogotá Madrid Fusión

By The City Paper Staff - November 23, 2021

As chefs emerge from lockdowns, Madrid Fusión returns to Bogotá with a cast of Michelin-starred chefs.

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San Pellegrino helps Colombian restaurants survive pandemic with home deliveries

By The City Paper Staff - August 20, 2020

Global initiatives by food and beverage companies are helping restaurants survive the coronavirus pandemic, including one in Colombia by San Pellegrino.

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Bogotá restaurants to reopen but gastro scene decimated by pandemic

By Richard Emblin - August 11, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has transformed Bogotá’s gastronomy scene with scores of top-tier restaurants forced to close their doors. Reopening could be to too little too late.

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Bogotá’s poor go hungry as lockdown erases livelihoods of informal workers

By Richard Emblin - April 24, 2020

Bogotá’s most impoverished families are facing starvation with the extended lockdown and delays in food deliveries from the district.

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