arepa is made with corn. [ speaking foreign language ] it s fantastic, i love it. tucked away in a back corner of the fish market is a place that serves breakfast to the market s workers and shoppers. we re talking beef short ribs simmered in an oily broth with potatoes, salt and scallions. tomas swears by this stuff, a traditional breakfast soup from the andean region. okay. gracias. would you like chile? i do. [ speaking foreign language ] now we re talking. this is perfect.
bogota, the country s capital and an almost two-mile-high city with new lofty food ambitions, where previously the restaurant scene didn t really exist. now young restauranteurs such as musician turned chef tomas rueda are beginning to make a name for themselves in colombia. this is one of the biggest markets in bogota. i love this place. it s very beautiful. the colors. my mom comes here to buy flowers, my grandma also. did i mention that this city is over 8,000 feet up? hence the altitude sickness i m feeling. not good. tomas comes here a few times a week for an early breakfast,
tucked away in a back corner of the fish market is a place that serves breakfast to the market s workers and shoppers. we re talking beef short ribs simmered in an oily broth with potatoes, salt and scallions. tomas swears by this stuff, a traditional breakfast soup from the andean region. okay. gracias. would you like chile? i do. [ speaking foreign language ] now we re talking. this is perfect. when you have a good party last night. i was just going to say, this is hangover food. perfect. i know hangover food well, and this is good. there s good meat in there. yeah. good broth. yes. the stock is good.
chef tomas rueda s restaurants sit side by side in the macarena areas where the city center meets the north. the lunch tomas is serving us here at tabula is defined by high fundamentals than by high concept theories. if there s a theme here, it s that ingredients this good, meticulously prepared, are the essence of great eating. such a beautiful space. so how s the restaurant business in bogota? a very good business. a lot of people with money, they don t know how to cook. nobody cooks at home. maybe their cook does. they eat out a lot? yeah, a new part of our culture. everybody wants to go to restaurants. so 10 years ago, 15 years ago, what, traditional casual food? yeah. a few fine dining, you know, white tablecloths, serves
you want to taste some arepa? arepa is made with corn. [ speaking foreign language ] it s fantastic, i love it. tucked away in a back corner of the fish market is a place that serves breakfast to the market s workers and shoppers. we re talking beef short ribs simmered in an oily broth with potatoes, salt and scallions. tomas swears by this stuff, a traditional breakfast soup from the andean region. okay. gracias. would you like chili? i do. [ speaking foreign language ] now we re talking. this is perfect.