El Chato: Elevating Colombian Gastronomy with Innovative Ingredients and Exquisite Tasting Menus

2023-08-09 22:49:04

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Daniel studied cooking at the Hofmann School in Barcelona, ​​following passing through Spain he traveled to Paris, New York and Denmark to get to work in the kitchens of the best kitchens. However, in 2017 he made the decision to return to Bogotá. He always knew that he wanted his own restaurant, to cook something different and what better than to do it with Colombian ingredients and make them the protagonists. This is how El Chato was born, a restaurant that also receives the name of a nickname widely used in Colombia to call friends.

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Daniel’s proposal

El Chato has always sought to take Colombian gastronomy to another level through its inputs, for which it offers the Tasting Menu made up of twelve courses in which guava, heart of palm, lobster, guatila, banana stand out. maduro, the lulo and even the big-assed ants. This menu has an approximate value of 119 dollars and is quite an experience. Also, and as a recommendation, if you sit at the tables on the second floor you will be able to see the kitchen and the preparation of each of the dishes.

Almojábanas with broth, a courtesy of the house.

/ The Chato

On the other hand, it also has a menu divided into entries, snacks, main courses and cuts. The entries that stand out are the Arepas de yuca at approximately 6 dollars, the Mazorca Tierna at 7 dollars, the fresh fish at 13 dollars, with regard to the snacks Guayaba with quesillo, cassava and black garlic oil is a must . As for the main dishes, there are five options such as Rice with coconut and mussels or suckling pig.

One of the desserts made of Millo, pumpkin and goat.

/ The Chato

Among the best in the world

El Chato has climbed very quickly and this year it was ranked 33rd in the list of the best in the world. This is satisfactory for Álvaro and his team, who have been receiving many people for weeks who only come to Bogotá to enjoy the restaurant’s proposal. .

In the same way, he never expected it and he did not work to obtain recognition, but to show Colombia, and without a doubt, Álvaro is achieving it, because every time tourists arrive they receive an explanation of each input, which makes them somehow take more information from the country. Likewise, the El Chato team is aware that it is building Colombian gastronomy, which will benefit everyone, as they already do with local producers.

Álvaro is scared of the great escalation and many times he does not believe it, but they are taking it easy and continue working as before to be able to continue conquering new diners.

a new space

A new adventure begins for Álvaro, Selma, a restaurant that will offer “rich food”, inspired by all the knowledge he acquired in Europe, many of the concepts and techniques will be applied in his new recipes. In addition, it is a very personal restaurant for the chef of El Chato, because it bears the name of his nine-year-old daughter’s favorite story.

/ The Chato

The invitation to El Chato is made, Álvaro and his team promise a great experience, in which the protagonists will be each of the chosen inputs that will make you feel like you are visiting every corner of Colombia. The pairing is another must, if you choose the alcoholic one you will enjoy the best wines in the world, but the non-alcoholic proposal is something that you will fall in love with.

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