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Hara Bhara at Taj Mahal

Indian Cuisine in Usaquen

Post author:Karen Attman
Post published:November 27, 2013
Post category:Restaurants and cafés in Colombia Tastes of Colombia

A woman walks by in a gold and green sari, delicate sandals on her feet and long gold earrings glittering against her silky black hair. She speaks in Hindi with her companion, who is also dressed in a beautifully patterned sari. Indian music plays in the background.

No, I’m not in Mumbai or New Delhi, but having dinner at Taj Mahal, a newly opened restaurant in Usaquén. The lure of Indian food is sure to get me into a restaurant, but the promise of naans baked in a tandoor oven right here in Colombia was irresistible, so I recently visited Taj Mahal to taste them myself.

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An Excuse to Drink Wine: Restaurante Nueve

Post author:Karen Attman
Post published:September 3, 2013
Post category:Tastes of Colombia

This article is part of the Kitchen Talk – Conversations with Chefs series of this blog. What I’d heard about Restaurante Nueve sounded good to me. I’d been told that this…

CNN Insider Guide to Bogota, Colombia

Post author:Karen Attman
Post published:May 30, 2013
Post category:Tips for visiting Colombia

Bogota, Colombia, often called the Athens of South America, has plenty to offer both business travelers and tourists.

A Restaurant Called Abasto

Post author:Karen Attman
Post published:May 19, 2013
Post category:Restaurants and cafés in Colombia Tastes of Colombia

The facade is plain white and the blue letters simple. Abasto. As in, going to a store. We stepped in the restaurant and the first thing we were hit with was…

Street Food in Bogota

Post author:Karen Attman
Post published:September 4, 2012
Post category:Colombian cuisine Tastes of Colombia

Something that amazes me when I walk around Bogotá is street food. Now, I don’t mean just any street food, but food that shows the ingenuity and creativity of the Colombian people.