Fresh dining
Meals cooked on the finca from locally sourced ingredients. Dietary needs are accommodated.
Food cooked where it's eaten
La Calma isn't only a venue for gathering, conferences, meetings and retreats. The food is part of why groups come back. Meals are cooked on the finca from locally sourced ingredients, which makes for a better table and supports low-wage farm workers in the area.
The menus below are samples, built around traditional Antioquian food. They aren't a fixed list, tell us what your group needs and we will work with you, including for dietary requirements.
Breakfast
7:30 – 9:00 a.m.
Usually arepa or bread, eggs, quesito, tropical fruits, butter, and coffee or chocolate.
Arepas
A staple corn cake, often served with butter and salt, or topped with cheese.
Huevos pericos
Scrambled organic eggs with sautéed green onions and tomatoes — the most popular choice, though fried eggs are common too.
Tinto
Strong black Colombian coffee.
Chocolate caliente
Hot chocolate, served with a slice of cheese meant to be dipped and melted into it.
Lunch
12:00 – 1:30 p.m.
In Colombia lunch is typically the main meal of the day — hearty and savoury.
Ajiaco santafereño
A chicken and potato soup from Bogotá, with three kinds of potato, guasca herbs and corn, served with rice and avocado.
Bandeja paisa
From the Antioquia region and considered the national dish — a very filling platter of meat, beans, rice and avocado.
Sancocho
A thick, rich stew of chicken, beef and/or pork with yuca, plantain, avocado and potatoes.
Tamal
Homemade tamales antioqueños — savoury corn dough filled with meat and vegetables, wrapped in banana leaves.
Fruit juices
Freshly made, from banana, lulo, maracuyá (passion fruit), orange, mandarin and guanábana.
Dinner
6:30 – 8:00 p.m.
Arepa
Savoury corn cakes, served with butter, salt and cheese.
Chuzo
A large skewer of marinated grilled meat and vegetables — beef, pork or chicken, marinated in garlic, onion and cilantro. Served with papa salada (salted potato) and arepa.
Chorizo
Colombian sausage, also served with papa salada and arepa.
Light tuna sandwich
For a lighter evening.
Hamburger
For a lighter evening.
Between meals
Snacks
Morning and afternoon: coffee, tea, tropical fruits — bananas, mango, apples — and yogurt.
Beverages
Colombian coffee, Colombian tropical juices, oat milk, tea and water.