Convenience foods are nutritious packaged meals prepared for you in your own kitchen according to your needs and preferences, refrigerated or frozen ready to be enjoyed later. The chef follows your direction when preparing the meals making it extremely easy for you to follow a specific diet, eat more healthily or have your favorite foods while enjoying more time with your family without the hassle of cooking and cleaning.

Dinner and canapé parties, barbecues, buffets and other special events service. Your personal chef will meet with you to preplan and discuss the menu. The chef is responsible for doing the shopping, preparing the meal and cleaning up so all you have to do is enjoy the party!

Hidden chef service. If you want to surprise your friends or family with a great dinner but you are not very skilled in the kitchen or you just want to learn how to prepare new dishes this service is for you. Your personal chef will help you prepare your chosen meal on the day of the event and will leave you just before your guests arrive with directions on how to finish off the meal. You can receive all the compliments and your chef will keep the secret!

Yacht provisions. Take your personal chef on the boat trip with you or just request a drop off of supplies.

Hiring a personal chef service offers the convenience of having your own personal chef available for you on request when you need him at a lower expense than having a full time private chef.

Come to discover the Award list of the 2012 Festival du Cannes and experience our personalized chef services. For more information please view Cannes, Film

Like everything we do at Bravura we let you decide the dishes and skills you would like to learn. Prior to the cook date you and your chef will have decided on a menu. Your chef will arrive with all the ingredients for your selected menu that day unless you would like to accompany the chef to the local markets and suppliers. Depending on the menu or selected dishes, the class will run for 2 – 3 hours. Whether you want to start from scratch and learn cooking basics or build on your current repertoire we will be sure to improve your kitchen skills.

While participating in the class you will not only improve your kitchen skills but also pick up useful tips from selecting your ingredients to presenting your meals. Once the class is finished we like to encourage you to invite friends to sample your freshly cooked dishes. Naturally, you will find the topic is food so take a closer look at the dish and think about what changes you would make to it next time. When you look at food in this positive it will enable you to move forward in creating new and exciting ideas.

At Bravura we are full of fresh ideas and take a fluid approach to organising any event. You direct the timing, type and format for the kind of event you wish to create and naturally the menu is personalised to your needs.

Whatever you choose you can always expect meticulous attention to detail and delicious fresh, seasonal and local food of the highest quality.

Not sure what you want? Here are some ideas to get you started.

Stay in your meeting room and grab a tasty fast working lunch or take your time with beautiful private dining.

Looking to entertain clients? Need to round off a stressful pitch with a few drinks and bites to eat? Bravura offers a fantastic range of hot and cold canapés that can be enjoyed with our impressive bowl foods and chilled Champagne.

Is defined as the inability to digest and metabolize lactose, a sugar found in milk. This inability is due to a deficiency of the enzyme lactase located in the small intestine. The partially digested lactose will pass to the large intestine and can cause some of the following symptoms: pain, bloating, diarrhea, etc. Sensibility to lactose varies from person to person, some will feel the effects immediately with small quantities while others will have a higher threshold making it harder to diagnose.

There are two types of lactose intolerance:

1. Primary, which is hereditary or genetic and is usually diagnosed at birth
2. Secondary, the most common, can be caused by a temporary intestinal damage usually due to a previous gastroenteritis attack.

There is no cure for the first one, so products containing lactose will always have to be avoided. The secondary type however is transitory and treatable and can be diagnosed through a simple blood test.

Main products containing lactose include milk, chocolate, yoghurt, butter, cheese and cream. However there are many other less obvious products that may contain lactose such as bread, potato chips (frozen and as snacks), stock, cold meats such as ham, bacon, turkey; so it is always important to read the labels. Depending on the degree of your lactose intolerance you can test these products and see how they affect you. Luckily, as awareness increases, many new lactose free products have become available in supermarkets in the last few years, making living with lactose intolerance a bit easier.

Signs of food allergies can range from rashes, swelling, diarrhea, vomiting, stomach ache and asthma among others.  Most severe cases can include swelling of the lips and tongue, difficulty breathing, and loss of consciousness, which can lead to an anaphylaxis shock and death.

Symptoms for food intolerance are much more varied and can include migraine, bloating, diarrhea, and a general feeling of unwellness.  Common food intolerances include lactose, gluten and additives among others.

All you need to do is select one of our starters and the bird you would like. The bird will be served with the traditional garnishes.

Your Christmas Lunch will be delivered to your door on Christmas Eve with Heating Instructions so its easy for you to finish off.

One of the problems with turkey and goose is that it dries out very quickly and many find it difficult to cook and carve. To make it easy for you we will prepare your chosen bird boned, the legs stuffed, and rolled. It will be cooked Sous-Vide to ensure both the breast and legs are perfectly cooked so all you have to do is gently heat it! All of the garnishes will also be prepared for reheating so it really couldn´t be easier!

The Benefits

• More time to spend with family and friends.
• No shopping or cooking.
• Its hassle free.
• Washing up is kept to a minimum.
• Staying at home is more cost effictive than dining out.
• No taxis or designated driver.

For Further Infomation on making Christmas simple please contact us. http://www.bravurachefs.com/contact

1. It is a natural antiseptic and antibacterial agent, useful in disinfecting cuts and burns.
2. When combined with cauliflower, it has shown to prevent prostate cancer and stop the growth of existing prostate cancer.
3. Prevented breast cancer from spreading to the lungs in mice.
4. May prevent melanoma and cause existing melanoma cells to commit suicide.
5. Reduces the risk of childhood leukemia.
6. Is a natural liver detoxifier.
7. May prevent and slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease by removing amyloyd plaque buildup in the brain.
8. May prevent metastases from occurring in many different forms of cancer.
9. It is a potent natural anti-inflammatory that works as well as many anti-inflammatory drugs but without the side effects.
10. Has shown promise in slowing the progression of multiple sclerosis in mice.
11. Is a natural painkiller and cox-2 inhibitor.
12. May aid in fat metabolism and help in weight management.
13. Has long been used in Chinese medicine as a treatment for depression.
14. Because of its anti-inflammatory properties, it is a natural treatment for arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.
15. Boosts the effects of chemo drug paclitaxel and reduces its side effects.
16. Promising studies are underway on the effects of turmeric on pancreatic cancer.
17. Studies are ongoing in the positive effects of turmeric on multiple myeloma.
18. Has been shown to stop the growth of new blood vessels in tumors.
19. Speeds up wound healing and assists in remodeling of damaged skin.
20. May help in the treatment of psoriasis and other inflammatory skin conditions.

Contraindications: Turmeric should not be used by people with gallstones or bile obstruction. Though turmeric is often used by pregnant women, it is important to consult with a doctor before doing so as turmeric can be a uterine stimulant.

Due to the demand of corporate dining, Bravura will soon expand into Gibraltar. This move has come after existing clients in Sotogrande that are CEO´s on the rock have expressed the lack of caterers looking to focus on smaller parties of higher caliber. Bravura will mainly focus on the corporate sector delivering quality working lunches and client entertainment parties as well as offering their core business of Personal Chef Services.

We got there at 8pm on a Saturday evening and where lucky enough to grab the last table and by 9pm, it was choke-a-block inside and out until 11pm so booking is advised or get there early. Diners are between Spanish, English and Gibraltarian so Puratapa has a good mix of people which adds to the environment!

Definitely worth a visit if your in the surrounding area. Per head you should expect to spend around €18 and up to eat comfortably with house wines.