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Valentine's Day will be Celebrated all weekend long...

Renee Fleming - The Voice of the Century

Renee Fleming, "the voice of the century" is the soloist for Mississippi Opera's 65th anniversary performance at Thalia Mara Hall Friday, January 29th. BRAVO! Italian Restaurant & Bar is serving a fanciful ice cream dessert first created for her by Daniel Boulud and published in ELLE DECOR.

We will be offering this starting tonight, Jan, 22nd through the week.

Congratuations to our friends at Mississippi Opera on 65 outstanding years of bringing culture to our community!

Need tickets? www.msopera.org

WE have WATER... and we will OPEN Friday at 11 a.m.!!

We are thrilled to report that water has returned to Highland Village and we will open at 11 a.m. for lunch.   Staff members are high fiving in the kitchen, we all feel like we have been through the wringer.  But without any water!  ;-)  

Thank you for all your kind words of support... they have meant the world to us.

SEE YOU AT BRAVO!??

Water Crisis forces us to close...

We were the first to open after Katrina.

We opened the minute the power came on after the North Jackson Tornado.

We have stayed open through countless boil water alerts and power outages over the 16 years we have been blessed to serve our guests here in Jackson.

But this time, Mother Nature and that troublesome Yazoo clay wins. 

With an estimate of 80 water line breaks in the City of Jackson water system (full Clarion Ledger article here) we have zero water pressure at Broad Street, BRAVO! and Sal & Mookie's.   Yes, we are stocked up with bottled water and soft drinks, but we simply cannot service our guests without the abiltiy to wash up, use the restrooms, and the like.

We are hopeful that today's good weather will allow the hard working City of Jackson work crews to make headway and get water pressure back.  Once we have water pressure, we will reopen under a boil water situation where we will only use and serve sterilized water.

So, thank you for understanding... thank you for being patient.  If you have catering orders with us, we are contacting you by phone to make arrangements... we are keeping our commitments today and producing that which we can.  We would NEVER leave you high and dry. 

Well... dry maybe... just today.  (hee hee... couldn't resist!)

Keep the faith,

Jeff & Dan and the 176 members of the Mangia Bene family

Water Crisis hits BRAVO!.... we will be closed Tuesday

Despite our best efforts - procuring bottled water, soft drinks - we find ourselves still with no water pressure at BRAVO!. To this end we cannot open for service... There is just no way to wash or perform basic functions. Stay tuned ... As the water mains are repaired, and we get our pressure back, we will be able to join the living again. Thank you for you continued and significant support. Yall are the best.

full details of the Jackson Water Crisis at:  http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20100112/NEWS/1120360 

Dine with us and 10% of your bill will be donated to the Women's Fund!

The Community Foundation of Greater Jackson is partnering with our restaurants to provide twelve nonprofit organizations the chance to raise money from their supporters... just by eating out!

 

The Community Foundation of Greater Jackson (CFGJ)  is excited about a new initiative for 2010 as they work to help their Nonprofit Partners raise awareness about their respective endowment funds held in trust by the CFGJ.   We have agreed to help the CFGJ raise both awareness and a little "seed money"... read on to find out how!

Each month, our three restaurants will feature one of the CFGJ’s twelve Nonprofit Partners.  For two consecutive days - the first Tuesday and Wednesday of each month - all guests who dine with us (or order take out)  and present a special coupon upong payment, will trigger a donation of 10% of the total of their bill to that month's featured partner's fund held by the Community Foundation!!

We think it’s a win-win.  Eat out, have money donated to a favorite nonprofit... what a concept!  And all you have to do is print and present each month's coupon! 
They’ll be available at www.cfgreaterjackson.org,  www.broadstbakery.com, www.salandmookies.com and www.bravobuzz.com.  This month's is displayed above!

“We at the Community Foundation are thrilled about the opportunity to help strengthen our Nonprofit Partners through this project.  We think this year-long effort is not only a way to help the nonprofits for whom we hold funds, but also to raise awareness about the importance of endowed giving. These organizations’ endowment funds will ensure that their good work can continue forever. We’re grateful that the Mangia Bene team of restaurants realizes the importance of investing in our community and the work of the Foundation.” 
   
 -Doug Boone, President and CEO, Community Foundation of Greater Jackson

Eating Local with Elaine Trigiani - A Tuscany meets Mississippi Experience

BRAVO! Italian Restaurant and Bar is thrilled to announce that Elaine has agreed to share her passion for eating locally Monday, January 18th at 6:30 p.m. with up to sixty lucky guests who sign up for this event.

Following the Italian culinary tradition of fresh, seasonal and close to home, Elaine has created a very special menu assembled from materia prima (ingredients) gathered from farmers in Mississippi and neighboring states, each course served with wines to match... and an olive oil mini-tasting to boot!

Elaine Trigiani was born and raised in Jackson, Mississippi, worked as an art historian in Washington D.C., and has been living in Italy for the last 10 years, first in Sicily, now in Tuscany. She is certified as an olive oil taster by the Region of Tuscany, wrote a guide book of Sicily for the Eyewitness series, teaches olive oil tasting seminars, cooking lessons and designs culinary travel programs in Tuscany and Sicily.

Elaine will talk a bit about her life in Tuscany and what she does for work and play. She will share her knowledge about olive oil and lead a simple tasting before dinner. At the core of this special night is a discussion of the importance of eating locally and how that is nothing new in Italy... it's the way of life.

THE MENU

-  Olive oil tasting - a brief introduction to the basics of Olive Oil with a guided tasting
-  Antipasto - Gulf Oysters with Crostini Vari (fett'unta, Louisiana radish butter, Mississippi goat cheese)
-  Primo - Spaghetti alla Carbonara
-  Secondo - Honey Roast Pork Loin
-  Contorni - Mississippi's own winter greens and sweet potatoes
-  Dessert - Mississippi Pecan Tart with crème fraîche

RESERVATIONS A MUST FOR THIS EXCLUSIVE EVENING
Monday night, January 18th 6:30 p.m. $ 90 per person (for food and wine and olive oil tasting.. the entire event)
Call 601.982.8111 or e-mail danielleb@bravobuzz.com to secure your place.

Credit card number will be required to guarantee your spot. 72 hour cancellation policy. Cancellations inside the 72 hour window will be billed at 50% if the seats cannot be sold to other guests on a standby list.

New Year's Eve ... BRAVO! Style!

So many of our guests know how special and intimate our New Year's Eve celebration is... we have been doing this since opening in 1994, and this year will be our 15th consecutive celebration!  New Year's Eve is the one night of the year where we truly pull out all the stops and provide an amazing over-the-top dining experience. 

 

We feature a 6 course prix-fixe meal with two seatings:  an early seating at 6 p.m. and a late seating at 9:30 p.m.   BRAVO! Chef Louis LaRose has worked feverishly to create a special French-themed menu as follows:

• Amuse Bouche: Devil’s Gulch Rabbit Tenderloin with pea pancake, smashed turnip, choron sauce
• Lobster Mac-n-Cheese Gratin with herb emulsion, sugar roasted wild boar bacon
• Wood oven roasted imperial kobe flat iron strips with brie grits, creole heirloom tomato confit
• Shrimp crusted atlantic cod with home style corn, Brussels sprouts
• Bean Salad of Endive, haricot verts, flageolet, fennel, truffle, vanilla-lemon vinaigrette
• Chocolate tre leches with spiced pecans, sweet potato, basil, coffee caramel glaze

Amuse Bouche is a French term literally translated as “something fun for your mouth”.  It is a culinary term which describes a small before meal appetizer “treat”.

 

BRAVO! Sommelier Kelly Boutwell has matched wines to Louis' menu to provide a closed-loop culinary experience.  We will offer the following wine flight that night, pulled from our award winning cellar of over 400 labels.

• 2007 E. Guigal Tavel - France
• 2006 Martinelli Lolita Ranch Chardonnay - Russian River Valley
• 2006 Envy Petite Sirah - Napa Valley
• 2007 Roessler Clos Pepe Pinot Noir - Sta. Rita Hills
• 2005 Ceretto Arneis Blange - Langhe
• 2006 Weltevrede Cape Muscat - South Africa

This is our 15th consecutive New Year's Eve Celebration and for the 15th consecutive year, the Greg Robinson Trio will play in our lounge, providing appropriate music for dining... and dancing!

 

At midnight, champagne, party favors and indoor fireworks will ring in 2010... and say good bye to 2009.  (Will ANYONE be sorry to see this year pass??  Good Grief!)

 

RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED and must be guaranteed by a credit card.  We have a 72 hour cancellation policy.  If we are unable to fill your seat with a like sized party from our waiting list, 50% of the cost of the meal for however many reservations were cancelled will be charged to your card.  This may seem draconian, but is necessary, given the exclusivity and scarcity of this special night's plans.

 

The cost of the evening is $70 per person for the 6 p.m. seating and $90 for the 9:30 p.m. seating.  The cost is for dinner only.  The wine flight, if chosen is $45 per person.  The wine flight is completely optional, and guests are welcome, even encouraged, to order from our wine list and/or enjoy the cocktail or other beverage of their choice throughout the evening.  BRAVO! has an award winning selection of martinis, cocktails and even non-alcoholic mocktails... something for EVERYONE!

 

Make your reservation by calling 601.982.8111 or by e-mail to danielleb@bravobuzz.com.  If e-mailing, please provide a daytime number to reach you so we may call to confirm and at that time take a credit card number to securely hold for your guarantee.

 

HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM ALL OF US AT BRAVO!  We love what we do and we can't wait to share this evening with you!!!

Broad Street's Christmas Catering Menu is ready... check it out

Our annual Christmas menu, which is handled by our sister restaurant Broad Street Baking Company, features Prime Rib, Filet of Beef, Fried Turkey and all the trimmings.   Click here  here to download your copy.  Fill it out and fax back to 601.362.2990 (call to confirm receipt to 601.362.2900, ext 4) or take it to Broad Street when you next visit. 

Orders must be placed by Saturday, Dec. 19th and pickup is Christmas eve from 10 a.m to 2 p.m. (please state your preference).  MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Rosenblum Zinfandel Tasting

ALL ROSENBLUM.  ALL ZINFANDEL.  

Farley Walker worked at BRAVO! for several years while attending Millsaps. 
Her time spent with us resulted in an intense love of wine and a desire to know more.  
After getting her M.A. from USM and deciding she wanted a career in wine, Farley returned to BRAVO! There she met Kelly Boutwell, and they quickly developed a friendship that spanned uncountable bottles and tasting notes.

At the beginning of 2006, Farley left Jackson for California, first stop Thomas Fogarty Winery. Then she moved on to Rosenblum Cellars, where she is now the  Tasting Room Manager.  There she does everything from writing tasting notes and tech sheets to organizing events to teaching classes, and much more. Meanwhile, Kelly became a Certified Sommelier and took over everything wine at BRAVO!   

Farley and Kelly have been trying for several years to put this tasting together, and it's finally come to fruition. 

Please join them in raising a glass to friendship, following a dream, and some of the best Zinfandel ever.     Sunday December 27th   *  $45 per person   *    4 p.m.

TO MAKE RESERVATIONS CALL 601.982.8111 or EMAIL kellyb@bravobuzz.com
 
Want to GIFT a tasting to someone? 
click here and order a gift card on line via credit card or paypal account and we will mail it for you!