Emanuela Gornati leaning on the post of a soccer goal

Sports Chef · Performance cuisine

The chef of the
footballers.

The match is played on the pitch.
But it is won in the kitchen.— Emanuela Gornati

More than 100 professional footballers. One proprietary method: Cocina Funcional.

Discover the methodWork with Emanuela ↗
EMANUELA GORNATIChef · Entrepreneur · Co-founder of Miobio

01 — PHILOSOPHY

The nutritionist defines
what you need.
Emanuela makes the athlete want to eat it.

Each food, each combination and each quantity responds to an intention. Emanuela transforms the indications of the medical and nutritional body into a signature cuisine designed to accompany the performance, recovery and comprehensive care of the athlete.

The result is not a diet disguised as a dish. It is precise, desirable and deeply personalized gastronomy so that the athlete wants to eat exactly what they need.

“No plan is useful, no matter how good it is, if it is not eaten.”
Emanuela Gornati

A CAREER IN FIGURES

20+years of experience
between cooking and food
100+professional footballers
for those who have cooked
40+professional clubs
in different countries

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE

Spanish, Italian and English leaguesSwiss SelectionEuropean University of MadridMiobio Sport · TUOI

EMANUELA IN ACTION

Emanuela Gornati in the Miobio professional kitchen
01
Gastronomic directoratePrecision begins in the kitchen.
Emanuela Gornati with a professional footballer in a football club
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Professional footballReal work, within the club ecosystem.
Emanuela Gornati with the footballer Ferran Torres
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Elite footballAlong with Ferran Torres.
Emanuela Gornati with an FC Barcelona professional
04
Professional footballPresent at leading clubs.
Emanuela Gornati with the footballer Giorgi Kochorashvili
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Personalized cuisineTogether with Giorgi Kochorashvili.
Emanuela Gornati in the Baskonia pavilion
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Professional basketballPerformance beyond football.
Emanuela Gornati with an athlete in the kitchen of Miobio
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Individual attentionEach athlete, a solution.
Emanuela Gornati cooking a healthy recipe
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Culinary creationRecipes designed for performance.
Emanuela Gornati with Levante UD players
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Team NutritionFunctional kitchen for the locker room.
Emanuela Gornati with a Valencia CF Femenino player
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Valencia CF WomenNutrition accompanies performance.
Emanuela Gornati during a speech at TEDx València
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DisseminationCocina Funcional, on stage.
Emanuela Gornati cooking with Valencia CF Femenino players
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Applied trainingLearn the method from the kitchen.
Emanuela Gornati and Sergio Brisa, co-founders of Miobio
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Shared visionMiobio was born from teamwork.
Emanuela Gornati with the Valencia CF coaching staff
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Work with clubsIntegrated into the professional environment.
Emanuela Gornati during a cooking day with players from the Villarreal CF academy
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Team kitchenThe method taken to the locker room.
Emanuela Gornati with Valencia CF Femenino players
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Women's footballTogether with Valencia CF Femenino.
Emanuela Gornati in the Watford FC facilities
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International experienceCocina Funcional crosses borders.
Emanuela Gornati at a Miobio sports event
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Miobio experienceNutrition, sport and community.
Emanuela Gornati next to Álvaro, from Valencia Basket, in front of a La Cocina Funcional table
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Performance and gastronomySolutions for professional basketball.
Emanuela Gornati next to the FC Barcelona bus
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Elite environmentsNutrition turned into cooking.
Emanuela Gornati next to the Real Madrid bus
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Big clubsExperience at the highest level.
Emanuela Gornati providing practical cooking training for athletes
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Practical trainingKnowledge is applied in cooking.
Emanuela Gornati presenting functional cuisine dishes
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From method to plateIdeas transformed into flavour.
Emanuela Gornati leading a professional cooking workshop
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Professional teamsTraining that transforms processes.
Emanuela Gornati with a professional athlete
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Cooking and sportExperience is meant to be shared.
Emanuela Gornati preparing a delivery beside a team bus
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Service on the roadReady for every trip.
Emanuela Gornati with a football professional
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Professional environmentPart of the team’s everyday work.
Emanuela Gornati with sports professionals
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TeamworkCooking that connects disciplines.
Emanuela Gornati delivering professional training
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Professional trainingSharing knowledge to move forward.
Emanuela Gornati during a radio interview
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CommunicationSharing the vision behind Cocina Funcional.
Emanuela Gornati with a professional athlete
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Women’s sportPerformance, connection and trust.
Emanuela Gornati taking part in a business event
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EntrepreneurshipA brand built on experience.
Emanuela Gornati beside the Valencia Basket team bus
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Culture of effortValues shared with Valencia Basket.
Emanuela Gornati during a lecture
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OutreachFunctional Cuisine in the classroom.
Emanuela Gornati preparing a delivery for a professional team
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Elite operationsPrecision beyond the kitchen.
Emanuela Gornati at an international sporting event
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International reachExperience at the highest level.
Emanuela Gornati presenting a healthy burger
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Flavour and performanceEating well should be enjoyable.
Emanuela Gornati with a professional footballer
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Professional footballSolutions designed for the player.
Emanuela Gornati during a professional presentation
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Personal brandA career that inspires.
Emanuela Gornati holding a football
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Cooking and footballPassion applied to performance.
Emanuela Gornati on a training pitch
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On the pitchClose to real needs.
Emanuela Gornati with a professional athlete
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Personal supportEvery athlete matters.
Emanuela Gornati preparing a sports recipe
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Applied cookingTechnique, product and purpose.
Emanuela Gornati with a group of footballers
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Working with teamsA shared vision.
Emanuela Gornati at a sports nutrition conference
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OutreachKnowledge that transforms.
Emanuela Gornati during a professional presentation
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TrainingExperience shared.
Emanuela Gornati with an athlete
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ConnectionListening to create better.
Emanuela Gornati presenting a dish
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Functional CuisinePrecision made enjoyable.
Emanuela Gornati presenting personalised menus for athletes
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Personalised menusPlanning ready for competition.
Emanuela Gornati with a sports team
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TeamGrowing by working together.
Emanuela Gornati with a footballer
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TrustRelationships that make a mark.
Emanuela Gornati beside a team bus
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TravelPlanning travels too.
Emanuela Gornati on a football pitch with professionals
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High performanceExperience within football.
Emanuela Gornati in a sports club kitchen
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Club kitchenIntegrated into the sports structure.
Emanuela Gornati teaching a class
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KnowledgeTeaching to multiply results.
Emanuela Gornati leading a practical workshop
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Practical trainingLearning by doing.
Emanuela Gornati at a football club facility
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International experienceA method without borders.
Emanuela Gornati holding a sports trophy
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Shared achievementsThe result of a great team.

02 — OWN METHOD

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THE KITCHEN FUNCTIONAL

Emanuela Gornati is the creator of La Cocina Funcional: a cooking method for athletes that turns their nutritional needs into precise, appetizing and personalized dishes.

Combines foods, techniques and quantities with a specific purpose: to support the performance, recovery and comprehensive care of the athlete.

It adapts to training, competition, travel and every moment of the season, always following the instructions of the nutritionist and the medical staff.

The precision of nutrition.
The pleasure of gastronomy.

01

Function

Each ingredient has a reason.

02

Precision

Combinations and measured quantities.

03

Personalization

An athlete, a solution.

04

Adherence

Flavor that turns patterns into habits.

03 — SERVICES

The elite does not improvise.
Your kitchen doesn't either.

Select the type of project and tell Emanuela what you need.

01

Advice and consulting

For clubs, federations, academies and high-performance structures.

 02

Recipes and sports menus

Culinary design adapted to each moment of the season.

 03

Custom projects

The nutritional guideline converted into dishes that the athlete wants to eat.

 04

Courses and training

Cocina Funcional applied to nutrition, cooking and high performance.

04 — PROCESS

From the medical plan to the plate.

A precision process that integrates science, cooking and sports reality without invading the role of the nutritionist.

  1. 01

    Listen

    Objectives, needs, context and preferences.

  2. 02

    Perform

    Convert the technical guideline into a culinary strategy.

  3. 03

    Create

    Develop precise, tasty and reproducible recipes.

  4. 04

    Implement

    Accompany cooking and nutrition until it reaches the plate.

05 — EMANUELA

CHEF · ENTREPRENEUR · TRAINER

The experience behind Cocina Funcional.

Professional portrait of Emanuela Gornati

More than two decades uniting gastronomy, health and performance.

Emanuela Gornati is Sports Chef, entrepreneur and creator of La Cocina Funcional. Trained in different countries and alongside international leaders in natural food, she has developed her own perspective on cooking applied to elite sports.

As co-founder and Executive Chef & Gastronomic Director of Miobio Sport, she leads culinary development for footballers, basketball players, clubs and federations. She is also co-founder of TUOI, a concept that unites functional gastronomy, wellness, community and experience.

His career includes proposals for more than 40 clubs, teams from the Spanish, Italian and English leagues and the Swiss National Team. In addition, he provides cooking training applied to sports nutrition for nutritionists at the European University of Madrid.

06 — PRESS

A trajectory
which is also counted.

National and specialized media have collected Emanuela's vision on gastronomy, personalization and elite sport.

BRAND

The Valencian chef who transformed the diet of the Swiss National Team

Read article ↗ CENTRAL DEFENSE

“A goalkeeper and a midfielder do not eat the same amount”

Read article ↗ DIARIO 21ST CENTURY

Getting to know Emanuela Gornati: chef, businesswoman and creator

Read interview ↗ MIOBIO

The chef who has revolutionized nutrition in sports

Know her story ↗

TRAINING · REST · RECOVERY · NUTRITION

PERFORMANCE
IT IS ALSO COOKED.

Tell Emanuela your project ↗