About chefbikeski
Culinary Director and Owner of Italiaoutdoors Food and Wine. Creator of uniquely personalized tours in Italy. Small groups, owner/expert led, customized to your desires, your budget. We personally design and lead each and every tour ourselves, to deliver the best in personalized service.
During our autumn Barolo Walk and Wine walking tour in Piedmont, we not only experience the grape harvest for the prized Barolo wines, we get to enjoy some of Piedmont’s distinctive culinary treasures as well. In autumn in Piedmont you … Continue reading →
Posted in antipasti, Piedmont, Travel, Uncategorized, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Wine Pairings
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Tagged Bike and Wine tours, cardoons, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, gluten free, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, Italy hiking trips, Northern Italy, piedmont, Recipe, Travel, vegetarian
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Here’s a dish we see no matter where in Italy our Italiaoutdoors private tours take us – Brasato al Brunello or Chianti in Tuscany, Brasato al Valpolicella or Amarone in the Veneto, and Brasato al Barolo in Piedmonte. A perfect … Continue reading →
Posted in Beef, Braising, Piedmont, Travel, Uncategorized, Wine, Wine Pairings
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Tagged barolo, Beef, brasato al barolo, Italian cuisine, Northern Italy, piedmont, private bike trips, private italy walking tours, Travel, Wine Tours
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Guests on our Barolo Walk and Wine tour in Piedmont enjoy some of the best wines in Italy in their breathtakingly picturesque terroir. Let’s begin by defining terroir: terroir refers to the complete natural environmental conditions in which a particular … Continue reading →
Posted in Uncategorized, Wine
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Tagged barolo, Bike and Wine tours, cooking classes, culinary bike trips, Italiaoutdoors, Italy hiking trips, Northern Italy, piedmont, private bike trips, terroir, Travel, Wine
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Italy is home to many spectacular destinations, but Liguria and Cinque Terre certainly rank towards the top. We spend a week exploring this amazing region on our Liguiria and Cinque Terre walking tours, feasting on seafood and pesto and focaccia. … Continue reading →
Posted in Liguria, Pasta, Travel, Uncategorized, Vegetables, Vegetarian
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Tagged beans, Bike and Wine tours, Cinque Terre, cooking classes, Italian cuisine, Italy hiking trips, LIguria, Northern Italy, pasta, pesto, potatoes, private bike trips, Recipe, Travel, trenette, trofie, vegetarian
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I recently returned to the lovely Italy region of Piedmont to continue to research for our Barolo Walk and Wine Piedmont Walking tour. I recall my very first trip to the region, and my first taste of the local stuffed … Continue reading →
Posted in Meats, Pasta, Travel, Uncategorized, Wine, Wine Pairings
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Tagged agnolotti del plin, barolo, Bike and Wine tours, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, Italian cuisine, Italiaoutdoors, Italy hiking trips, Northern Italy, piedmont, private bike trips, Recipe, Travel, Wine
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