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.
One of the many benefits of an active holiday, like our Italy cycling tours or walking adventures, is the ability to indulge guilt-free in dessert at the end of our meal. Often we cannot decide which wonderful treat to order, … Continue reading →
Posted in Dessert, Peaches, Uncategorized, Vegetarian
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Tagged Bike and Wine tours, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, Dessert, hazelnuts, Italian Food, Italy hiking trips, nocciole, Northern Italy, peaches, pesche, piedmont, private bike trips, private ski trips, semifreddo, Travel, vegetarian
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Exploring the local cuisine of the regions we visit on our walking tours and cycling tours in Italy is an important part of creating an authentic Italy experience. No tourist menus, no spaghetti and meat balls. Italians pride themselves on … Continue reading →
Posted in beans, Braising, Emilia Romagna, Gluten Free, Sausage, Travel, Uncategorized, Veneto, Wine Pairings
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Tagged beans, Bike and Wine tours, cooking classes, cotechino, culinary bike trips, fagioli, gluten free, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italy hiking trips, Northern Italy, posina, private bike trips, Recipe, Sausage, Veneto, Wine
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On our private walking tours in Italy, we often begin our week in the Serenissima, the city of Venice. My colleague Vernon covers the unique and fascinating history of the world’s longest lived republic, which existed for a millennium between … Continue reading →
Posted in antipasti, Fish, Gluten Free, Travel, Uncategorized, Vegetables, Veneto, Wine, Wine Pairings
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Tagged Bike and Wine tours, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italy hiking trips, Northern Italy, private bike trips, private ski trips, Recipe, rialto, scallops, Travel, Veneto, Venice, Wine
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Our last stop on our upcoming Hike and Bike tour in Italy is the lovely Sudtirol town of Bressanone. Located just north of town, along the Isarco River, is the Abbazia di Novacella. The Abbazia (Abbey) was founded in 1142 … Continue reading →
Posted in Uncategorized, Wine, Wine Pairings
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Tagged alto-adige, Bike and Wine tours, culinary bike trips, italiaoutdoorsfoodandwine, Italy hiking trips, Northern Italy, private bike trips, Travel, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Wine
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Come fall, we will be leading a private cycling tour in Tuscany, traveling from Arezzo to Montepulciano to Montalcino. My colleague Vernon customizes the routes, so our guests can enjoy those classic Tuscan views on their way to a great … Continue reading →
Posted in Cheeses, Eggs, Gluten Free, Potatoes, Travel, Tuscany, Uncategorized, Vegetables, Vegetarian
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Tagged Bike and Wine tours, cetica, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, Food, gluten free, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, italiaoutdoorsfoodandwine, Italy hiking trips, Northern Italy, pecorino, Potato, private bike trips, Recipe, Travel, truffles, vegetarian
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