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.
A few years ago I wrote an article here on “Secrets Behind a Great Bruschetta”. We made bruschetta this week on our cooking class during our Bike the Amarone Wine Roads cycling tour, and after cooking again with my friend … Continue reading →
Posted in antipasti, garlic, Tomato, Travel, Tuscany, Uncategorized, Vegetarian, Wine Pairings
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Tagged bruschetta, olive, tomato, vegetarian
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I spent a few days in Tuscany this week, searching out new discoveries for our private Tuscany cycling tour in September. The cuisine can be simple and rustic, other times aristocratic and refined. Where we cycle, through the interior wine … Continue reading →
Posted in Chicken, Gluten Free, Travel, Tuscany, Uncategorized
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Tagged Bike and Wine tours, cacciatora, Chicken, Cooking, cooking classes, culinary bike trips, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italy, Italy hiking trips, pollo, private bike trips, Recipe, Travel, Tuscany, Wine
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On our April private cycling tour this past week, we feasted daily on the delicacy of the season, the famed white asparagus of Bassano. Appearing from mid-March to mid-June, the oldest legend attributes its introduction to the area hark back … Continue reading →
Posted in Apples, Asparagus, Pasta, Travel, Uncategorized, Vegetarian, Veneto
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Tagged Apples, Bike and Wine tours, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, italiaoutdoorsfoodandwine, Italy hiking trips, Northern Italy, private bike trips, Recipe, Tagliatelle, Travel, vegetarian, walnuts, white asparagus, Wine
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Our private walking tours through the Veneto region of Italy allow us to experience the wide range of cuisine found in this region. We often begin in Venice, with its amazing diversity of seafood available at the Rialto market. Fresh … Continue reading →
Posted in fennel, Fish, Squid, Travel, Uncategorized, Vegetables, Veneto
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Tagged Bike and Wine tours, cook, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, fennel, gluten free, Italian cuisine, italiaoutdoorsfoodandwine, Italy hiking trips, private bike trips, Recipe, squid, Travel, Veneto, Venice
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As we explore the Veneto on our Italy walking tours, we see many a corn field, but very rarely fresh corn on the menu; the corn grown here is destined to be dried and ground, and used year round in … Continue reading →
Posted in Baking, Bardolino, Cheeses, Gluten Free, Mushrooms, Polenta, Travel, Uncategorized, Vegetarian, Veneto, Veneto Food, Wine Pairings
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Tagged asiago, biancoperla, Bike and Wine tours, Cooking, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, funghi, gluten free, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, italiaoutdoorsfoodandwine, Italy hiking trips, mushrooms, Northern Italy, Polenta, private bike trips, Recipe, Travel, vegetarian, Veneto, Wine
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