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.
Every region we explore in Italy on our Italiaoutdoors Food and Wine walking tours has its favorite street foods to nourish us along the way. In Sicily, arancini; in Cinque Terre, fried fish cones and farinata; in Venice, frittelle; in … Continue reading →
Posted in antipasti, Mozzarella, Travel, Tuscany, Uncategorized
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Tagged coccoli, custom italy tours, florence, italiaoutdoors food and wine, Italy, private bike tours, private hiking tours, private walking tours, small group tours, Travel
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Exploring the lovely countryside of Sicily under sunny skies, we find the perfect ‘sunny’ delicacy to refresh us along the way – sweet, red-fleshed blood oranges. Citrus fruits arrived in Italy around 850 AD during an Arab invasion. Initially these … Continue reading →
Posted in antipasti, fennel, Fruit, Gluten Free, sicily, Travel, Uncategorized
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Tagged blood oranges, fennel, gluten free, italiaoutdoors food and wine, Italy, olive, private bike tours, private italy tours, private sicily tours, private walking tours, Recipes, salad, Travel
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During these hot summer days, dreaming of Italy travel that unfortunately won’t happen until 2021, I’m finding solace in my kitchen with favorite recipes. For Sicilians – and wishful future visitors like myself – summer is incomplete without the opportunity … Continue reading →
Posted in Dessert, Gluten Free, Newburyport Wine Club, Travel, Uncategorized, Wine Pairings
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Tagged gluten free, granita, oysters, private italy walking tours, sicily, vegetarian
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One food that is essential to Italian cuisine from the top to the tip of the boot are olives – from tasty snacks to a key ingredient for many favorite recipes to the ubiquitous olive oil, guests on our Italy … Continue reading →
Guests on our Italiaoutdoors Food and Wine Italy tours, and students in my cooking classes, have made or tasted many types of risotto with me, as it is one of Italy’s signature dishes and everyone can find a flavor they … Continue reading →