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.
May and June is cherry season in Italy, and during our cycling tours we’ve been spotting cherry trees laden with fruit from Trentino down throughout the Veneto. I’ve written earlier about the renowned cherries of Marostica, but what makes the … Continue reading →
Posted in Cherries, Gluten Free, Poultry and Game Birds, Travel, Uncategorized, Veneto
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Tagged Bike and Wine tours, Cherry, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, italiaoutdoorsfoodandwine, Italy hiking trips, Northern Italy, private bike trips, private ski trips, quail, Recipe, Travel, Veneto, Wine
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On our recent cooking class our hosts delivered a very special seasonal treat as we worked – a plate of hot moeche fritte, fried soft shell crabs. These unique crabs are a seasonal Venetian treat, as they are in the … Continue reading →
Posted in Travel, Uncategorized, Veneto, Veneto Food
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Tagged Bike and Wine tours, cooking classes, crabs, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italy, Italy hiking trips, moeche, moleche, Northern Italy, private bike trips, Recipe, Travel, Venice, Wine
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Our April private walking tour brought us from the waters of the Venetian lagoon to the hills of Tuscany – this time of year artichokes are found on menus in both regions. We saw the first blossoms of the carciofo … Continue reading →
Posted in Artichokes, Pasta, Travel, Tuscany, Uncategorized, Veneto
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Tagged artichokes, carciofi, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, gamberi, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italy hiking trips, Northern Italy, private bike trips, Recipe, shrimp, taglietelle, Travel, Veneto
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Just northeast of Venice lies the island of Sant’Erasmo – half the size of Venice, with many canals, but with 60 resident farmers out of 850 total population. On a visit to Venice’s Rialto market, a highlight of our walking … Continue reading →
Posted in Artichokes, Gluten Free, Travel, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Veneto, Veneto Food
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Tagged artichokes, Bike and Wine tours, carciofi, castraure, culinary bike tours, grana cheese, Italian cuisine, Italy hiking trips, Northern Italy, private bike trips, Recipe, Sant'Erasmo, Travel, vegetarian, Veneto, Wine
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Our first tour of the season, a walking and cycling tour of the Veneto and then Tuscany really demonstrates the regional variations of Italian cuisine. We cooked Venetian seafood specialties with a professional chef, then a few days later joined … Continue reading →
