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.
Immersing ourselves in Italy’s best wine regions, as we do on our Italiaoutdoors Walk and Wine tours, involves discovering these wines from many perspectives – the terroir, the local history and culture, the producers and , of course, a … Continue reading →
Posted in Travel, Tuscany, Uncategorized, Wine, Wine Pairings, wine tastings
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Tagged Bike and Wine tours, brunello, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, Italy hiking trips, montalcino, private bike trips, Travel, Tuscany, Wine, Wine Tours
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This fall we led a private group cycling tour through the Amarone and Valpolicellla wine areas, south through lovely Borghetto sul Mincio, ending the week in magnificent Mantova, one of the most picturesque cities in Italy. We enjoyed a week … Continue reading →
Posted in Baking, Travel, Uncategorized, Veneto, Wine, Wine Pairings
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Tagged Bike and Wine tours, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, Dessert, italiaoutdoorsfoodandwine, Italy hiking trips, mantova, Northern Italy, private bike trips, Recipe, sbrisolona, Travel, Veneto, Wine
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Our Walk and Wine tours in Italy take us to some of Italy’s loveliest landscapes – the Langhe hills of Piedmont, Val d’Orcia of Tuscany, and the Verona province of the Veneto – as we discover the home of Italy’s … Continue reading →
Posted in Uncategorized, Wine, wine tastings
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Tagged Bike and Wine tours, brunello, Cooking, culinary bike tours, custom bike tours of Italy, custom tours of italy, Italian cuisine, italiaoutdoorsfoodandwine, montalcino, Northern Italy, private bike trips, sangiovese, Wine
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Who doesn’t love focaccia? A leavened flat bread with seemingly unlimited variations, everyone can find a favorite. This version, topped with squash or pumpkin and sage is perfect for an autumn dinner, or to bring a bit of Italy to … Continue reading →
Posted in Baking, Liguria, Pumpkin, squash, Travel, Uncategorized
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Tagged Bike and Wine tours, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, focaccia, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, italiaoutdoorsfoodandwine, Italy hiking trips, Northern Italy, private bike trips, Pumpkin, Recipe, Travel, vegetarian, zucca
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After an active morning hiking in Tuscany’s lovely Val d’Orcia, nothing beats sitting down to a lunch of Ribollita Toscana, accompanied by a glass of local Sangiovese from one of Tuscany’s newer wine zones, Orcia DOC (named one of the … Continue reading →
