About chefbikeski
Culinary Director and Owner of Italiaoutdoors Food and Wine. Creator of uniquely personalized active (bike, ski, hike, walk) tours in Italy. Small groups, owner/expert led, customized to your desires, your fitness levels, your budget. We personally design and lead each and every tour ourselves, to deliver the best in personalized service.
We are eagerly anticipating our return to Italy this fall with our Italiaoutdoors Food and Wine tours. In October we are leading a private group on a Barolo Walk and Wine tour in the spectacular Piedmont region. A week devoted … Continue reading →
Wherever in Italy we explore on our Italiaoutdoors Food and Wine tours, we find risotto on the menu. Grown primarily in Northern Italy, mainly in the marshy areas of the Po River Valley, rice found a natural habitat. The result … Continue reading →
Posted in Gluten Free, Lombardy, Shrimp, Travel, Uncategorized, Wine, Wine Pairings
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Tagged amalfi coast, lake district, Lake Garda, private bike trips, private italy walking tours, Risotto
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Just north of Milan, nestled in the foothills of the Alps, is the Italian Lake district. Here five lovely lakes – Maggiore, Lugano, Como, Iseo and Garda – together offer an amazing backdrop for our Italiaoutdoors Food and Wine private … Continue reading →
Posted in fennel, Fish, Gluten Free, Lombardy, Travel, Trout, Uncategorized, Wine Pairings
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Tagged Bike and Wine tours, fennel, lake district, private bike tours, private italy walking tours, private wine tours, Trout
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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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