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.
This July we’re cycling through the region of Trentino-Alto Adige. Verdant green fields down the Adige Valley, we cruise down flat bike paths that lie between the Alps and Dolomites, with the optional climb for those that enjoy a challenge. … Continue reading →
Posted in Baking, Cherries, Travel, Trentino Food, Uncategorized, Vegetarian
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Tagged cake, Cherry, cooking classes, culinary bike trips, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, Italy hiking trips, Northern Italy, private bike trips, Recipe, torta, Travel, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Tretino
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Our spring season cycling and hiking tours in Italy coincide perfectly with Northeast Italy’s obsession with a favorite harbinger of spring – the prized white asparagus. From Bassano del Grappa and Cimadolmo in the Veneto, moving north to Zambana in … Continue reading →
Posted in Asparagus, Gluten Free, Risotto, Travel, Trentino Food, Uncategorized, Vegetarian, Veneto
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Tagged Bike and Wine tours, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, Italian cuisine, italiaoutdoorsfoodandwine, Italy hiking trips, Northern Italy, private bike trips, Recipe, Risotto, Travel, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, vegetarian, Veneto, white asparagus
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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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