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.
It seems a bit silly to talk about a formal recipe for this dish – a few ingredients, a bit of chopping, and you are done. But this simple dish illustrates the importance of great ingredients, and doing little to … Continue reading →
Posted in Gluten Free, Mozzarella, Tomato, Travel, Uncategorized, Vegetarian
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Tagged Bike and Wine tours, caprese salad, cook, Cooking, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, gluten free, insalata caprese, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, italiaoutdoorsfoodandwine, mozzarella, private bike trips, private ski trips, Recipe, tomato, vegetarian
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Caponata, a mixture of eggplant, tomatoes and other vegetables in an agrodolce, is a relish we see throughout Italy as we explore Italy by bike, from Sicily to the Veneto. The sweet and sour flavor combination found in agrodolce, from … Continue reading →
Posted in antipasti, Fish, Gluten Free, Ricotta, Travel, Uncategorized, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Veneto Food
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Tagged Bike and Wine tours, caponata, cook, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, eggplant, Food, gluten free, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, italiaoutdoorsfoodandwine, Northern Italy, private bike trips, private ski trips, Recipe, sicily, Travel, vegetarian
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Hugely popular in the Veneto, guests on our cycling and ski tours always ask about the brilliant orange drink that almost everyone seems to be enjoying in the early evening. Italians love their bitter liquors, with Aperol, Campari, Cynar, and … Continue reading →
Posted in cocktails, Travel, Uncategorized, Veneto Food
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Tagged aperitif, aperol, Bike and Wine tours, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, Italian cuisine, Italiaoutdoors, italiaoutdoorsfoodandwine, Northern Italy, private bike trips, private ski trips, Prosecco, Recipe, spritz, Travel, Veneto
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Probably the most popular cured meat we enjoy on our bike tours and ski holidays in the Veneto is the ubiquitous Soprèssa Vicentina. Somewhat similar to the soppressa found elsewhere in Italy, in the Veneto, where the local dialect hates … Continue reading →
Posted in Cheeses, Gluten Free, Polenta, Travel, Uncategorized, Veneto Food
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Tagged Bike and Wine tours, cook, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, Food, gluten free, Italian cuisine, Italiaoutdoors, Northern Italy, Polenta, private bike trips, private ski trips, Recipe, sopressa, Veneto
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With the arrival of spring, and disappearance of snow, mountain meadows in the Altopiano d’Asiago to Trentino abound with many varieties of herbs and wildflowers. These regions in northern Italy that we visit all year round, with our summer bike … Continue reading →
Posted in Gluten Free, Risotto, Travel, Trentino Food, Uncategorized, Vegetarian
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Tagged Bike and Wine tours, cook, Cooking, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, dandelion greens, gluten free, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, Italy hiking trips, Northern Italy, private bike trips, private ski trips, Recipe, Risotto, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, vegetarian
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