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.
Recently, we led a private group on a gourmet Dolomites ski holiday, spending a fantastic week skiing and dining in lovely Cortina. While visiting the slopes at Alta Badia, we came across a local recipe book featuring recipes from the … Continue reading →
Posted in beans, Pasta, Travel, Trentino Food, Uncategorized
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Tagged Bike and Wine tours, burnt wheat, cook, Cooking, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, fagioli, grano arso, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, Italy, pasta, private bike trips, private ski trips, Recipe, spinach, Tagliatelle, Travel, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
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A highlight of our last Italiaoutdoors Food and Wine Dolomites ski adventure was a rare chance to visit Rifugio Averau at night. Open for dinner only once a month, a visit to this rifugio, reputed to be “one of the … Continue reading →
Posted in Travel, Uncategorized
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Tagged Cooking, cortina, culinary bike trips, Food, Health, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, rifugio averau, Travel, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Veneto
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One of Italy’s most renowned culinary indulgences is the truffle. Found throughout northern and central Italy, we enjoy them on many destinations on our Italiaoutdoors cycling tours, from the Veneto and Piedmonte to Umbria and Tuscany. Hidden away in forests, … Continue reading →
Posted in Cheeses, Eggs, Gluten Free, Ricotta, Travel, Tuscany, Umbria, Uncategorized, Vegetarian, Veneto Food
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Tagged Bike and Wine tours, cook, Cooking, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, Food, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, italiaoutdoorsfoodandwine, private bike trips, private ski trips, Recipe, Ricotta, sformatino, sformato, tartufo, truffles
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As a ski instructor, a busy winter vacation week doesn’t leave much time or energy for elaborate dinners. So this past week, dinners were quick and easy. Luckily, Italy serves up many deliciously simple pasta recipes which can be prepared … Continue reading →
Posted in Lamb, Pasta, Sausage, Travel, Uncategorized
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Tagged Bike and Wine tours, cook, Cooking, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, italiaoutdoorsfoodandwine, Italy, Kale, orecchiette, pasta, private bike trips, private ski trips, Recipe, Sausage, Travel
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I’ve enjoyed some wonderful and not so wonderful versions of this dessert in Italy. One of the best versions was at Pulierin Enotavola at Contra Soarda in Bassano del Grappa – a favorite stop on our Bike the Amarone Wine … Continue reading →
Posted in Dessert, Gluten Free, Uncategorized
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Tagged Bike and Wine tours, chocolate, cook, Cooking, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, Dessert, Food, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, italiaoutdoorsfoodandwine, Italy hiking trips, Northern Italy, private bike trips, private ski trips, Recipe, semifreddo, Travel
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