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.
Probably the most ubiquitous form of pasta we find on our cycling and ski adventures in Northern Italy is gnocchi. Is gnocchi pasta? Well, it is likely the predecessor of pasta – originally dumplings formed from flour and water, poached … Continue reading →
Posted in Cheeses, Gnocchi, Ricotta, Travel, Uncategorized, Vegetarian, Veneto Food
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Tagged Bike and Wine tours, cook, Cooking, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, Gnocchi, Italian Food, italiaoutdoorsfoodandwine, Recipe, Ricotta, vegetarian
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In the most northwest corner of Italy, tucked away in the Alps beneath majestic Mont Blanc, is the smallest Italian wine region, full of obscure, but wonderful wines. To quote Joseph Bastianich and David Lynch in their “Vino Italiano – … Continue reading →
Posted in Uncategorized, Wine, Wine Pairings, wine tastings
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Tagged Alps, Bike and Wine tours, cook, Cooking, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, italiaoutdoorsfoodandwine, Italy, Italy hiking trips, Northern Italy, private bike trips, private ski trips, Travel, valle d'aosta, Wine
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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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