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.
Venetians themselves are not really meat eaters; their watery surroundings naturally drove them to a seafood based cuisine. However, as you move inland from Venice to the mainland, the low-lying wetlands that exist around the Po, Brenta, and Adige river … Continue reading →
Posted in Gluten Free, Poultry and Game Birds, Travel, Tuscany, Umbria, Uncategorized, Valpolicella
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Tagged anatra, Balsamic vinegar, Bike and Wine tours, cook, Cooking, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, duck, Food, gluten free, Health, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, italiaoutdoorsfoodandwine, Italy, Italy hiking trips, Northern Italy, private bike trips, private ski trips, Recipe, roast, Travel, Valpolicella, Veneto, Wine
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Ski season will soon be upon us, and I’m craving warm comfort food with the onset of cold temperatures. A warm meal in a mountain rifugio is a perfect mid-day break during our Dolomite ski holidays. But comfort food does … Continue reading →
Posted in Emilia Romagna, Gluten Free, Lentils, Soups, Travel, Umbria, Uncategorized, Vegetarian
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Tagged Bike and Wine tours, cook, Cooking, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, Food, gluten free, Health, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, italiaoutdoorsfoodandwine, Italy, Italy hiking trips, Lentils, Northern Italy, private bike trips, private ski trips, Recipe, Soup, Travel, vegetarian
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On a past visit to Italy, I spent some time visiting Cormons, Italy, in the region of Fruili Venezia Giulia. Located in the north easternmost corner of Italy, right next to Slovenia, this relatively unknown region produces some of the … Continue reading →
Posted in Apples, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Gluten Free, Pumpkin, Ricotta, Soups, Thanksgiving, Travel, Uncategorized, Vegetarian, Wine, Wine Pairings, wine tastings
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Tagged Bike and Wine tours, Branko, cook, Cooking, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, friulano, Friuli Venezia GIula, gluten free, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, italiaoutdoorsfoodandwine, Italy, Italy hiking trips, Northern Italy, private bike trips, private ski trips, Pumpkin, Recipe, Soup, Thanksgiving, vegetarian, Wine, wine pairing
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Finding Chioggia beets at my grocers always brings me immediately back to Italy. This heirloom beet comes from the Italian coastal town of Chioggia, right across the lagoon from Venice. In fact, it is often referred to as “Little Venice”, … Continue reading →
Posted in antipasti, beets, chioggia beets, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Gluten Free, Travel, Uncategorized, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Veneto Food, Whole Grains
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Tagged beets, Bike and Wine tours, Chioggia, chioggia beets, cook, Cooking, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, Food, Friuli Venezia Giulia, gluten free, Health, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, italiaoutdoorsfoodandwine, Italy, Italy hiking trips, Northern Italy, onions, private bike trips, private ski trips, Recipe, Travel, vegetarian, Veneto
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Last weekend, I attended a reunion of “Bike Trippers”, hosted by friends and guests on past bike tours. It was wonderful to see everyone, reminisce about our adventures in Italy, all while enjoying great wine and a fantastic meal. It … Continue reading →
Posted in Beef, Braising, Fruit, Mushrooms, Travel, Uncategorized
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Tagged berries, Bike and Wine tours, Braise, cook, Cooking, cooking classes, costolettine, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, Food, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, italiaoutdoorsfoodandwine, Italy, Italy hiking trips, mushrooms, Northern Italy, private bike trips, private ski trips, Recipe, short ribs, Travel, Wine
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