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.
During my recent trip to Umbria for our Bike the Wine Roads of Umbria tour, and a few days in Tuscany afterward, I saw this dish on many a menu. It features two of Umbria’s favorite products, beans and sausage. … Continue reading →
Posted in beans, Pork, Sausage, Travel, Tuscany, Umbria, Uncategorized
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Tagged beans, Bike and Wine tours, cook, Cooking, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, fagioli, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, italiaoutdoorsfoodandwine, Italy, Italy hiking trips, Northern Italy, pancetta fresca, pork belly, private bike trips, private ski trips, Recipe, salsiccia, Sausage, Tuscany, umbria
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One of the highlights of our recent Bike the Wine Roads of Umbria tour was our wine tasting at Bibenda Assisi. I discovered this wine bar, and it’s friendly and welcoming owner, Nila, on my explorations prior to our arrival. … Continue reading →
Posted in Uncategorized, Wine, Wine Pairings, wine tastings
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Tagged bibenda assisi, Bike and Wine tours, cook, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, grechetto, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, italiaoutdoorsfoodandwine, Italy, Italy hiking trips, Northern Italy, private bike trips, private ski trips, sagrantino, Travel, umbria, Wine, wines
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We are off on our next tour this week, our Bike the Wine Roads of Umbria tour. So as I plan tastings and winery visits, it seems like the perfect time to produce a brief primer on the wines of … Continue reading →
Posted in Umbria, Uncategorized, Wine
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Tagged Bike and Wine tours, cook, Cooking, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, grechetto, Italiaoutdoors, italiaoutdoorsfoodandwine, Italy, Italy hiking trips, Northern Italy, orvieto, private bike trips, private ski trips, sagrantino, torgiano, Travel, umbria, Wine
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The regions of Tuscany and Umbria are considered the “Heart of Italy”, lying as they do in the geographic middle of the country. Adjacent to each other, their cuisines are quite similar. Simple, country cooking; not a lot of ingredients. … Continue reading →
Posted in beans, Braising, Travel, Tuscany, Umbria, Uncategorized
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Tagged beans, Bike and Wine tours, braised, cook, Cooking, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, Food, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, italiaoutdoorsfoodandwine, Italy, Italy hiking trips, Northern Italy, pork, private bike trips, private ski trips, Recipe, Travel, Tuscany, umbria
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We see many bread based dishes on our cycling tours in Umbria and Tuscany. Here, bread is not often enjoyed alone, but worked into a dish. I covered one of these recipes, the great summer salad made from tomatoes and … Continue reading →
Posted in Soups, Tomato, Travel, Tuscany, Umbria, Uncategorized, Vegetarian
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Tagged Bike and Wine tours, cook, Cooking, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, Fitness, Food, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, italiaoutdoorsfoodandwine, pappa al pomodoro, private bike trips, private ski trips, Recipe, Soup, tomato, Travel, Tuscany, vegetarian
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