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.
The Valpolicella wine zone is located in the province of Verona, east of Lake Garda, and north of the Adige River. A great place to enjoy both cycling and wine, we visited here recently on one of our private cycling … Continue reading →
Posted in Braising, restaurants, Ricotta, Travel, Uncategorized, Valpolicella, Veneto Food, Wine, Wine Pairings
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Tagged Bike and Wine tours, cooking classes, corteforte, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, enoteca della valpolicella, Food, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, italiaoutdoorsfoodandwine, private bike trips, private ski trips, restaurants, Travel, Valpolicella, Veneto
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Our last Italiaoutdoors Food and Wine custom bike trip to Italy included a visit to an Amarone producer. Our clients were big fans of Amarone, and I wanted to take them someplace special. I didn’t want a large, well-known producer … Continue reading →
Posted in Amarone, Uncategorized, Valpolicella, Wine Pairings
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Tagged Amarone, Bike and Wine tours, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, italiaoutdoorsfoodandwine, Italy, private bike trips, private ski trips, Ripasso, Valpolicella, Veneto, villa monteleone, Wine, wine tastings, Wine Tours
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A highlight of our Bike the Prosecco Wine Roads tour is a visit to a Prosecco producer. Just getting there is a pleasure. To quote a guest, “This is the most beautiful bike ride I’ve ever done.” We tackle a … Continue reading →
Posted in Fitness, Prosecco, Travel, Uncategorized, Wine
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Tagged Bike and Wine tours, bike the prosecco wine roads, Col del Lupo, cook, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, italiaoutdoorsfoodandwine, Italy, Italy hiking trips, Northern Italy, private bike trips, private ski trips, Prosecco, Travel, Veneto, Wine, Wine Tours
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While I’ve been busy leading our Bike the Prosecco Wine Roads tour, I’ve enlisted the help of my first guest blogger, my husband and Negroni fan, Gordy Bechtel. Is it possible to make the Negroni better? After reading my wife’s … Continue reading →
Posted in cocktails, Uncategorized
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Tagged Bike and Wine tours, cocktail, cook, Cooking, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, cynar, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, Italy, Italy hiking trips, negroni, Northern Italy, private bike trips, private ski trips, Recipe, Travel
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This recipe was recently featured in an article in La Cucina Italiana magazine, entitled Italy’s Best Desserts. The author is Francine Segan, a food historian and the author of a new book, Dolci: Italy’s Sweets. I loved the article, Francine … Continue reading →
Posted in Baking, Dessert, Emilia Romagna, Uncategorized, Wine Pairings
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Tagged Bike and Wine tours, cake, chocolate, cook, Cooking, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, Food, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, italiaoutdoorsfoodandwine, Italy, Italy hiking trips, Northern Italy, private bike trips, private ski trips, Recipe, red wine, strawberries, torta, Wine
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