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.
So many interesting foods are beginning to appear at local farmer’s markets here in New England, now that spring is here. I love to try these new foods, and learn about their history in the culinary traditions of Italy. Scorzonera … Continue reading →
Posted in Kerner, Risotto, Uncategorized, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Wine, Wine Pairings
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Tagged Bike and Wine tours, cook, Cooking, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, Food, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, italiaoutdoorsfoodandwine, Italy, Italy hiking trips, kerner, Northern Italy, private bike trips, private ski trips, Risotto, scorzonera, Travel, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Veneto, Wine
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It is asparagus season both here and in Italy, so I’ve been reading and cooking a lot with it lately. The first shoots of the season are even appearing up here in the cold north woods of Maine. I included … Continue reading →
Posted in antipasti, Asparagus, Eggs, Travel, Uncategorized, Vegetarian, Veneto Food, Wine Pairings
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Tagged asparagus, Bassano del Grappa, Bike and Wine tours, cook, Cooking, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, egg, Food, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, italiaoutdoorsfoodandwine, Italy, Italy hiking trips, Northern Italy, private bike trips, private ski trips, Recipe, Travel, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Veneto, Wine
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This recipe developed fortuitously, evolving from a couple of my recent recipe posts, combined with the season and some recent reading. Here are the inspirations: – Like many cuisines with a long history, many traditional Italian dishes were born from … Continue reading →
Posted in fiddleheads, Pasta, Pork, Uncategorized
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Tagged Bike and Wine tours, cook, Cooking, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, fiddleheads, Fitness, Food, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, italiaoutdoorsfoodandwine, Italy, Italy hiking trips, Northern Italy, pasta, pork belly, private bike trips, private ski trips, Recipe, Travel, Wine
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Last June, we welcomed James Beard Award winner Susan Regis as a Master Guest Chef on our Chefs on Bikes tour in Italy. One of the dishes we cooked with her was a braised pork belly. We did have a … Continue reading →
Posted in Braising, Lagrein, Pork, Travel, Trentino Food, Uncategorized, Veneto Food, Wine
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Tagged Bike and Wine tours, Braise, braised pork, Chefs on Bikes, cook, Cooking, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, Fitness, Food, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Health, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, Italy, Italy hiking trips, Northern Italy, pork belly, private bike trips, private ski trips, Recipe, Susan Regis, Travel, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Veneto, Wine
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It’s hard to find someone who doesn’t love a great pizza. With the endless array of possible toppings, you can find something for just about any palate, from the most adventurous of eaters to the pickiest of youngsters. Pizza ‘like’ … Continue reading →
Posted in Pizza, Schiava, Travel, Uncategorized
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Tagged Bike and Wine tours, brick oven, cook, Cooking, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, Dough, Fitness, Food, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, italiaoutdoorsfoodandwine, Italy, Italy hiking trips, Northern Italy, pizza, pizza crust, private bike trips, private ski trips, Recipe, Travel, Wine
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