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.
A classic Italian pasta preparation known the world over, pasta alla carbonara is a quintessential example of Italian peasant food. Stories as to its origin are many and varied, and you will find versions of it all over Italy, with … Continue reading →
Spring is the time of year when my cooking enthusiasm gets a shot in the arm from the wonderful fresh products that begin to appear in the local markets. I am just back from a bike trip in Italy, where … Continue reading →
Posted in Asparagus, Eggs, Fitness, Radicchio, Risotto, Terlaner, Uncategorized, Vegetarian
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Tagged asparagus, Bike and Wine tours, cook, Cooking, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, egg, Fitness, Food, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, Italy, Italy hiking trips, Northern Italy, peas, private bike trips, private ski trips, radicchio, Recipe, Risotto, steel-cut oats, Travel, vegetarian, Wine
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Livio Felluga, the patriarch of this wine making family, and of Friulian wines in general, has made quite a name for himself in the very special region of Italy. His family, originally from the Isola d’Istria, experienced the Austrian-Hungarian empire, … Continue reading →
Posted in Pinot Grigio, Uncategorized, wine tastings
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Tagged Bike and Wine tours, cook, Cooking, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, felluga, Fitness, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, Italy, Italy hiking trips, Northern Italy, pinot grigio, private bike trips, private ski trips, refosco dal peduncolo rosso, Travel, Wine
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In March, 2012 I had a chance to visit the town of Cormons, Italy, located in the region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, just a stone’s throw from the Slovenian border. Cormons enviable location places it in both the Collio and Collio … Continue reading →
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Tagged Bike and Wine tours, collio, collio orientali del friuli, cook, Cooking, cooking classes, cormons, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, Fitness, friulano, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, Italy, Italy hiking trips, Northern Italy, pinot grigio, private bike trips, private ski trips, refosco, Schioppettino, Travel, Wine
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When guests on our Italy bike tours are first introduced to the Italian foods of the Northeast regions, they are often surprised – pastas with red sauce, or, frankly, anything with a ‘red sauce’ are rare on the menus. The … Continue reading →
Posted in antipasti, Mozzarella, Risotto, Travel, Uncategorized, Veneto Food
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Tagged arancini, Bike and Wine tours, cook, Cooking, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, Food, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, italiaoutdoorsfoodandwine, Italy, Italy hiking trips, mozzarella, Northern Italy, private bike trips, private ski trips, Prosciutto, Recipe, Risotto, Travel
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