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.
I held another cooking class on gnocchi this weekend; this one for the Eastern Ski Writers Association who were meeting here at Sugarloaf. Once again, someone asks “Are all gnocchi made from potatoes?” The easier question to answer is “What … Continue reading →
Posted in antipasti, Gnocchi, Polenta, Travel, Trentino Food, Uncategorized, Vegetarian
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Tagged antipasti, Bike and Wine tours, cook, Cooking, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, Fitness, Food, Gnocchi, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, Italy, Northern Italy, Polenta, private bike trips, private ski trips, Recipe, Travel, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, vegetarian
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My last post on spaetzle made a very simple preparation of this rustic noodle. To dress it up a bit and make a delicious Sunday dinner, I wanted a hearty meat dish with lots of sauce to enjoy with the … Continue reading →
Posted in Braising, Lagrein, Lamb, Travel, Trentino Food, Uncategorized, Valpolicella, Veneto Food
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Tagged Bike and Wine tours, Braise, Braising, cook, Cooking, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, Food, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, Italy, Italy hiking trips, lamb shank, Northern Italy, private bike trips, private ski trips, Recipe, Travel, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Valpolicella, Veneto, Wine
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Spaetzle, or spätzle, is a rustic pasta most commonly associate with Germany, but is quite prevalent in the Sudtirol region of Italy. This is one food that is truly regional in Italy – I never see it on our cycling … Continue reading →
Posted in Spaetzle, Uncategorized
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Tagged Bike and Wine tours, Bolzano, cook, Cooking, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, Dolomites, Food, Health, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, Italy, Italy hiking trips, Northern Italy, private bike trips, private ski trips, Recipe, spaetzle, Travel, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
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Located in the hills right outside of Trento in the Valle d’Adige is a very unique DOC, the TRENTODOC. The signature wine of this DOC are white and rose sparkling wines, produced by the classic Champagne method (Metodo Classico), in … Continue reading →
Posted in wine tastings
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Tagged Bike and Wine tours, cook, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, ferrari, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, Italy, Northern Italy, private bike trips, private ski trips, Travel, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, trentodoc, Wine
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A recent cooking class got me thinking out of the box (which is always good) as one of the participants was allergic to cow dairy. No butter, milk, cow cheese or cream. The savory dishes were easy, a cheese-free Risotto … Continue reading →
Posted in Baking, Dessert, Figs, Polenta, Torcolato, Vegetarian, Veneto Food
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Tagged Bike and Wine tours, cook, Cooking, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, custom bike trips, custom cycling holidays, dairy-free, Dessert, figs, Fitness, Food, grappa, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, Italy, Italy hiking trips, Northern Italy, Polenta, private bike trips, private ski trips, raisins, Recipe, Travel, Veneto, Wine
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