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.
Located on a narrow strip of land, between the Adriatic Sea and Slovenia, lies the city of Trieste. This unique location has placed this city at the crossroads of Latin, Germanic, Slavic and Austro-Hungarian cultures for centuries. United with Italy … Continue reading →
Posted in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, refosco, Soups, Travel
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Tagged bean, Bike and Wine tours, cabbage, cook, Cooking, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, Fitness, Food, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, Italy, Italy hiking trips, jota, Northern Italy, private bike trips, private ski trips, Recipe, Soup, Travel, Wine
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Italy is the world’s sixth largest producer of apples, and Europe’s second, with 2.2 million tons produced each year. Golden Delicious is the second most cultivated apple variety globally and the first in Trentino, where around ten thousand hectares are … Continue reading →
Posted in Apples, Baking, Dessert, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Torcolato, Travel, Trentino Food, Uncategorized, Vegetarian, Veneto Food
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Tagged apple, Bike and Wine tours, cake, cook, Cooking, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, Dessert, Fitness, Friuli Venezia Giulia, gourmet bike tours, gourmet cycle trips, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, Italy, Italy hiking trips, Northern Italy, private bike trips, private ski trips, Recipe, Travel, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Veneto, Wine
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Located north of Bolzano, in the town of Terlano, the Cantina Terlan produces high quality wines in both the Terlano and Alto Adige DOC. Started in 1893 when 24 local growers united to jointly produce, sell and market their wines. … Continue reading →
Posted in Lagrein, Terlaner, Travel, Uncategorized, Wine, Wine Pairings, wine tastings
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Tagged alto-adige, Bike and Wine tours, cook, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, Italy, kellerei cantina terlan, lagrein, Northern Italy, private bike trips, private ski trips, terlan, terlaner, Travel, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Wine
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The first time I cooked this dish, the decision was born out of desperation. During the winter months, I live at Sugarloaf, ME, and the nearest somewhat reasonable grocer is fifteen miles away. My refrigerator was pretty bare, and I … Continue reading →
Posted in Braising, Emilia Romagna, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Pork, refosco, Travel, Uncategorized, Veneto Food
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Tagged Bike and Wine tours, braised pork, cook, Cooking, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, cycling holidays, Fitness, Food, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, Italy, Italy hiking trips, maiale al latte, Northern Italy, pork with milk, private bike trips, private ski trips, Recipe, refosco, Travel, Veneto, Wine
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For most of us, when we think of Italian food, goulash is not the first dish that comes to mind. Originating in Hungary, and supposedly deriving it’s name from the Hungarian gulyas, or ‘herd’, goulash is a dish first cooked … Continue reading →
Posted in Beef, Braising, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Lamb, Pork, Schioppettino, St. Magdalener, Travel, Trentino Food, Uncategorized
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Tagged bicycle italy, Bike and Wine tours, Braising, cook, Cooking, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, cycling holidays, cycling tours, Food, Friuli Venezia Giulia, goulasch, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, Italy, Italy hiking trips, Northern Italy, private bike trips, private ski trips, Recipe, Travel, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
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