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.
Balsamic vinegar is one of the most well-known Italian contributions to the culinary world, now a basic condiment found in many kitchens here in the US. It is common all over Italy, we find it at every table in the … Continue reading →
Chestnuts are found throughout Italy, and have been a staple of their cuisine for thousands of years. Mentioned in writings from Homer and Pliny, they were cultivated throughout the region by the Middle Ages, especially in the mountainous areas where … Continue reading →
Posted in Apples, Fitness, Salad, Schiava, Travel, Uncategorized, Vegetarian
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Tagged apple, Bike and Wine tours, chestnuts, cook, Cooking, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, Fitness, Food, insalata, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, Italy, Italy hiking trips, marroni, mele, Northern Italy, pomegranate, private bike trips, private ski trips, Recipe, salad, Travel, Wine
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This past summer I spent some time exploring the wine regions of Alto Adige. One stop on my tour, and a place we will return to on our Bike the Wine Roads of Trentino-Alto Adige bicycle holidays in 2012 is … Continue reading →
Posted in Terlaner, Travel, Uncategorized, Wine, wine tastings
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Tagged Bike and Wine tours, cantina, cook, Cooking, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, Fitness, Health, Italian cuisine, Italiaoutdoors, Italy, Italy hiking trips, Northern Italy, private bike trips, private ski trips, Recipe, terlaner, terlano, Travel, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Wine
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Another traditional Christmas dish from Northeastern Italy intrigued me the moment I discovered it, but it is quite unexpected, and I was unsure of how it would go over with American palates. I’ve made it a couple of times now, … Continue reading →
Posted in Apples, Christmas, Figs, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Pasta, prosecco, Travel, Uncategorized, Veneto Food, Wine Pairings
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Tagged Bike and Wine tours, Christmas, cook, Cooking, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, Food, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, Italy, Italy hiking trips, lasagna, lasagna da fornel, Northern Italy, private bike trips, private ski trips, Prosecco, Recipe, Travel, Veneto Food, Wine
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Bombardino is an egg nog based drink that is very popular in the cold climates, especially for those enjoying a ski holiday in Northeastern Italy. This is a perfect drink for sipping apres ski in Val Gardena, or to warm … Continue reading →
Posted in Christmas, Travel, Trentino Food, Uncategorized
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Tagged advocaat, apres ski, Bike and Wine tours, bombardino, calimero, Christmas, Cooking, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, egg nog, Food, Health, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, Italy, Italy hiking trips, Northern Italy, private bike trips, private ski trips, Recipe, ski holidays, Travel, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, val gardena
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