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.
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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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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