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.
One example of traditional Christmas holiday food with deep-seated cultural roots in a specific region is the Gubana. A cake of sweet leavened dough, heavy with a filling of dried fruits and nuts. Depending upon the source, Gubana originated … Continue reading →
Posted in Baking, Christmas, Dessert, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Uncategorized
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Tagged Bike and Wine tours, Christmas, Cividale, cook, Cooking, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, Fitness, Food, Friuli Venezia Giulia, gubana, Health, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, Italy, Italy hiking trips, Northern Italy, private bike trips, private ski trips, Recipe, Travel
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The Christmas season is upon us, and once again, Italian foodies here in the US are planning their Feast of the Seven Fishes for Christmas Eve. Italian restaurants are announcing their version of it for their December menu special, Saveur … Continue reading →
Posted in Christmas, Emilia Romagna, Pork, tortellini, Travel, Uncategorized
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Tagged Bike and Wine tours, Christmas, cook, Cooking, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, Emilia-Romagna, Feast of Seven Fishes, Fitness, Food, Health, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, Italy, Italy hiking trips, Northern Italy, private bike trips, private ski trips, Recipe, tortellini, Travel
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Ricotta cheese is originally from Italy, and you will find it in just about every region you visit. Ricotta, which comes from the Latin recoctus, meaning ‘recooked’ is made from the milk whey that is leftover from the production of … Continue reading →
Posted in Dessert, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Ricotta, Trentino Food, Uncategorized, Veneto Food
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Tagged Bike and Wine tours, cake, cook, Cooking, cooking classes, crooked face creamery, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, Food, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, Italy, Italy hiking trips, Northern Italy, private bike trips, private ski trips, Ricotta, torta di ricotta, Veneto
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During my visits to Italy on our Italiaoutdoors bike tours and ski holidays, I seek out any opportunity to enjoy a new wine; be it a tiny producer that we pass by on our bikes, or a glass of a … Continue reading →
Posted in Schioppettino
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Tagged Bike and Wine tours, Cooking, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italian cuisine, Italiaoutdoors, Italy hiking trips, Petrussa, private ski trips, Schioppettino, ski holidays, Travel, undiscovered wines, Wine
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In Italy, cavoletto di bruxelles are most common in the northern regions, where they grow in cooler, coastal environments. On Italy bike tours in the Veneto region we’ve explored the flat plains along the rivers and canals on the mainland … Continue reading →
Posted in brussels sprouts, Thanksgiving, Uncategorized
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Tagged almonds, Bike and Wine tours, brussels sprouts, cook, Cooking, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, Food, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, Italy, Italy hiking trips, Northern Italy, private ski trips, Recipe, side dish, Thanksgiving, Travel, Veneto
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