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.
Last year around Thanksgiving I posted a couple of turkey recipes. If you’re looking for some ideas, check out my Braised Turkey with Pears and Chestnuts, and How to Use Your Entire Turkey. This year, I’m writing up a few … Continue reading →
Posted in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Ricotta, squash, Thanksgiving, Uncategorized, Vegetables, Vegetarian
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Tagged bicycle italy, Bike and Wine tours, Cooking, cooking classes, cycle italy, cycling holidays, Friuli Venezia Giulia, holidays, Italiaoutdoors, Northern Italy, Pumpkin, pumpkin festival, Recipe, ski holidays, ski italy, squash, Thanksgiving, Travel
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The Piave wine zone is one of the many wine area in the Veneto that are still unknown outside of the region. I spent a few days there this summer, learning as much as I could about the wines and … Continue reading →
Posted in Raboso, Uncategorized, Wine Pairings
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Tagged Bike and Wine tours, Cecchetto, culinary bike trips, cycling, cycling holidays, cycling tours, Italiaoutdoors, Piave, private bike trips, raboso, Veneto, Wine
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I have found versions of this recipe in the cuisines of both Trentino and Fruili-Venezia Giulia, two regions we explore on our Italiaoutdoors private Italy tours. Apple orchards wind their way across Italy’s northeast area, from Val Sugana, continuing along … Continue reading →
Posted in Apples, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Fruit, Risotto, Travel, Trentino Food, Uncategorized, Vegetarian, wine tastings
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Tagged apple cider, Apples, bike, Bike and Wine tours, biking, cook, Cooking, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, cycle, cycling, Fitness, Food, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Health, hike, hiking, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, Italy, Italy hiking trips, North Star Orchards, Northern Italy, private bike trips, private ski trips, Recipe, Risotto, ski, skiing, Travel, Trentino-Alto Adige, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Veneto, Wine
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During my last visit to Italy, I had the pleasure of an extended visit at Vignaioli Contra Soarda, outside of Bassano del Grappa. This wine maker has been on my list to check out for some time, having had numerous … Continue reading →
Posted in Travel, Uncategorized, Veneto Food, Wine Pairings, wine tastings
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Tagged Bassano del Grappa, Bike and Wine tours, Brengaze, cook, Cooking, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, Fitness, Food, Il Pendio, Il Sassio, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, Italy, Italy hiking trips, Northern Italy, private bike trips, private ski trips, Recipe, torcolato, Travel, Veneto, Vignaioli Contra Soarda, Wine
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This type of gnocchi, made from stale bread rather than potatoes, is a traditional dish of the Trento area, the capital of the region of Trentino. This dish was traditionally served on Fridays, when religious restrictions forbade the consumption of … Continue reading →
Posted in Gnocchi, Lagrein Rose, Lagrein Rose, Teroldego Rotaliano, Travel, Trentino Food, Uncategorized
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Tagged Bike and Wine tours, cook, Cooking, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, Food, Gnocchi, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, Italy, Italy hiking trips, Northern Italy, private bike trips, private ski trips, Recipe, salvia, strangolapreti, Travel, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, vegetarian, Wine
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