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.
With the exception of special occasions, I am a simple dessert person. Fruit desserts are my favorite – usually fairly easy to prepare, and healthy – or at least better for you than a concoction of sugar, butter, and cream. … Continue reading →
Posted in Dessert, Figs, Fruit, Mascarpone, Picolit, Uncategorized, Vegetarian, Veneto Food
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Tagged Bike and Wine tours, chestnuts, cook, Cooking, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, Dessert, figs, Fitness, Food, grappa, Health, honey, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, Italy, Italy hiking trips, Mascarpone, Northern Italy, private bike trips, private ski trips, Recipe, roasted, Travel, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, vegetarian, Veneto, Wine
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The Bagnoli di Sopra DOC, established in 1995, covers an area that includes 15 municipalities in the Veneto province of Padua. The heart of this wine region is the town of Bagnoli di Sopra, an ancient Longobard village that grew … Continue reading →
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Tagged Bagnoli di Sopra, Bianco, Bike and Wine tours, Cantina di Dominio, cook, Cooking, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, Fitness, Food, Friularo, Health, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, Italy, Italy hiking trips, private bike trips, private ski trips, Travel, Veneto, Wine
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Another trip to Italy – and another chance to explore the wines I can’t find back in the US. There are several regions in the Veneto that have been on my list to check out, and I was able to … Continue reading →
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Tagged Bike and Wine tours, cook, Cooking, cooking classes, Corte Benedettine, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, Fitness, Food, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, Italy, Italy hiking trips, Northern Italy, private bike trips, private ski trips, raboso, Travel, Veneto, Wine
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Currently, I am working on the recipes for our upcoming Italiaoutdoors Chefs on Bikes tour of the Veneto. I like to include dishes that incorporate the wonderful products of the Veneto region, reflect the traditional cuisine of the area, and … Continue reading →
Posted in Fitness, prosecco, Prosecco, Radicchio, Radicchio, Risotto, Travel, Ubriaco, Uncategorized, Vegetarian, Veneto Food
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Tagged Bike and Wine tours, chestnuts, cook, Cooking, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, Food, Health, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, Italy, Italy hiking trips, marroni, Northern Italy, private bike trips, private ski trips, Prosecco, radicchio, Recipe, Risotto, Travel, ubriaco, vegetarian, Veneto, Wine
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The more I visit and study the wines of Northeastern Italy, the more impressed I become by the variety and number of wonderful producers there. I particularly enjoy it when I find wines here that are unique to these areas; … Continue reading →
Posted in Pork, St. Magdalener, Travel, Trentino Food, Uncategorized, Wine Pairings
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Tagged Bike and Wine tours, cook, Cooking, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, Fitness, Food, Georg Mumelter, Griesbauerhof, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, Italy, Italy hiking trips, Kalterersee, lagrein, Northern Italy, private bike trips, private ski trips, Schiava, Sutirol, Travel, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Trollinger, Vernatsch, weinstrasse, Wine, wine roads
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