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.
Fennel is a hardy, perennial herb that is indigenous to the shores of the Mediterranean, but today is found many parts of the world, especially on dry soils near the sea-coast and on riverbanks. Known as the Florence fennel, it … Continue reading →
Posted in antipasti, Braising, fennel, Uncategorized
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Tagged antipasti, Bike and Wine tours, braised, confit, cook, Cooking, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, fennel, Fitness, Food, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, Italy, Italy hiking trips, Northern Italy, Olive oil, private bike trips, private ski trips, Recipe, Susan Regis, Travel, vegetarian, Veneto
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Garlic is a key ingredient in my cooking both here and in Italy. There is hardly a sauce, soup, or pasta that doesn’t include it. And it seems to have found it’s way into every region of Italy. In … Continue reading →
Posted in Chicken, Fish, garlic, Pasta, Pizza, Travel, Uncategorized, Veneto Food
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Tagged Bike and Wine tours, cook, Cooking, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, Fitness, Food, garlic, garlic scapes, Health, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, Italy, Italy hiking trips, Northern Italy, pesto, private bike trips, private ski trips, Recipe, Travel, Veneto
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Thanks to my local CSA, the West Newbury CSA at Long Hill Orchard and Farm, I have been enjoying Chioggia beets the past few weeks. This heirloom beet comes from the Italian coastal town of Chioggia, right outside of Venice. … Continue reading →
Posted in beets, chioggia beets, fennel, Salad, Uncategorized, Vegetarian, Veneto Food
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Tagged Bassano del Grappa, Bike and Wine tours, Chioggia, chioggia beets, cook, Cooking, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, fennel, Food, Health, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, Italy, Italy hiking trips, Northern Italy, private bike trips, private ski trips, Recipe, salad, Travel, vegetarian, Veneto
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I made a quick stop by the Lageder facility recently, as I visited the Sudtirol Wine Road in Trentino Alto-Adige. Their wines are available in the US, wonderful examples of the high quality wines this region is now producing. Began … Continue reading →
Posted in Lagrein Rose, Lagrein Rose, Salmon, Smoked Food, Trentino Food, Uncategorized, Vegetables
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Tagged Bike and Wine tours, cook, Cooking, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, custom bike tours of Italy, custom culinary tours, custom trips, Fitness, Food, Health, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, Italy, Italy hiking trips, Lageder wines, Lagrein Rosato, Northern Italy, private bike trips, private ski trips, Recipe, rose wine, ski trips in Italy, smoked salmon, Travel, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Wine, wine road
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I spent a couple of days earlier this month exploring the towns of Bolzano and Trento in the Sudtirol and Trentino regions of Northeastern Italy. A place absolutely worth a visit, with the magnificent Dolomites surrounding you, terraced vineyards at … Continue reading →
Posted in Arugula, Fish, Fitness, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Lagrein Rose, Lentils, Salmon, Smoked Food, Trentino Food, Trout, Uncategorized, Wine Pairings
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Tagged Bike and Wine tours, cook, Cooking, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, Dolomites, Fitness, Food, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Health, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, Italy, Italy hiking trips, Northern Italy, private bike trips, private ski trips, Recipe, salmon, Sudtirol, Susan Regis, Travel, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Trout, Veneto, Wine
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