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.
When deciding on our menu for our last Italiaoutdoors Chefs on Bikes trip with our Master Guest Chef Susan Regis, pizza was the first to be added. Although not a traditional dish of Northeastern Italy, it is commonly found all … Continue reading →
Posted in antipasti, Arugula, Fitness, Pizza, Ricotta, Travel, Uncategorized, Veneto Food
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Tagged Bike and Wine tours, cook, Cooking, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, Dough, Fitness, Food, gluten, Health, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, Italy, Italy hiking trips, Northern Italy, pizza, private bike trips, private ski trips, Recipe, Ricotta, Susan Regis, Travel, Veneto, Wine
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Torrential downpours overnight made for wet roads in the morning at our scheduled departure time of 9am. The skies still appeared threatening, and some occasional drips were coming down. But our trips always allow for a bit of flexibility, so … Continue reading →
Posted in Amarone, antipasti, beans, Braising, Cherries, Dessert, Fitness, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Mushrooms, Pork, prosecco, Radicchio, Ricotta, Valpolicella, Veneto Food
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Tagged Amarone, Bike and Wine tours, Braising, Colli Berici, cook, Cooking, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, duck ragu, Fitness, Food, Italian cuisine, Italy, Italy hiking trips, Northern Italy, Polenta, pork belly, private bike trips, private ski trips, Recipe, Susan Regis, Travel, Veneto, Wine
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Today we decided to take a break from the kitchen altogether, and do a longer and more leisurely ride. Our destination today is the beautiful city of Bassano del Grappa, known for white asparagus in the spring, the beautiful Ponte … Continue reading →
Posted in Cherries, Colli Berici, Fruit, Gambellara, Tagliatelli, Travel, Uncategorized, Veneto Food, Wine Pairings
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Tagged Antonio Maule, Bassano del Grappa, Bike and Wine tours, Colli Berici, cook, Cooking, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, Fitness, Food, Health, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, Italy, Italy hiking trips, Marostica, Northern Italy, private bike trips, private ski trips, Recipe, Susan Regis, Travel, Veneto, Wine
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A shorter ride today, our destination being downtown Vicenza. We are staying just to the south of this beautiful city, in the Berici Hills. Our locanda is situated in a picturesque location, but its panoramic view means we have a … Continue reading →
Posted in Cheeses, Colli Berici, Fitness, Pork, Salad, Uncategorized, Veneto Food, Wine Pairings
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Tagged Bike and Wine tours, Colli Berici, cook, Cooking, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, Fitness, Food, Health, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, Italy, Italy hiking trips, Northern Italy, private bike trips, private ski trips, Recipe, Susan Regis, Travel, Veneto, Vicenza, Wine
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A ride to Soave was our plan today. After the hills of yesterday, we were looking forward to something a bit more flat, although the first couple of kilometers followed our route from yesterday. But quickly we were moving downhill, … Continue reading →
Posted in Soave, Travel, Uncategorized
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Tagged Bike and Wine tours, cook, Cooking, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, Fitness, Food, Health, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, Italy, pizza, private bike trips, private ski trips, Recipe, Soave, Travel, Veneto, Wine
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