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.
Today our first ride – a day to get acclimated to our new bikes and our surrounding here in the beautiful Berici Hills. No better way than to try out a few rolling hills along the spine of the Berici, … Continue reading →
Posted in Colli Berici, Fitness, Ricotta, Soave, Travel, Uncategorized, Veneto Food
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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, Travel, Veneto, Wine
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I picked up guests at the Venezia San Lucia station at 12:30, and after a short train ride and taxi, we were at our lovely locanda. We are staying at Locanda Degli Ulivi, located in the midst of an olive … Continue reading →
Posted in Colli Berici, Fitness, Mushrooms, Prosecco, prosecco, Risotto, Shrimp, Travel, Uncategorized, Veneto Food
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Tagged bianco di custoza, Bike and Wine tours, Colli Berici, cook, Cooking, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, Fitness, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, Italy, Italy hiking trips, Locanda degli ulivi, Northern Italy, private bike trips, private ski trips, Recipe, Susan Regis, Travel, Veneto, Wine
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Late afternoon of June 22 my destination was Bardolino. I had got a reasonable lay of the land in the Valpolicella region; Bardolino is just west of Valpolicella, on the shores of Lago di Garda. A very interesting contrast here … Continue reading →
Posted in Bardolino, Fitness, Travel, Uncategorized, Valpolicella, Veneto Food, Wine Pairings
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Tagged Amarone, Bardolino, Bike and Wine tours, Ca' Bottura, cook, Cooking, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, Fitness, Food, Health, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, Italy, Italy hiking trips, Le Fraghe, Northern Italy, private bike trips, private ski trips, Recipe, Travel, Valpolicella, Veneto, Wine
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Today is a full day – I have a list of vineyards to visit for our upcoming Italiaoutdoors Bike the Wine Roads of the Veneto adventure, many more than I know I can cover in one day. Touring like this … Continue reading →
Posted in Fitness, Polenta, Uncategorized, Valpolicella, Veneto Food, Wine Pairings
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Tagged Amarone, Bike and Wine tours, cook, Cooking, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, custom trips, Fitness, Food, Health, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, Italy, Italy hiking trips, Northern Italy, private bike trips, private ski trips, Travel, Valpolicella, Veneto, Wine, winery tour
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I arrived in Fumane mid-afternoon on my first day in Italy, after a nice lunch in Soave. Not to hard to find, this is a small hamlet in the heart of Valpolicella wine country. We will visit here on our … Continue reading →
Posted in Lamb, Monte Veronese, Pasta, Tagliatelli, Uncategorized, Valpolicella, Veneto Food, Wine Pairings
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Tagged Bike and Wine tours, cook, Cooking, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, Food, Fumane, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, Italy, Italy hiking trips, Northern Italy, private bike trips, private ski trips, Recipe, Tagliatelle, Travel, truffles, Valpolicella, Veneto, Wine
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