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.
Previously, I’ve covered several gnocchi recipes in my posts, from a potato gnocchi to a buckwheat squash version. It’s a food common to all the regions we visit with Italiaoutdoors, and there are so many different and interesting preparations. From … Continue reading →
Posted in Arugula, Fitness, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Gnocchi, Greens, Trentino Food, Uncategorized, Valpolicella, Veneto Food
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Tagged BIke and WFitness, Bike and Wine tours, cook, Cooking, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, fiddleheads, Food, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Gnocchi, Health, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, Italy, Italy hiking trips, Northern Italy, private ski trips, Recipe, Travel, Veneto
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Emilia-Romagna is one of the four regions in Northeastern Italy we visit during our culinary biking and walking tours. Located on the fertile southern bank of the Po River, this region is home to some of Italy’s most famous specialties: … Continue reading →
Posted in Fitness, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Pork, Trentino Food, Uncategorized, Valpolicella, Wine Pairings
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Tagged Amarone, Bike and Wine tours, cook, Cooking, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, Emilia-Romagna, Fitness, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Health, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, juniper berries, pork, private bike trips, private ski trips, Recipe, roast, Travel, Valpolicella
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A while ago I did a post on the very familiar Italian soup, Pasta e Fagioli. Here is an interesting variation, hailing from Friuli-Venezia Giulia. This is Orzo e Fagioli, or Minestra di Orzo e Fasio, a barley and bean … Continue reading →
Posted in Barley, beans, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Pinot Grigio, Soups, Uncategorized
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Tagged barley, beans, Bike and Wine tours, cook, Cooking, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, fagioli, Fitness, Food, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Health, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, Italy, Italy hiking trips, Northern Italy, orzo, orzo e fagioli, private bike trips, private ski trips, Recipe, Travel
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Farro, or spelt as it is often called in the US is a species of wheat, and an important staple in parts of Europe from the Bronze Age to medieval times. It is a hybrid that originated from a domestic … Continue reading →
Posted in Asparagus, Fitness, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Pinot Grigio, Risotto, Uncategorized, Vegetarian, Veneto Food, Wine Pairings
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Tagged asparagus, Bike and Wine tours, cantaruzzi pinot grigio, cook, Cooking, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, farro, Fitness, Food, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Health, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, Italy, Northern Italy, private bike trips, private ski trips, Recipe, Travel, vegetarian, Veneto, whole grains
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Here is a recipe which I must describe as ‘Italian inspired’, rather than a strict interpretation of a traditional regional Italian dish. When we are on one of our Italiaoutdoors culinary adventures in Italy, we learn about the regional dishes, … Continue reading →
Posted in Eggs, Greens, Pasta, Tai Rosso, Uncategorized
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Tagged Bike and Wine tours, cook, Cooking, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, eggs, Farmer's Market, Fitness, Food, greens, Health, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, Italy, Italy hiking trips, Northern Italy, private bike trips, private ski trips, Recipe, Travel, whole wheat pasta
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