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.
I’ve been smoking salmon for years, ever since we purchased our first smoker around 15 years ago. We now have two, one which I found in my neighbors’ trash heap and dragged home after a 6am run. Both have a … Continue reading →
Posted in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Salmon, Smoked Food, Trentino Food, Uncategorized
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Tagged Bike and Wine tours, cook, Cooking, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, Fitness, Food, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Health, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, Italy, Italy hiking trips, private bike trips, private ski trips, Recipe, salmon, Trentino, Trout
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Poppy seeds are quite popular in the cuisine of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, but are seen very rarely in regions outside of Northeastern Italy. These seeds are obtained from the opium poppy. but have no narcotic effect! They can be used whole … Continue reading →
Posted in Gnocchi, Uncategorized
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Tagged Cooking, cooking classes, Cream, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, Fitness, Food, frico, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Gnocchi, Health, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, Italy, Italy hiking trips, montasio, Northern Italy, poppy seeds, private bike trips, private ski trips, Recipe, speck
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Northern Italy is well-known for its wide variety of risotto dishes made from the wonderful indigenous rices. But we can apply the same techniques to other grains, many of which are nutritionally superior to rice. In Italian, barley is “orzo”, … Continue reading →
Posted in Arugula, Barley, Manzoni Bianco, Mushrooms, Orzotto, Risotto, Soave, Uncategorized, Vegetarian, Veneto Food
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Tagged arugula, barley, Cooking, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, Fitness, Food, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, Italy, Italy hiking trips, mushrooms, Northern Italy, orzotto, private bike trips, private ski trips, Recipe, Risotto, side dishes, vegetarian, Veneto
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Located in the rolling volcanic hills just south of Vicenza, the Colli Berici DOC has been in the business of producing wines for thousands of years, but remains unfamiliar to many outside of the Veneto region. Traces of grape cultivation … Continue reading →
Posted in Colli Berici, Uncategorized
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Tagged Colli Berici, Cooking, cooking classes, culinary bike trips, Fitness, Food, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, Italy, Italy hiking trips, private bike trips, private ski trips, Veneto, Wine
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Polenta, typically made with corn meal, is a traditional dish from the Veneto region. It has many variations, from a soft side dish served with meats and fish, to a firmer texture that can be grilled or broiled. During our … Continue reading →
Posted in Eggs, Mushrooms, Polenta, Uncategorized, Veneto Food
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Tagged buckwheat, Cooking, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, eggs, Fitness, Food, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, Italy, Italy hiking trips, mushrooms, Polenta, private bike trips, private ski trips, Recipe, vegetarian, Veneto
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