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Award Winning Chefs &
Guest Chef Adventures
Special Guest Chef Edition
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What better complement to great biking or walking than great food? Our longstanding tradition with celebrity chefs continues. Our 2005 line up of award-winning chefs is sure to whet an appetite: Bike with Robert Donna of Washington DC's Galileo in Sicily, Ron Suhanosky of Nantucket's Sfogia walks with us in Umbria, Rick Moonen of rm Seafood in Las Vegas joins us in Tuscany, Greg Higgins of Portland, Oregon's Higgins Restaurant & Bar bikes with us in Provence and Francesco Ricchi of Maryland's Cesco walks with us in Burgundy. Our Guest Chef Adventures offer travelers a chance to combine biking or walking in well-known culinary regions along with cooking lessons and culinary insights on vineyard tours, shopping in outdoor markets, olive oil tastings, wine tastings and dining in four- and five-star restaurants with a renowned chef as a traveling companion.
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Bike with Roberto Donna in Sicily
Bike Riders' Cucina Rustica Guest Chef Biking Adventure in Sicily, Italy from October 9-16, features Sicilian sun, superb authentic cuisine, breathtakingly beautiful bike routes, and the return of illustrious Guest Chef, Roberto Donna of Washington D.C.'s innovative, Galileo. Roberto, a master of Italian cuisine, shares his zest for the good life by teaching us to cook antipasti siciliani such as peperonata and caponata, showing us how to select the very best fresh calamari, amberjack and sea bass straight from the fishing boats, and by trying his hand at rolling out maccheroni. Sicily's dramatic Aeolian islands, spectacular vistas of the azure Ionian Sea, and imposing views of Mt. Etna, dazzle our visual senses, as refreshing lemon granita, tangy capers, creamy local ricotta, and sweet Malvasia wine delight our palates. Chef Donna celebrates this Sicilian bounty right along with us whether we are biking, cooking, or just basking in the Sicilian sun.
• For more information on Bike Riders' Cucina Rustica Guest Chef Biking Adventure in Sicily featuring Roberto Donna, click here.
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Walk with Ron Suhanosky in Umbria
Stroll through the green heart of Italy with Chef Ron Suhanosky of Nantucket's rustic and intimate Trattoria Sfoglia on our Countryside & Cucina Guest Chef Walking Adventure in Umbria, Italy from October 2-9. Walk along quiet ancient footpaths that wind through silver-green olive groves and lush vineyards, opening up near tiny hamlets and quaint villages rich in both culinary delights and remarkable Renaissance frescoes. Ron, whose passion for pasta began by spending childhood Sunday mornings with his great-grandmother, teaches us how to roll out delicious Umbrian pastas such as stringozzi and umbricelli. Chef Suhanosky knows the back roads of Umbria well, and shares his knowledge and love for the Umbrian way of life as we sample organic olive oil, create authentic game dishes and taste the excellent Sagrantino di Montefalco, Umbria's most distinctive wine.
• For more information on Bike Riders' Countryside & Cucina featuring Ron Suhanosky, click here.
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Bike with Rick Moonen in Tuscany
Join renowned chef Rick Moonen of rm Seafood in Las Vegas as he teams up with Bike Riders on their Cucina Toscana Guest Chef Biking Adventure in Tuscany, Italy from October 16-23. Pedal on the scenic rolling farm roads of the Val di Chiana and the cypress-lined paths of the Sienese Crete. Shop right alongside this great chef as he searches the local markets for the perfect porcini mushrooms for our crostini and zesty sheep's milk pecorino cheese. Keep notes in the kitchen as Chef Moonen expertly hand-rolls pici pasta and crafts the simple but exquisite Tuscan vegetable soup, ribollita - all accompanied by fine wines such as Rosso di Montepulciano and Brunello di Montalcino. Our adventure through Tuscany with Rick Moonen takes us from wine tastings at the noble Avignonesi and prize-winning Poggio Antico wine estates, to an olive oil lesson in Cortona, from vineyards to olive groves, days of exhilarating biking to evenings of delicious and inspired meals. Buon Appetito!
• For more information on Bike Riders' Cucina Toscana Guest Chef Biking Adventure in Tuscany featuring Rick Moonen, click here.
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Bike with Greg Higgins in Provence
Bike alongside Chef Greg Higgins of Portland, Oregon's celebrated Higgins Restaurant & Bar on Bike Riders Cuisine du Soleil Guest Chef Biking Adventure in Provence, France Sept. 26-Oct. 3. This food-focused trip, recommended by Bon Appetit magazine in their June 2004 issue, is a Provençal recipe for a luxurious adventure including just the right amounts of leisurely biking, and cooking, and a pinch or two of flavorful tastings and informative visits. A salt sampling in St. Rémy, a visit to an escargot farm, and a blending of pistou at a country villa amuse the palate, as the stunning countryside and tiny villages of Provence provide the perfect backdrop for gorgeous biking. Prepare such legendary classics as black olive tapenade, crispy pissaladière, and rabbit pâté with Guest Chef Greg Higgins, a seasoned chef whose cooking focuses on the incorporation of local in-season ingredients, traditional French techniques and global influences.
• For more information on Bike Riders' Cuisine du Soleil Guest Chef Biking Adventure in Provence featuring Greg Higgins, click here.
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Walk with Francesco Ricchi in Burgundy
Join Francesco Ricchi of Maryland's Cesco on our Grand Crus and Great Chefs Walking Adventure in Burgundy, France September 18-25. Walk with Francesco through wine villages and open-air markets, learn the subtle techniques of chocolate making, and taste some of the finest wines in Nuits-St George. Dine in splendor at 3-star Michelin restaurant Lameloise and indulge in Burgundian classics such as escargots de Bourgogne, Charlois beef and poulet de Bresse.
Voila!
• For more information on Bike Riders' Grand Crus and Great Chefs Guest Chef Walking Adventure in Burgundy featuring Francesco Ricchi, click here.
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