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Tour de Food
August 2004
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 La Cuisine du Soleil Provence, France
'Food-focused trips to culinary hot spots around the world,' Bon Appetit recommends Bike Riders' Provence Guest Chef tour in their June 2004 issue. From a salt tasting in St. Rémy, to a visit to an escargot farm, or a blending of pistou at a country villa, the stunning countryside and tiny villages of Provence are the perfect backdrop for our leisurely biking and cooking lessons on our Provence Guest Chef trip. Prepare such legendary classics as black olive tapenade, crispy pissaladière, and rabbit pâté with Guest Chef Francis Reynard, a native Frenchman and corporate chef consultant in charge of special events at restaurant Daniel in New York City.
Dates are Sept 20-27 and Oct 4-11.
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Cucina Toscana in Tuscany, Italy
Join Alessandro Statta of Renoir in Las Vegas as he teams up with Bike Riders as Guest Chef of Cucina Toscana Sept 19-26. Shop alongside this great chef as he searches the markets for the perfect porcini for our crostiniand the exact zesty pecorino to be paired with a glass of Rosso di Montipulciano. Later keep notes as he shares some of his culinary secrets in the kitchen. Buon Appetito!
Additional departure date Oct 17-24: Guest Chef is Tom Gutow, chef and owner of The Castine Inn, one of Food & Wine Magazine's 50 Great Hotel Restaurants for 2002.
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Grand Crus and Great Chefs in Burgundy, France
Travel alongside Chef Francesco Ricchi of Washington DC's Cesco on the Grand Crus and Great Chefs trip in Burgundy, France Sept. 12-19. Learn the subtle techniques of chocolate making, taste some of the finest wines in Nuits-St George and indulge on Burgundian classics such as escargots de Bourgogne, Charlois beef and poulet de Bresse. Voila!
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