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We're really putting the GO in GOurmet this year and we think you'll like what's in store. Imagine days of twists, turns and perfect two-lane roads in the gold and green hills of Tuscany, Italy. Did we mention you'd be aboard some of the finest motorcycles bulit today?

We've teamed up with Blue Strada Tours to bring you the excitement of the open road combined with the culinary delights of Tuscany. When we say this is a moveable feast, we really mean it. Each night, after a relaxing journey to an ancient hilltop village, through the undulating countryside of Chianti, or to the home of a formidable bread baker, you'll come 'home' to a private villa, where you can kick off your boots, sit by the pool with a glass of local wine and tell tales of life on the road.

Join laura in the kitchen as she prepares your gourmet feast that will be enjoyed around a convivial table with new friends and local flavors.

7 Night Private Ensuite Lodging

Arrival and Departure Transfers

Motorcycle Rental, One Bike Per Couple

7 Breakfast, 3 Lunches, 7 Dinners

Castle Wine Tour with Tasting & Lunch

Artisan Bread & Pizza Making Tour & Lunch

Pasta Making & Lunch

Wine, Herb & Cheese Pairing & Dinner

Hands-On Cooking Lessons

All in House Gourmet Dinners with Wine

Dinner in a Typical Tuscan Countryside Trattoria

Entrance Fees, Tips and Tastings as per Itinerary

The Bikes:

Suzuki V Strom 650
BMW F650 GS
BMW R1100R
YAMAHA XT660 MOTARD
KTM LC4 690 SUPERMOTO
BMW F800 GS
KTM LC4 690 ENDURO

Choice of motorcycles is "first come , first serve basis" - upgrades available for bikes

Ladies and Gentlemen, Start Your Engines!

Blue Strada Tours is the brainchild (and longtime dream) of Bill Kniegge, a motor sports and motorcycle industry veteran of some 30 years. Bill's involvement with brands like Bell Helmets, Husqvarna and ATK Motorcycles, Ford Motor sports, and his love of riding and competing since the age of 12, has given him the knowledge and desire to put together these premier two-wheel experiences. Bill is passionate about your adventure and will be your motorcycle guide in Tuscany. He promised to get you back in time for your gourmet dinners and guarantees us you will not have bugs in your teeth at the table.

The Food, Oh the Food

Tuscany a revered food lover's paradise and our villa on the outskirts of San Gimignano has the perfect kitchen for cooking together or enjoying a glass of Tuscan wine. Relax by the pool or walk in the woods surrounding our beautiful private estate.

Our kitchen stove is bubbling with a traditional and creative spins to the region's robust cuisine. The abundance of fresh vegetables, herbs, meats, fish, and local farm products is the first ingredient for nightly antipastos. In our villa kitchen you may join our chefs in the kitchen for lessons and in preparing some Tuscan favorites like Duck Breast in Ragu with Baked Mascarpone Polenta or "The Torta" a decadent pasta pie layered with homemade Chinghai sausages, ham, mushroom tortellini cheese, pine nuts and spices. Try your hand at rolling pasta for a tagliatelle with porcini and cream or the decadent Zucotto soaked with hazelnuts, chocolate and liqueur.

The Tuscan breakfast table each morning begins with dark rich coffee and buttery brioche, anise flavored "brigidino", crostatas, fresh fruits, sausages, thick ham and eggs or frittatas. The rustic breads make excellent toast for special jams, honey and fruit compotes. Plus there's always goodies and from the pasticceria or little surprises like baked nectarines with amaretti.

Back In Our Villa Kitchen

For many the recipe for perfection can be found in the open-air markets where late spring is the season for artichokes, strawberries, asparagus, squash blossoms and arugula. Using the finest and freshest ingredients - is one of the secrets to preparing Tuscan food. Ask any Tuscan what their favorite dish is and many will say a two-pound T-bone of Chianna beef quickly charred over a wood-burning flame. To the beef connoisseur, few cuts of meat are as exceptional as those from the cattle raised in Tuscany's Chianna valley used for the bistecca ala fiorentina and about as tender and flavorful a steak you will eat. The open fire grill in our kitchen is perfect for grilled the steak and vegetables with a light balsamic glaze. At the Enotecca in Greve we've learned how olive oils are blended using certain olives to create the desired color and fruitiness. For us nothing is better than a warm bruschetta with melted Pecorino, diced ripe tomatoes, piled high with arugula and drizzled with extra fruity oil.

Moto Heaven

Hop on your bikes and head out in the warm sunshine. Picture yourself on a tour of the surrounding country side will lead you to the hilltop town of San Gimignano, one of Tuscany's most charming villages and a treasure trove of gourmet shops for buying salumi at La buca di montatuto, pecorino, olive oils, and goodies from the pasticceria Lucia and Maria's. Within the old walls is the Musceo della Collegiato in the famous eerie Benzzo Gozzoli frescos of Judgment Day worth of a stop. And the gelato shop in the town square has some of the best noccicola (hazelnut) we've ever eaten and definitely not to be missed. Another favorite is the chocolate maker who's balsamic and pepper filled chocolates are incredibly unique and a great take home present. Enjoy a stroll about the town before heading out with Bill.