italy by bike and ski

About kathybechtel

Kathy Bechtel’s obsession with food and cooking and travel and Italian cuisine began as a teenager. After years following a traditional career path as a telecommunications engineer, she left to attend culinary school and wine training, and is now combining her passions for food and wine, the outdoors, and travel as owner and Culinary Tour Director of Italiaoutdoors. In this role, Kathy leads small group explorations of the authentic regional cuisines and undiscovered wines of Northeastern Italy by bike, foot, or ski.

Kathy is a cooking instructor in Italian cuisine, an avid biker, hiker and a PSIA certified ski instructor on staff at Sugarloaf, ME. She also hosts a small cooking show for WSKI-TV 17 at Sugarloaf.