It’s no secret that Italy is synonymous with great food. There are entire books dedicated to the wines of Tuscany or the pizza in Naples. But during a recent bike tour, I discovered a more hidden foodie scene in the Piedmont region. First, a bit of backstory. When I was looking to plan a trip to celebrate both my wedding anniversary and husband’s birthday, I wanted to choose something that suited both our interests. He’s an avid cyclist, and I love pasta; hence a biking tour through Italy was chosen.

Through some research, I discovered a company called VBT Bicycling and Walking Vacations who was offering that perfect combo over our celebratory dates called “Cycling Piedmont: Into Italy’s Slow Food Farmland.” It also mentioned that participants would get to go truffle hunting, a bucket list item of mine. I was sold, and the trip was booked.