--- title: Scenes from our Chef Bike Tour in Sardinia description: Journalist, historian & author Carlton Reid joined Tourissimo in Sardinia for our Chef Bike Tour with chef Mary Sue Milliken. See his video from the tour. image: https://www.tourissimo.travel/hubfs/Blog_pictures/Canva%20Design%20DAFI7vIqZSI.png --- [![Tourissimo](https://www.tourissimo.travel/hs-fs/hubfs/tourissimo_logo_1.png?width=250&height=86&name=tourissimo_logo_1.png "Tourissimo")](https://www.tourissimo.travel) [![Subscribe](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/505790/ddd8c08e-e883-4692-b319-f5091f8847ee.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/505790/ddd8c08e-e883-4692-b319-f5091f8847ee) ## Andiamo! The Tourissimo Blog # Scenes from our Chef Bike Tour in Sardinia ![Heather Dowd](https://www.tourissimo.travel/hubfs/secret_photo_from_the_personal_archive.jpg) Posted by [Heather Dowd](https://www.tourissimo.travel/blog/author/heather-dowd) on Aug 11, 2022 10:45:00 PM Find me on: [Facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/hdyogatravel) [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/hdyogatravel/) [Twitter ](https://twitter.com/hdyogatravel) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Have you ever wondered what it's like to experience one of our Chef Bike Tours? Watch journalist Carlton Reid's video on tour with us in Sardinia to see the land, the riding, the food and the culture. ![Chef Bike Tour, Sardinia, Carlton Reid](https://www.tourissimo.travel/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog_pictures/Canva%20Design%20DAFI7vIqZSI.png?width=2240&name=Canva%20Design%20DAFI7vIqZSI.png) Carlton Reid is a freelance writer who can be found in Forbes.com, The Guardian, Mail Online, among others. He's the author of *Roads Were Not Built For Cars* and *Bike Boom* (Island Press). ### VIDEO He recently joined us on tour in Sardinia for our inaugural [Chef Bike Tour](https://www.tourissimo.travel/chef-tours) on the island with Chef [Mary Sue Milliken](https://www.tourissimo.travel/chef-mary-sue-milliken). This video is from footage he took while on tour.     ### PODCAST Carlton is also the co-host of The Spokesman Cycling Podcast. On [episode 300](https://www.the-spokesmen.com/sardinia/) he talks about his time in Sardinia with us. ![Chef Bike Tour, Sardinia, Chef Mary Sue Milliken](https://www.tourissimo.travel/hs-fs/hubfs/Instagram%20uploads/Tourissimo_D5_MHO4725.jpg?width=2500&name=Tourissimo_D5_MHO4725.jpg) ### YOUR TURN Do you want to ride in Italy with us and see the land (and the food) through the eyes of a chef? 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