Chef Bolek

I am a very big fan of mussels; and, fortunately, the bivalves can be found on menus at many restaurants. The prevalence of mussel dishes...

I have wanted to make a mussel curry for a long time ... a very long time.  Getting the mussels is usually not a problem, because they ar...

Slowly, but surely, I am making my way around the world with the goal of making a main course from 80 different countries (with four bonu...

As I continue my personal culinary challenge, Around the World in 80 Dishes , I find myself in nearly the same situation as a few weeks a...

When one thinks of strength, the first thing that comes to mind is muscles.  However, for many women in the southern Indian state of Kera...

Alain Ducasse has been described (by others and, perhaps, by himself) as a man obsessed ... with perfection, taste and more.  This obsess...

It has been a while since my last stop on my culinary challenge, Around the World in 80 Dishes.  The passage of time is due to two factor...

Recently, both Clare and I were shopping at a relatively new grocery store when we encountered smoked mussels for the first time.  Having...

After reading an article about mussels in the food section of the Washington Post, I decided that I would have another Iron Chef night, wit...