Chef Bolek

If you want to know about Spaghetti alle Vongole , you need to start with Ippolito Cavalcanti.  He was the Duke of Buonvicino, a small town ...

Recently, my sister and brother-in-law bought me a shellfish grilling grate.  It combines two things that I really love ... shellfish and...

If someone were to ask me what pasta dish would I order at an Italian restaurant, I would reply "the Bolognese."  A "Bolog...

Recently, my parents came to visit and spend some time with us and our little guy.  My mother brought a recipe that she wanted to make fo...

I am not the only one who cooks in our family.  My beautiful wife, Clare, is also a great cook and a great baker.  Every once in a whi...

This dish represents a first for me, a recipe made from something I found on Pinterest.  I started using Pinterest several months ago, pr...

One of the most interesting chefs and television personalities is Andrew Zimmern.  I am a big fan of his television shows, especially Biz...

Recently, I wanted wanted to make different dishes for my beautiful wife, Clare.  (This is just one of the many ways that she inspires my...

Many of the Chef Bolek original dishes are conceived and executed on a whim, with thought given to complementing and contrasting flavors ...

For a couple of years, I went to wine tastings with Clare at the National Geographic Society.  At these tastings, Joshua Wesson (the foun...

Every once in a while, I have the urge to make pasta.  The urge is necessary because I have a rule against buying pasta that I can make...

After a break from eating Chivitos al Pan, which was necessary to clear the added cholesterol from my arteries, my culinary adventures t...