Chef Bolek

"Food can bring people together in a way nothing else could."  -- Yottam Ottolenghi. There is a reason why this post, which focuse...

As the story goes, it all began in El Serralo, a neighborhood along the port of Tarragona. During the 1700s, fishermen would take ingredien...

It is the most popular street food in the largest city, Lagos, of the most populous nation in Africa, Nigeria. Large chunks of meats strung ...

If I had to identify the one thing about cooking that most intrigues me, it is the mole. A mole is a traditional sauce that is a fundamental...

Recently, as I get myself back into cooking, I have been wanting to make dishes for which I have a strong affinity.  It may be a particul...

Barbecue styles are not just about the protein, but, also about the sauce (or, in some cases, the lack of sauce).  Many well establishe...

Brisket and me have not had it always so easy.  I have smoked brisket a couple of times; but, despite my efforts, the end result isn'...

If someone were to ask, "what is your favorite way to prepare salmon," then I would probably answer grilling it on a cedar plan...

If you follow this blog long enough, you will learn that I love to make kebab recipes.  I have a special fondness for Persian kebabs, suc...

For ichthyologists (those who study fish), it goes by the name of Mycteroperca Bonaci.  For everyone else, including fishermen and chefs,...

A few weeks back, my beautiful Angel and I hosted our wine club dinner.  The theme of the Wine Club was " The F Word ," or the ...

A few years ago, we got a paella pan as a wedding gift.  Making paella has been on my short list of things to do, but, I have had a hard ...