Chef Bolek

Most people know that I love hot sauce.  If one were to open my refrigerator, he or she would find at least four different hot sauces in ...

Who knew that Armenia made wine? As it turns out, the country of Armenia stakes the claim to being one of the oldest wine-producing regio...

Like many countries, South Africans have developed their own style of barbecue, which is called " braai " or "grilled meat...

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...

It was Florence, Tuscany. The year was 1430.  The Byzantine patriarch, Bessarion, was visiting the city, which was the center of an oliga...

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...

It is common to serve a mignonette sauce with raw oysters.  It is a sauce typically made with minced shallots, vinegar and and freshly cr...

It is hard to believe that it has been nearly a year since I last undertook one of the challenges that is part of my Around the World in ...

The lyrics go something like this, " I feel a hot wind on my shoulder / A touch of the world that is older / Turn the switch and che...

While every barbecue style is defined by a principal protein (beef in Texas, pork in North Carolina, etc.), that style is never limited t...