Ingredients:

• 4 cups water
• 1 cup dry white wine or chicken stock
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 2 to 3 bay leaves
• 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1 small onion, roughly chopped
• 2 celery ribs, thinly chopped
• 1 large yellow or orange bell pepper, diced
• 1 pound tomatoes, seeded and diced
• 1/2 cup chopped chives
• 1 pound small cocktail shrimp
• 1 pound small clams in shell
• 1/2 pound bay scallops
• 1/2 pound calamari, cut into rings
• 1/4 cup high-quality extra virgin olive oil, or more to taste
• Juice of 1 to 2 lemons
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste