Creamy Dreamy Seafood Chowder

Name: Creamy Dreamy Seafood Chowder
Ingredients: 4 slices bacon, diced (about 4 oz / 115g); 1 medium yellow onion, diced (about 1 cup / 150g); 2 ribs celery, diced (about ¾ cup / 100g); 2 cloves garlic, minced (about 2 tsp / 6g); 1 tsp dried thyme (2g); ½ tsp red pepper flakes (optional) (1g); 2 tbsp all-purpose flour (15g); 4 cups fish stock or clam juice (950ml); 2 cups Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and diced (about 400g); 1 cup frozen corn kernels (150g); 1 bay leaf; 1 lb cod fillets, cut into 1-inch pieces (about 450g); 8 oz peeled and deveined shrimp (medium size), cut into halves (about 225g); 8 oz bay scallops (about 225g); 1 cup heavy cream (240ml); ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley (15g); 2 tbsp unsalted butter (30g); Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste; Lemon wedges, for serving (optional)