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A Harte Appetite: Delmonico's
Delmonico's was the first American restaurant to have a printed menu, the first to offer a separate wine list, the first to have tablecloths, the first to offer a private dining room and the first to…
A Harte Appetite: Carrots - The World's Second Most Popular Vegetable
No wonder the carrot is the second most popular vegetable in the world after the potato—not bad for a plant which, according to the Oxford Companion to Food, “had an unpromising origin.” It is, after…
A Harte Appetite: The Truth About Corned Beef and Cabbage
Contrary to popular belief, corned beef and cabbage is not the national dish of Ireland. You won’t find it on menus there except in places where there is a lot of tourist traffic. Some food…
A Harte Appetite: Got (Chocolate) Milk?
Chocolate made just for drinking has a noble heritage. In fact, chocolate was being enjoyed as a beverage for centuries before anybody ever thought of actually eating it.
A Harte Appetite: What Color is Your Chili?
As California restaurant critic Merrill Shindler observes, "Like politics and religion, nobody agrees about the one true chili." It's a dish that's easy to get into an argument over.
A Harte Appetite: The Best Banana Pudding
Of all of the iconic dishes of the Deep South none is more iconic than banana pudding.
A Harte Appetite: The Not-So-Secret Sauce
“England and America are two countries separated by a common language.” So said George Bernard Shaw. It’s true. Not only do the British sometimes call things a different name than we do, like lorry…
A Harte Appetite: For Love of Food
I think it was Moliere who observed that, "Some men eat to live while other men live to eat." I know which category I fall into. I love food, glorious food.
A Harte Appetite: The Most Dangerous Cake In The World
A mug cake is a single serving of cake made by quickly stirring up batter in a mug and nuking it in the microwave. It apparently came to widespread public attention in a YouTube video back in 2009.
A Harte Appetite: How Salmon Satisfies A Hearty Appetite
Though easy to prepare and extraordinary to taste, what is truly remarkable about salmon, I've discovered, is its life cycle. Completed against overwhelming odds by means not yet fully understood.
A Harte Appetite: Spaghetti Carbonara is Essentially Bacon and Eggs with Pasta
Though there are reportedly some 400 versions of the recipe, spaghetti carbonara is fundamentally just warm spaghetti laced with a creamy sauce made of eggs and cheese and studded with cured pork. In…
A Harte Appetite: Black Cocoa
Ever looked closely at an Oreo, the world’s best selling cookie? If you carefully inspect an Oreo you will notice something interesting. Though the confection is described on the package as a…
A Harte Appetite: Good Luck for New Years
Every culture feeds on the belief that eating certain dishes on New Years Day brings good fortune. Perhaps the Chinese have the most New Years food rituals. They take two weeks to ring in the new…
A Harte Appetite: What Are Sugar Plums Anyway?
It turns out, that the question "what is a sugar plum?" is not that easy to answer. I found at least eight distinctly different definitions of the term. Some citing chocolate, some fondant, and…
A Harte Appetite: Dreaming of a White (Chocolate) Christmas
Over seventy-five years ago Irving Berlin wrote what has become the most recorded song of all time: "White Christmas." It’s easy to understand how Berlin, born in a town near Siberia, could feel…
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A Harte Appetite has published 20 episodes since January 2026, covering topics in Arts, Food.
A Harte Appetite is currently active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 2m.
