This week on Let's Eat In Cathy sits down with Liz Gutman of Liddabit Sweets, who call The Brooklyn Flea their home. Liz talks about her favorite items from Liddabit, her super-quick trajectory from amateur confectioner to food world star, some chocolate Thanksgiving treats, and the profit potential behind Candied Bacon. This episode was sponsored by Cabot Cheese of Vermont, Dairy Farm Family owned since 1919.

With holiday cheer comes holiday spice, and Carmen DeVito & Alice Marcus Krieg are here to help you learn more about two essential spices in American culture; Cinnamon & cloves. The girls are joined by historical gastronomic Sarah Lohman of Four Pounds Flour who gives food related context to the interesting and often misunderstood story of these two precious spices. Tune in and learn how Cinnamon once masked the flavor of bad meat and why cloves are so directly related to alcohol. This episode was sponsored by Hearst Ranch; the nations largest single source supplier of grassfed and grass finished beef. For more information visit www.hearstranch.com.

This week on Beer Sessions Jimmy and Ray strapped on their llederhosen for a special episode about Germany, Oktoberfest, and fall beers. The guys discuss the pumpkin beer gamut including the pie-like and the spice-less, the history of Oktoberfest, why Oktoberfest beer isn't REALLY Oktoberfest beer, and why American beer drinkers often abandon their Oktoberfest beers after one bottle. They also speak about Germany as a beer-producing country in general, and why the freshness of a German beer makes all the difference. This episode was brought to you by Great Brewers.com: a favorite source for beer information and education and one of the internet's most popular beer destinations.