Mitchell Davis makes sense of calories with noted food author and professor Dr. Marion Nestle on this week's episode of Taste Matters. Marion's latest book, "Why Calories Count", explores the essential measurement of energy in food and how it affects our nutrition and diets. Find out why tackling problems like obesity can be much simpler than it's made out to be and why portion size is to blame for most weight-related problems. This program was sponsored by Hearst Ranch.

"If you are gonna try to diet, you just have to eat less. There's really no other way to do it."

"Most people aren't active enough to work off the excess calories they consume."

--Marion Nestle on Taste Matters

Matthew Bagdanoff updates traditional cocktails with herbs and ingenuity at Van Horn in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn. On today's episode of Let's Eat In, Matthew joins Cathy Erway in the studio to talk about some of his favorite cocktail recipes at Van Horn, and why a good bartender doesn't muddle the orange peel and cherry in an old fashioned. What are some of Matthew's favorite spirits? Hear Matthew share some stories from the bar; listen in to learn how Matthew has soothed heartbroken individuals, and dealt with rowdy customers! Check out Matthew's cocktail class at Van Horn, and tune in to hear about Matthew's aphrodisiac dinner! This episode has been sponsored by 360 Cookware.

"The whole beauty of an old-fashioned is that it takes a good spirit and accentuates it." [11:10]

"The idea of spirits is to have an essence- a spirit. Vodka is made to get rid of all these flavors." [14:00]

"It's really tacky to send someone a drink." [21:00]

-- Matthew Bagdanoff on Let's Eat In

Peter Aguero, who will be bringing his Jersey Fresh Burlesque to the Beer for Beasts Event, is Cathy Erway's guest on this week's episode of Let's Eat In. Tune in to learn more about the misunderstood art of burlesque and how it will be incorporated in B4B. Beer for Beasts (B4B) will be held on Saturday, March 26, 2011, at The Bell House, located in Gowanus section (149 7th Street) of Park Slope in Brooklyn, NY, with all proceeds benefiting The Humane Society of New York City. This episode was sponsored by Whole Foods Market.