- Lydia DePillis
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Lydia DePillis is a reporter focusing on business policy, including lobbying, government contracting, and international trade, with a bit of urban affairs and infrastructure on the side. She was previously a staff writer at The New Republic and the Washington City Paper. Email her here and follow her on Twitter here.
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Tom Sietsema discussed his fall dining guide and the perks and pitfalls of dining out as a food critic.
