The good, the bad and the ugly about our new dietary guidelines.

• Marion Nestle reconsiders her seminal book What to Eat Now, two decades later.
• Polina Chesnakova sneaks in a few comforting, cool weather recipes from the Caucuses.
• Pyet DeSpain drew on her Native American and Mexican heritage to find a deeper purpose.
• Cha McCoy shines a light on underrepresented wine regions and pairings for foods of the diaspora.
• At the farmers market, Erika Chan of Kato shops for parsnips for dessert.

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