The wine and cheese enthusiast knows it helps to balance flavors by pairing complementary or contrasting tastes, such as sweet wines with salty cheeses or crisp wines with creamy cheeses.

Making comments about restaurants is pretty subjective, we all know that. But there are observable facts that go beyond personal taste. These words apply to this report on dinner at Pairings Food ...

Pairing wine with ... Parmesan cheese, and lemon zest. Spinach is the green of choice, accompanied by lots of acini de pepe, the classic, tiny, round pasta often used in Italian wedding soup.