Entertaining just got a lot easier. By Betty Gold Here’s a hostess hack we can get on board with: stop stressing about which wines pair perfectly with the food you’re serving. How? According to Jamie McLennan, the wine and beverage director at Café Marie-Jeanne in Chicago, wine pairing is a lot less intimidating than many assume. The easiest way to pair wine with food is to think about the region that your food—or wine—comes from.