Wine and food are often seen as an obvious paring, but I feel like beer and food seems to get a bad rap, if it’s not ignored entirely.  But beer and food are logical mates.  As manager of Hops and Hocks Blake Jordan says, “Beer has more complex food flavors.  It’s ingredients are closer to the earth.”  It can also be easier to drink beer with spicy food since the tannins that give wine its bitter aftertaste don’t make it easy to pair with hot Latin and Asian flavors.  This week I teamed up with my good friend Mark Owen to bring you a food and beer dinner that you can recreate in your own home.