Pairing of the Day: January 3-7, 2011

Mindy Fox's riff on Chinese chicken salad calls for blood orange in place of mandarin orange.

Pairing: Argentine Torrontés: 2010 Jelu.

Fast and Easy Chicken Recipes

The perfect match for this creamy cavatelli-and-mussels dish: Muscadet, a coastal wine that's superb with shellfish.

Pairing: Briny, crisp Muscadet: 2008 Michel Delhommeau Cuvée St. Vincent Muscadet Sèvre et Maine Sur Lie.

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George Mendes creates a rich sauce with shrimp heads, then thickens it with xanthan gum. The alternative here is flavored with shrimp shells and thickened with strained vegetables.

Pairing: Zippy Vinho Verde: 2009 Fâmega.

More Delicious Shrimp Dishes

Diners—and the chefs who feed them—are embracing retro dishes like sole amandine. At NYC's The Darby, Alexandra Guarnaschelli perused old supper-club menus and came away with ideas for cheese soufflé and chilled tomato soup.

Pairing: Fresh, white peach–inflected Pinot Grigio: 2009 Vezzo.

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