Tea and Food Pairing

So, I’m giving a class in my tea room this week on tea and food pairing. At last year’s tea expo in Philadelphia, I attended a fantastic class on pairing tea and food from a scientific perspective. It was given by a dynamic duo of ladies who started their own company called “PairTeas”. One of them is a chef, and the other is a food science taste biologist. The class was amazing, but perhaps a little to nerdy for my tea room customers. I am, after all, a tea, food, and science nerd, and that class was a jackpot for my nerdiness. So the question is, Steepsterites, how would YOU approach a tea and food pairing class for folks who are just beginning to scratch the surface of the tea world? I would love to hear your thoughts!!!