[Roger Slater]

I think Frank nailed it.

Here's another try:

Who has not experienced a fine dinner ruined by a failed or misguided pairing of wine and food, a disappointment of ironic proportions when both the wine and the food would have been exquisite if served separately? Write, in one hundred words or less, your obligatory compliments to the host as you are taking your leave at the end of such an evening. The winning entry will balance graceful tact with complete honesty, and will employ the word "banana" at least twice.