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This meeting has become known as the judgment of paris, which is a play on words from a beauty contest in greek mythology, and was used as the title of the first magazine article reporting the results. The judgment of paris, this time at home the new york times. At its best, the travelogue should transcend its itinerary and offer a deeper, more meaningful narrative than one might expect to experience themselves should they find themselves in the writers. His second book, to cork or not to cork, won the jane grigson award from the international association of culinary professionals and was a finalist for the james beard foundation award for best book on wine and spirits and the andre simon award for best wine book.