Comedian Shappi Khorsandi, part of a judging panel that includes last year's winner Philip Ardagh and awards founder Michael Rosen, said the quality of books "reminded me how I came to love reading in thefirstplace".
Tucking into Robuchon's justifiably famous potato puree (accompanied by lots ofthe aforementioned Giscours), I remembered why I'd fallen in love in thefirstplace.