An alphabet for gourmets vs How to Eat: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Food, Cooking

Cover of An alphabet for gourmets

An alphabet for gourmets M. F. K. Fisher · 1949 ★★★★☆ 4.1 255 pages · ≈ 4 h 43 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of How to Eat

How to Eat Nigella Lawson · 1998 ★★★★☆ 4.2 537 pages · ≈ 9 h 57 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.1 vs 4.2 — either is a safe pick by score.
An alphabet for gourmets is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 9 for How to Eat.
How to Eat is the easier read (Moderate), An alphabet for gourmets more demanding (Challenging).

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