An alphabet for gourmets vs How to Eat: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Food, Cooking
An alphabet for gourmets
An Alphabet for Gourmets A playful, thoughtful, and delicious A to Z of M.F.K. Fisher’s food writing.In An Alphabet for Gourmets, M.F.K. Fisher creates a wide-ranging, whimsical, and profound miscellany of food that…
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How to Eat
The New York Times–bestselling cookbook author "reveals her mastery not only of the stove but also of the essay" with these recipes and reflections (Booklist). "Food, for me, is a constant pleasure: I like to think…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- An alphabet for gourmets is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 9 for How to Eat.
- How to Eat has the widest readership — 7412 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| An alphabet for gourmets | How to Eat | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (557) | 4.2 (7412) |
| Hardcover | 5.0 (1) | 4.0 (6) |
| Google Books | — | 1.0 (1) |
Reception
| An alphabet for gourmets | How to Eat | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 557 | 7412 |
| Editions | 9 | 15 |
| Citations | 5 | — |
| Want to read | 952 | 9681 |
| Reading it now | 40 | 318 |
| Written reviews | 51 | 172 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 294 |
| Pages | 255 | 537 |