Guide culinaire vs Modern French culinary art: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: French Cookery, French Cooking, Cookery, Cooking

Cover of Guide culinaire

Guide culinaire Auguste Escoffier · 1903 902 pages · ≈ 16 h 42 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Modern French culinary art

Modern French culinary art Henri Paul Pellaprat · 1960 ★★★★☆ 3.9 1037 pages · ≈ 19 h 12 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Guide culinaire is the quicker read — about 16 hours vs 19 for Modern French culinary art.

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