Piglet Day 8: Omani Food vs. Heidi Swanson's Near & Far

We've reached the final day of round one. (You've been following along, right? See below for a recap if not.) Jessica Koslow, of Sqirl, judges the last two books:

Who moves on to the second round? Read the full judgment here.

Playing catch-up?

• Read past judgments here, including Phyllis Grant's epic The Food Lab vs. Zahav showdown, Yotam Ottolenghi waxing poetic about The Hot Bread Kitchen Cookbook, and that time Brooks Headley let his books battle it out during staff meals at Superiority Burger.
• And see the Community Pick reviews—written by you!—right this way.
• Listen to our podcast full of community and judge predictions. And tell us in the comments: Who do you think will win this year?