Making good/ proper line queries in c#?

Query ?:var customerOrdersQuery = (from c in db.Customers
join o in db.Orders on c.CustomerId equals o.CustomerId
select new
{
CustomerName = c.Name,
OrderDate = o.OrderDate
}).ToList();

Method:var customerOrdersMethod = db.Customers
.Join(
db.Orders, // 1. Table to join
c => c.CustomerId, // 2. Key from the first table (Customers)
o => o.CustomerId, // 3. Key from the second table (Orders)
(c, o) => new // 4. The data you want to select
{
CustomerName = c.Name,
OrderDate = o.OrderDate
}
).ToList();

And then to display : @model IEnumerable

@{
ViewData["Title"] = "Full Order Report";
}

<h2>Customer Order Report</h2>

<table>
    <thead>
        <tr>
            <th>Customer Name</th>
            <th>Product Purchased</th>
            <th>Date of Order</th>
        </tr>
    </thead>
    <tbody>
        @* Loop through the joined data stored in the ViewModels *@
        @foreach (var item in Model)
        {
            <tr>
                <td>@item.CustomerName</td>
                <td>@item.ProductName</td>
                <td>@Html.DisplayFor(modelItem =&gt; item.OrderDate)</td>
            </tr>
        }
    </tbody>
</table>