Los Angeles Times Cookbook Hot List
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1. “Bobby Flay’s Boy Meets Grill” (Little, Brown, $29.95). Wild and crazy recipes for the backyard chef.
Last week: 1
Weeks on list: 5
2. “How To Cook Everything,” by Mark Bittman (MacMillan, $25). A fresh approach to the cooking encyclopedia, with more than 1,500 recipes.
Last week: 3
Weeks on list: 39
3. “Martha Stewart’s Hors D’Oeuvres Handbook,” by Martha Stewart (Clarkson Potter, $35). A contemporary spin to party finger foods.
Last week: 4
Weeks on list: 12
4. “The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook,” by Ina Garten (Clarkson Potter, $32.50). Recipes from the specialty food store of the same name in the Hamptons.
Last week: 6
Weeks on list: 12
5. “Tender at the Bone,” by Ruth Reichl (Broadway Books, paperback, $13). A culinary memoir from the editor of Gourmet magazine.
Last week: 9
Weeks on list: 16
6. “The Barbecue Bible,” by Steven Raichlen (Workman, paperback, $18.95). More than 500 recipes, plus notes on equipment, ingredients, marinades and rubs.
Last week: --
Weeks on list: 11
7. “Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone,” by Deborah Madison (Broadway Books, $40). Vegetarian cookbook with 1,400 recipes and sections on ingredients and cooking methods.
Last week: 5
Weeks on list: 73
8. “A Spoonful of Ginger,” by Nina Simonds (Alfred Knopf, $30). Healing recipes from China.
Last week: 2
Weeks on list: 9
9. “LaBelle Cuisine,” by Patti LaBelle (Broadway Books, $25). First “Lady Marmalade,” now this--recipes from the soul diva.
Last week: 7
Weeks on list: 9
10. “Parisian Home Cooking,” by Michael Roberts (William Morrow, $25). How the French really do it.
Last week: 10
Weeks on list: 3
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Rankings are based on a Times poll of national cookbook and independent booksellers.