Los Angeles Times Cookbook Hot List

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March 11, 1998 12 AM PT

1. “The New Making of a Cook,” by Madeleine Kamman (William Morrow, $40).

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WEEKS ON LIST: 8

2. “Cooking With the Two Fat Ladies,” by Jennifer Patterson and Clarissa Dickson Wright (Clarkson Potter, $25).

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WEEKS ON LIST: 8

3. “Joy of Cooking,” by Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker and Ethan Becker (Scribner, $30).

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WEEKS ON LIST: 9

4. “Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone,” by Deborah Madison (Broadway Books, $35).

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WEEKS ON LIST: 6

5. “CookWise,” by Shirley O. Corriher (Morrow, $28.50).

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WEEKS ON LIST: 9

6. “Marcella Cucina,” by Marcella Hazan (HarperCollins, $35).

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WEEKS ON LIST: 8

7. “Play With Your Food,” by Joost Ellfers (Stewart Tabori & Chang, $19.95).

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WEEKS ON LIST: 5

8. “Tamales,” by Mark Charles Miller, Stephen Pyles and John Sedlar (Macmillan, $25).

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WEEKS ON LIST: 6

9. “Sauces,” by Michel Roux and Kate Whiteman (Rizzoli, 1996, $35). --/ --

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10. “L’Atelier of Joel Robuchon,” by Patricia Wells and Joel Robuchon (John Wiley & Sons, $50).

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Rankings are based on a Times poll of national cookbook and independent booksellers.