Los Angeles Times Cookbook Hot List

1. “Bobby Flay’s Boy Meets Grill” by Bobby Flay (Little, Brown, $29.95). Wild and crazy recipes for the backyard chef.

Weeks on List: 1

Last Week: 4

2. “A Spoonful of Ginger,” by Nina Simonds (Alfred Knopf, $30). Healing recipes from China.

Weeks on List: 2

Last Week: 8

3. “How To Cook Everything,” by Mark Bittman (MacMillan, $25). A fresh approach to the cooking encyclopedia, with more than 1,500 recipes.

Weeks on List: 3

Last Week: 38

4. “Martha Stewart’s Hors D’Oeuvres Handbook,” by Martha Stewart (Clarkson Potter, $35). A contemporary spin to party finger foods.

Weeks on List: 4

Last Week: 11

5. “Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone,” by Deborah Madison (Broadway Books, $40). Vegetarian cookbook with 1,400 recipes and sections on ingredients and cooking methods.

Weeks on List: 7

Last Week: 72

6. “The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook,” by Ina Garten (Clarkson Potter, $32.50). Recipes from the specialty food store of the same name in the Hamptons.

Weeks on List: 5

Last Week: 10

7. “LaBelle Cuisine,” by Patti LaBelle (Broadway Books, $25). First “Lady Marmalade,” now this--recipes from the soul diva.

Weeks on List: 8

Last Week: 8

8. “Learning to Cook With Marion Cunningham” by Marion Cunningham (Random House, $29.95). Get the basics from one of America’s great home cooks.

Weeks on List: 6

Last Week: 8

9. “Tender at the Bone,” by Ruth Reichl (Broadway Books, paperback, $13). A culinary memoir from the editor of Gourmet magazine.

Weeks on List: 9

Last Week: 15

10. “Parisian Home Cooking,” by Michael Roberts (William Morrow, $25). How the French really do it.

Weeks on List:10

Last Week: 2

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