Los Angeles Times Cookbook Hot List

1. “Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home” by Julia Child and Jacques Pepin (Alfred Knopf, $40). A spirited kitchen conversation between two great cooks.

Last Week: 1

Weeks on List: 8

2. “The Low-Carb Cookbook” by Fran McCullough (Hyperion, $23.95). Recipes for the new diet that’s all the rage.

Last Week: 2

Weeks on List: 8

3. “The French Laundry Cookbook” by Thomas Keller (Artisan, $50). The restaurant showpiece cookbook of the year?

Last Week: 3

Weeks on List: 2

4. “Chez Panisse Cafe Cookbook” by Alice Waters (HarperCollins, $34). The Chez Panisse cookbook everyone has been waiting for.

Last Week: 4

Weeks on List: 10

5. “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: 5

Weeks on List: 30

6. “The New Joy of Cooking” by Irma Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker and Ethan Becker (Scribner, $30). The updated classic makes a back-to-school reappearance.

Last Week: 6

Weeks on List: 8

7. “The Italian Country Table” by Lynne Rossetto Kasper (Scribner, $35). Home cooking from all over Italy.

Last Week: 8

Weeks on List: 3

8. “Daniel Boulud’s Cafe Boulud Cookbook” by Daniel Boulud and Dorie Greenspan (Scribner, $35). How the New York star chef cooks at home.

Last Week: --

Weeks on List: 1

9. “Every Day’s a Party” by Emeril Lagasse (William Morrow, $25). From Mardi Gras to New Year’s Eve, Emeril’s one partying dude.

Last Week: 7

Weeks on List: 8

10. “Saveur Cooks Authentic French” by Colman Andrews and Dorothy Kalins (Chronicle Books, $40). Gutsy, honest French cooking in a beautiful setting.

Last Week: --

Weeks on List: 1

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