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. 2/4

Last Week: 2

Weeks on List: 4

2. “Chez Panisse Cafe Cookbook” by Alice Waters (HarperCollins, $34). The Chez Panisse cookbook everyone has been waiting for. (1/6).

Last Week: 1

Weeks on List: 6

3. “The Low-Carb Cookbook” by Fran McCullough (Hyperion, $23.95). Recipes for the new diet that’s all the rage. 3/4

Last Week: 3

Weeks on List: 4

4. “The New Joy of Cooking” by Irma Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker and Etehan Becker (Scribner, $30). The updated classic makes a back-to-school reappearance. --/4

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Weeks on List: 4

5. “How To Cook Everything” by Mark Bittman (MacMillan, $25). A fresh approach to the cooking encyclopedia, with more than 1,500 recipes. 6/ 54

Last Week: 6

Weeks on List: 54

6. “Martha Stewart’s Hors D’Oeuvres Handbook” by Martha Stewart (Clarkson Potter, $35). A contemporary spin to party finger foods. 8/ 26

Last Week: 8

Weeks on List: 26

7. “Every Day’s a Party” by Emeril Lagasse (William Morrow, $25). From Mardi Gras to New Year’s Eve, Emeril’s one partying dude. 10/4

Last Week: 10

Weeks on List: 4

8. “The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook” by Ina Garten (Clarkson Potter, $32.50). Recipes from the specialty food store of the same name in the Hamptons. 5/ 26

Last Week: 5

Weeks on List: 26

9. “Weir Cooking” by Joanne Weir (Time Life $27.50). Wine country cooking from the popular TV show. 4/2

Last Week: 4

Weeks on List: 2

10. “Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone” by Deborah Madison (Broadway Books, $40). Vegetarian encyclopedia with 1,400 recipes. -- /87

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Weeks on List: 87

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