Los Angeles Times Cookbook Hot List

1. “The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook” by Ina Garten (Clarkson Potter, $32.50). Recipes from the specialty food store of the same name in the Hamptons.1

Last Week: 1 Weeks on List: 21

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: 2

Weeks on List: 49

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: 21

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

Last Week: 5

Weeks on List: 18

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

Last Week: 10

Weeks on List: 2

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

Last Week: 3

Weeks on List: 14

7. “Weber’s Art of the Grill” by Jamie Purviance (Chronicle Books, $35). If they don’t know grilling, who does?

Last Week: 6

Weeks on List: 9

8. “Simple Italian Food” by Mario Batali (Clarkson Potter, $30). Molto Mario, simple, sophisticated cooking.

Last Week: 9

Weeks on List: 2

9. “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: 7

Weeks on List: 83

10. “The Wisdom of the Chinese Kitchen” by Grace Young (Simon & Schuster, $27.50). Cantonese families and their cooking.

Last Week: 9

Weeks on List: 5

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