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: 2

Weeks on List: 28

2. “The Cake Mix Doctor” by Anne Byrn (Workman, $14.95). How to turn a box cake into something special.

Last Week: 1

Weeks on List: 8

3. “The Cafe Cook Book” by Ruth Rogers and Rose Gray (Broadway Books $35). More great recipes from London’s queens of rustic Italian cooking.

Last Week: 4

Weeks on List: 3

4. “The French Laundry Cookbook” by Thomas Keller, Michael Ruhlman and Susie Heller (Artisan, $60). The restaurant showpiece cookbook of the year.

Last Week: 7

Weeks on List: 21

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

Last Week: 3

Weeks on List: 25

6. “Crazy Plates” by Janet and Greta Podleski (Perigee $19.95). More diet fun from the “Looneyspoons Sisters.”

Last Week: 6

Weeks on List: 5

7. “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: 44

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

Last Week: --

Weeks on List: 70

9. “Essentials of Cooking” by James Peterson (Artisan, $40). A step-by-step manual in full color.

Last Week: --

Weeks on List: 6

10. “Dr. Atkins’ Quick and Easy New Diet Cookbook” by Robert C. Atkins and Veronica C. Atkins (Fireside $14). Another from the best selling diet author.

Last Week: 9

Weeks on List: 2

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