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: 16

2. “The Best Recipe” by the Editors of Cook’s Illustrated Magazine (Boston Common Press, $29.95). “Ultimate” examples of favorite dishes.

Last Week: 3

Weeks on List: 5

3. “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: 4

Weeks on List: 16

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

Last Week: 5

Weeks on List: 60

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

Last Week: 2

Weeks on List: 10

6. “The New Joy of Cooking” by Irma Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker and Ethan Becker (Scribner, $30). The updated edition of the American cooking bible.

Last Week: 7

Weeks on List: 16

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

Last Week: 8

Weeks on List: 11

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

Last Week: --

Weeks on List: 30

9. “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: 10

Weeks on List: 35

10. “The Wall Street Journal Guide to Wine” by John Brecher and Dorothy J. Gaiter (Broadway Books, $25). Plain-spoken wine advice from the popular Weekend Journal column. Last Week: 9

Weeks on List: 3

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