Los Angeles Times Cookbook Hot List

1. “Kitchen Confidential” by Anthony Bourdain (Bloomsbury Publishing, $24.95). Life in the culinary trenches. 1/7

Last Week: 1

Weeks on list: 7

2. “The Cake Mix Doctor” by Anne Byrn (Workman, $14.95). How to turn a box cake into something special. 2/20

Last Week: 2

Weeks on list: 20

3. “Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home” by Julia Child and Jacques Pepin (Alfred Knopf, $40). A spirited kitchen conversation between two great cooks. 5/41

Last Week: 5

Weeks on list: 41

4. “The Carbohydrate Addict’s Cookbook” by Richard F. Heller (John Wiley & Sons, $24.95). Yet another spin on the popular diet. 3/10

Last Week: 3

Weeks on list: 10

5. “The French Laundry Cookbook” by Thomas Keller, Michael Ruhlman and Susie Heller (Artisan, $50). Recipes and inspiration from the famous Napa Valley restaurant. 4/34

Last Week: 4

Weeks on list: 34

6. “This Can’t Be Tofu!” by Deborah Madison (Bantam Doubleday Dell, $15). America’s favorite vegetarian cook may change your mind about soy. 6/11

Last Week: 6

Weeks on list: 11

7. “How To Cook Everything” by Mark Bittman (MacMillan, $25). A fresh approach to the cooking encyclopedia, with more than 1,500 recipes. 8/83

Last Week: 8

Weeks on list: 83

8. “Weber’s Art of the Grill” by Jamie Purviance (Chronicle $35). If they don’t know grilling, who does?. 9/14

Last Week: 9

Weeks on list: 14

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. 7/49

Last Week: 7

Weeks on list: 49

10. “The Low-Carb Cookbook” by Fran McCullough (Hyperion, $23.95). Recipes for the diet that’s all the rage. --/27

Last Week: --

Weeks on list: 27

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