Los Angeles Times Cookbook Hot List

1. “Kitchen Confidential” by Anthony Bourdain (Bloomsbury Publishing, $24.95). Life in the culinary trenches. 2/18

Last Week: 2

Weeks on List: 18

2. “The Cake Mix Doctor” by Anne Byrn (Workman, $14.95). How to turn a box cake into something special. 1/31

Last Week: 1

Weeks on List: 31

3. “How To Cook Without a Book” by Pam Anderson (Bantam Doubleday Dell, $25). Outlines for dishes every cook should know. 4/8

Last Week: 4

Weeks on List: 8

4. “How To Cook Everything” by Mark Bittman (MacMillan, $25). A fresh approach to the cooking encyclopedia, with more than 1,500 recipes. 3/94

Last Week: 3

Weeks on List: 94

5. “Soul of a Chef” by Michael Ruhlman (Viking Press, $26.95). What makes chefs cook? 5/7

Last Week: 5

Weeks on List: 7

6. “The French Laundry Cookbook” by Thomas Keller, Michael Ruhlman and Susie Heller (Artisan, $50). Recipes and inspiration from the famous Napa Valley restaurant. 8/41

Last Week: 8

Weeks on List: 41

7. “The Naked Chef” by Jamie Oliver (Hyperion, $34.95). Recipes from the new British glamour boy. --/1

Last Week: --

Weeks on List: 1

8. “This Can’t Be Tofu” by Deborah Madison (Bantam Doubleday Dell, $15). America’s favorite vegetarian cook may change your mind about soy. 9/14

Last Week: 9

Weeks on List: 14

9. “The Low-Carb Cookbook” by Fran McCullough (Hyperion, $23.95). Recipes for the diet that’s all the rage. 10/38

Last Week: 10

Weeks on List: 38

10. “The Best Recipe” by the editors of Cook’s Illustrated magazine (Boston Common Press, $29.95). “Ultimate” examples of favorite dishes. 6/22

Last Week: 6

Weeks on List: 22

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