L.A. Times Cookbook Hotlist

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May 2, 2001 12 AM PT

1. “Fast Food Nation” by Eric Schlosser (Houghton Mifflin, $25). A condemnation of the national pastime.

Last Week: 1

Weeks on List: 9

2. “Comfort Me With Apples” by Ruth Reichl (Random House, $24.95). More adventures at the table, and elsewhere.

Last Week: 5

Weeks on List: 2

3.”Barefoot Contessa Parties” by Ina Garten (Clarkson Potter, $32.50). The chic takeout store is back!

Last Week: 2

Weeks on List: 4

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

Last Week: 3

Weeks on List: 61

5.”Suzanne Somers’ Eat, Cheat and Melt the Fat Away” (Crown, $25). A manual for how to cheat on a diet.

Last Week: 10

Weeks on List: 2

6.”The Naked Chef” by Jamie Oliver (Hyperion, $34.95). Britain’s boy chef has a TV show and a cookbook.

Last Week: --

Weeks on List: 16

7.”The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook” by Ina Garten (Clarkson Potter, $32.50). The first book from the specialty food store in the Hamptons.

Last Week: 8

Weeks on List: 65

8.”Weight Watchers New Complete Cookbook” (Hungry Minds, $16.95). More than 500 recipes for the famous diet plan.

Last Week: 4

Weeks on List: 12

9.”How to Cook Everything” by Mark Bittman (Hungry Minds, $29.95). A fresh approach to the cooking encyclopedia, with more than 1,500 recipes.

Last Week: --

Weeks on List: 118

10.”Vegetables Every Day” by Jack Bishop (HarperCollins, $30). 365 recipes, that’s just one dish a day.

Last Week: 9

Weeks on List: 4

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