L.A. Times Cookbook Hotlist

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

Last Week: 5

Weeks: 3

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

Last Week: 1

Weeks: 10

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

Last Week: 2

Weeks: 3

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

Last Week: 3

Weeks: 5

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

Last Week: 4

Weeks: 62

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

Last Week: 7

Weeks: 66

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

Last Week: 6

Weeks: 17

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

Last Week: 8

Weeks: 13

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

Last Week: 10

Weeks: 5

10. “Weber’s Big Book of Grilling” by Jamie Purviance and Sandra McRae (Chronicle, $22.95). Who knows barbecueing better?

Last Week: --

Weeks: 1

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