L.A. Times Cookbook Hotlist

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

Last Week: 3

Weeks on List: 5

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

Last Week: 1

Weeks on List: 12

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

Last Week: 2

Weeks on List: 5

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

Last Week: 4

Weeks on List: 7

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5.”Kitchen Confidential” by Anthony Bourdain (Ecco Press, $14). The bad boy is back--in paperback.

Last Week: --

Weeks on List: 47

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6.”French Lessons” by Peter Mayle (Alfred Knopf, $24). The colorful French and how they eat.

Last Week: 5

Weeks on List: 2

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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: 6

Weeks on List: 68

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

Last Week: 9

Weeks on List: 7

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

Last Week: 7

Weeks on List: 64

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

Last Week: 10

Weeks on List: 3

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