L.A. Times Cookbook Hotlist
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1.”French Lessons” by Peter Mayle (Alfred Knopf, $24). The colorful French and how they eat.
Last Week: 2
Weeks on List: 5
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2.”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: 8
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3.”Weber’s Big Book of Grilling” by Jamie Purviance and Sandra McRae (Chronicle, $22.95). Who knows barbecueing better?
Last Week: 7
Weeks on List: 6
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4.”Comfort Me With Apples” by Ruth Reichl (Random House, $24.95). More adventures at the table, and elsewhere.
Last Week: 1
Weeks on List: 8
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5.”Fast Food Nation” by Eric Schlosser (Houghton Mifflin, $25). A condemnation of the national pastime .
Last Week: 6
Weeks on List: 15
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6.”Kitchen Confidential” by Anthony Bourdain (Ecco Press, $14). The bad boy is back--in paperback.
Last Week: 4
Weeks on List: 50
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7.”How to Read a French Fry” by Russ Parsons (Houghton Mifflin, $25). Times’ Food Editor makes cooking science interesting--and tasty.
Last Week: 10
Weeks on List: 2
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8.”How to Grill” by Steven Raichlen (Workman, $19.95). A picture-filled textbook for the barbecue-challenged.
Last Week: --
Weeks on List: 1
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9.”Barefoot Contessa Parties” by Ina Garten (Clarkson Potter, $32.50). The chic takeout store is back!
Last Week: --
Weeks on List: 9
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10.”The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook” by Ina Garten (Clarkson Potter, $32.50). The first book from the specialty food store in the Hamptons.
Last Week: 5
Weeks on List: 7
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Rankings are based on a Times poll of national and independent cookbook sellers.
