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.
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