Los Angeles Times Cookbook Hot List

1. “Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone,” by Deborah Madison (Broadway Books, $40). Vegetarian cookbook with 1,400 recipes and sections on ingredients and cooking methods.

LAST WEEK: 2

WEEKS ON LIST: 23

2. “Born to Grill,” by Cheryl Alters Jamison and Bill Jamison (Harvard Common Press, $27.95). American barbecue cookery.

LAST WEEK: 1

WEEKS ON LIST: 8

3. “Rao’s Cookbook,” by Frank Pellegrino (Random House, $40). Recipes from New York’s tiny and exclusive Italian restaurant.

LAST WEEK: 4

WEEKS ON LIST: 9

4. “License to Grill,” by Chris Schlesinger and John Willoughby (Morrow, $27.50). Everyday and exotic recipes for the grill.

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WEEKS ON LIST: 1

5. “Elizabeth David Classics,” by Elizabeth David (Biscuit Books, $14.98). Three books--”Mediterranean Food,” “French Country Cooking” and “Summer Cooking”--in one volume from the late English food writer.

LAST WEEK: 7

WEEKS ON LIST: 7

6. “New Making of a Cook,” by Madeleine Kamman (Morrow, $40). Monumental revision of a cookbook classic. Guide to cooking techniques and the whys of cooking with recipes.

LAST WEEK: 6

WEEKS ON LIST: 24

7. “Vegetarian Grill,” by Andrea Chesman (Harvard Common Press, $29.95). Two hundred vegetarian recipes for the grill.

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WEEKS ON LIST: 1

8. “Alfred Portale’s Gotham Bar and Grill Cookbook,” by Alfred Portale (Doubleday, $45). More than 100 recipes with recipe notes that give insight into the way Portale thinks about what he cooks.

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WEEKS ON LIST: 4

9. “Intimate Gatherings,” by Ellen Rose and Jessica Strand (Chronicle, $18.95). Seasonal menus for small dinner parties.

LAST WEEK: 9

WEEKS ON LIST: 3

10. “Paramount Desserts,,” by Christine Manfield (Viking Australia, $49.95). Stylish desserts from the Sydney, Australia, restaurant.

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WEEKS ON LIST: 1

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