Los Angeles Times Cookbook Hot List

1. “Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home” by Julia Child and Jacques Pepin (Alfred Knopf, $40). A spirited kitchen conversation between two great cooks. 1/15

Last Week: 1

Weeks on List: 15

2. “The French Laundry Cookbook” by Thomas Keller (Artisan, $50). The restaurant showpiece cookbook of the season? 2/9

Last Week: 2

Weeks on List: 9

3. “The Best Recipe” by the Editors of Cook’s Illustrated Magazine (Boston Common Press, $29.95). “Ultimate” examples of favorite dishes. 4/4

Last Week: 4

Weeks on List: 4

4. “Every Day’s a Party” by Emeril Lagasse (William Morrow, $25). From Mardi Gras to New Year’s Eve, Emeril’s one partying dude. 3/15

Last Week: 3

Weeks on List: 15

5. “How to Cook Everything” by Mark Bittman (MacMillan, $25). A fresh approach to the cooking encyclopedia, with more than 1,500 recipes. 5/59

Last Week: 5

Weeks on List: 59

6. “Blue Ginger” by Ming Tsai (Clarkson Potter, $32.50). East-West cooking from the popular Food Network personality. 9/7

Last Week: 9

Weeks on List: 7

7. “The New Joy of Cooking” by Irma Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker and Ethan Becker (Scribner, $30). The updated edition of the American cooking bible. 6/15

Last Week: 6

Weeks on List: 15

8. “The Italian Country Table” by Lynne Rossetto Kasper (Scribner, $35). Home cooking from all over Italy. 10/10

Last Week: 10

Weeks on List: 10

9. “The Wall Street Journal Guide to Wine” by John Brecher and Dorothy J. Gaiter (Broadway Books, $25). Plain-spoken wine advice from the popular Weekend Journal column. 7/2

Last Week: 7

Weeks on List: 2

10. “The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook” by Ina Garten (Clarkson Potter, $32.50). Recipes from the specialty food store of the same name in the Hamptons. --/34

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Weeks on List: 34

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