L.A. Times Cookbook Hotlist

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

Last Week: 1

Weeks on List: 74

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2. “Back to the Table: The Reunion of Food and Family” by Art Smith (Hyperion, $29.95). Food for bonding, from Oprah’s personal chef.

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Weeks on List: 1

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3. “Lidia’s Italian-American Kitchen” by Lidia Bastianich (Knopf, $35). Recipes from merged cultures, based on the companion TV show.

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Weeks on List: 1

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

Last Week: 5

Weeks on List: 28

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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: 36

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6. “Chocolate From the Cake Mix Doctor” by Anne Bryn (Workman, $14.95). More ideas using box mixes and everyone’s favorite ingredient.

Last Week: 4

Weeks on List: 2

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7. “Weight Watchers New Complete Cookbook” (Hungry Minds, $16.95). More than 500 recipes for the famous diet plan.

Last Week: 9

Weeks on List: 21

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8. “How to Cook Everything” by Mark Bittman (Hungry Minds, $29.95). A straightforward approach to the cooking encyclopedia.

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Weeks on List: 127

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9. “Sugar Busters!” by H. Leighton Stewart, Morrison C. Bethea, Sam S. Andrews and Luis A. Balart (Ballantine Books, $23.95). Lose weight the New Orleans way.

Last Week: 2

Weeks on List: 31

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

Last Week: 7

Weeks on List: 71

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