L.A. Times Cookbook Hotlist

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

Last Week: 2

Weeks on List: 2

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2. “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: 2

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3. “The Paris Cookbook” by Patricia Wells (HarperCollins, $30). Recipes from the city’s famous restaurants.

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Weeks on List: 1

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4. “Moosewood Restaurant New Classics” by the Moosewood Collective (Clarkson Potter, $25.95). Tofu stroganoff and other meatless meals from the Ithaca, N.Y., restaurant.

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Weeks on List: 1

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5. “Fast Food Nation” by Eric Schlosser (Houghton Mifflin, $25). A condemnation of the national pastime.

Last Week: 5

Weeks on List: 37

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6. “Prime Time Emeril” by Emeril Lagasse (William Morrow & Co., $30). You’ve seen him on TV, now here’s the book.

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Weeks on List: 2

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

Last Week: 3

Weeks on List: 2

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

Last Week: 6

Weeks on List: 3

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

Last Week: 10

Weeks on List: 72

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

Last Week: 4

Weeks on List: 29

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