Los Angeles Times Cookbook Hot List

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

Last Week: 2

Weeks on List: 12

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

Last Week: 1

Weeks on List: 32

3. “The French Laundry Cookbook” by Thomas Keller, Michael Ruhlman and Susie Heller

(Artisan, $60). The IACP’s best cookbook of the year.

Last Week: 3

Weeks on List: 25

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

Last Week: 4

Weeks on List: 74

5. “The Best Recipe” by the editors of Cook’s Illustrated magazine (Boston Common Press, $29.95). “Ultimate” examples of favorite dishes.

Last Week: 8

Weeks on List: 17

6. “This Can’t Be Tofu!” by Deborah Madison (Bantam Doubleday Dell, $15). America’s favorite vegetarian cook may change your mind about soy.

Last Week: 10

Weeks on List: 2

7. “Dr. Atkin’s Quick and Easy New Diet Cookbook” by Robert C. Atkins and Veronica C. Atkins (Fireside $14). The best selling diet author strikes again.

Last Week: 6

Weeks on List: 6

8. “The Herbfarm Cookbook” by Jerry Traunfeld (Scribner, $40). Recipes from the highly praised Washington restaurant.

Last Week: 7

Weeks on List: 3

9. “The Minimalist Cooks at Home” by Mark Bittman (Broadway Books, $25). Streamlined cooking with big flavors.

Last Week: --

Weeks on List: 1

10. “The Carbohydrate Addict’s Cookbook” by Richard F. Heller (John Wiley & Sons, $24.95). Yet another spin on the popular diet.

Last Week: --

Weeks on List: 1

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