L.A. Times Cookbook Hotlist

1.�French Lessons� by Peter Mayle (Alfred Knopf, $24). The colorful French and how they eat.

Last Week: 2

Weeks on List: 5

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2.�Suzanne Somers’ Eat, Cheat and Melt the Fat Away� (Crown, $25). A manual for how to cheat on a diet.

Last Week: 3

Weeks on List: 8

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3.�Weber’s Big Book of Grilling� by Jamie Purviance and Sandra McRae (Chronicle, $22.95). Who knows barbecueing better?

Last Week: 7

Weeks on List: 6

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4.�Comfort Me With Apples� by Ruth Reichl (Random House, $24.95). More adventures at the table, and elsewhere.

Last Week: 1

Weeks on List: 8

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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: 15

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

Last Week: 4

Weeks on List: 50

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7.�How to Read a French Fry� by Russ Parsons (Houghton Mifflin, $25). Times’ Food Editor makes cooking science interesting--and tasty.

Last Week: 10

Weeks on List: 2

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8.�How to Grill� by Steven Raichlen (Workman, $19.95). A picture-filled textbook for the barbecue-challenged.

Last Week: --

Weeks on List: 1

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9.�Barefoot Contessa Parties� by Ina Garten (Clarkson Potter, $32.50). The chic takeout store is back!

Last Week: --

Weeks on List: 9

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10.�The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook� by Ina Garten (Clarkson Potter, $32.50). The first book from the specialty food store in the Hamptons.

Last Week: 5

Weeks on List: 7

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