Los Angeles Times Cookbook Hot List

1. “Jean-Georges” by Jean-Georges Vongerichten and Mark Bittman (Broadway Books, $35). Creative restaurant cooking adapted for the home kitchen.

Last Week: 2

Weeks on List: 6

2. “Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone” by Deborah Madison (Broadway Books, $40). Vegetarian cookbook with 1,400 recipes and sections on ingredients and cooking methods.

Last Week: 3

Weeks on List: 39

3. “Emeril’s TV Dinners” By Emeril Lagasse, Marcelle Bienvenue, Felicia Willett and Brian Smale (William Morrow, $25). The “bam” of that N’Awlins man.

Last Week: 1

Weeks on List: 5

4. “Dining Out” by Karen Page and Andrew Dornenberg (John Wiley, $29.95). So what’s it really like to be a restaurant critic?

Last Week: --

Weeks on List: 1

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

Last Week: 6

Weeks on List: 6

6. “Saveur Cooks Authentic American” by the editors of Saveur Magazine (Chronicle Books, $40). A celebration of American cooking in photographs and recipes.

Last Week: 10

Weeks on List: 2

7. “Lidia’s Italian Table” by Lidia Bastianich (William Morrow, $26). The woman described as “Italy’s great Mom cook” shares some of her recipes.

Last Week: 9

Weeks on List: 2

8. “Taste for Living: Mike Milken’s Favorite Recipes for Fighting Cancer” by Beth Ginsberg and Mike Milken (Allen & Osborne Inc., $27.50). The former junk-bond king’s favorite low-fat recipes.

Last Week: 8

Weeks on List: 3

9. “Play With Your Pumpkin” by Joost Elffers (Joost Elffers Books, $10.95). Designer jack-o’-lanterns.

Last Week: --

Weeks on List: 1

10. “Chocolate” by Nick Malgieri (HarperCollins, $35). Finally, everything you wanted to know about chocolate from one of America’s great baking teachers.

Last Week: 7

Weeks on List: 4

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