Hot List

LOS ANGELES TIMES LIST FOR SEPT. 28, 2005

SO. CAL.RATING

1 Everyday Italian: 125 Simple and Delicious Recipes by Giada De Laurentiis (Clarkson Potter, $30) A strong seller for several months from the Food Network star.

2 Perfect Recipes for Having People Over by Pamela Anderson (Houghton Mifflin, $35) USA Weekend food columnist and author of “The Perfect Recipe” has written a follow-up. This one’s a collection of hearty doable recipes for up to 20 people.

3 Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly by Anthony Bourdain (Harper Perennial, $14) Now a television series.

4 Molto Italiano: 327 Simple Italian Recipes to Cook at Home by Mario Batali (Ecco, $35) Drawn from 10 years of “Molto Mario” TV shows.

5 Cooking ‘Round the Clock: Rachael Ray’s 30-Minute Meals by Rachael Ray (Lake Isle Press, $16.95) Recipes for underdog meals: breakfast, late-night snacks, TV dinner, early-bird suppers.

6 Rachael Ray’s 30-Minute Get Real Meals: Eat Healthy Without Going to Extremes by Rachael Ray (Clarkson Potter, $19) Not-quite low-carb cooking from the Food Network star.

7 At Home with Michael Chiarello: Easy Entertaining, Recipes, Ideas, Inspiration by Michael Chiarello (Chronicle Books, $40) The latest from the Napa Valley restaurateur-chef-Food Network star-cookbook author.

8 30-Minute Meals 2 by Rachael Ray (Lake Island Press, $14.95) Still going strong.

9 The All-American Dessert Book by Nancy Baggett (Houghton Mifflin, $35) 150 recipes drawn from bakeries, cafes and confectioners from all over the country.

10 Barefoot in Paris: Easy French Food You Can Make at Home by Ina Garten (Clarkson Potter, $35) The Contessa “translates” French recipes for the American home cook.

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