The Book Sense Cooking Bestseller List

Based on sales reports from well over 400 independent bookstores across the U.S. for the four weeks ending July 20, 2003.

Food, glorious food. We wonder, Are women even allowed near the grill?

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Cooking Bestsellers
1. The Sweet Potato Queens' Big-Ass Cookbook and Financial Planner
Jill Conner Browne, Three Rivers, $13.95, 060980877X
2. 30-Minute Meals 2
Rachael Ray, Lake Isle, $16.95, 1891105108
3. The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook: Secrets From the East Hampton Specialty Food Store for Simple Food and Party Platters You Can Make at Home
Ina Garten, Crown, $35, 0609602195
4. Kitchen Confidential
Anthony Bourdain, Ecco, $14, 0060934913
5. Dr. Atkins' New Diet Cookbook
Robert C. Atkins, M.D., M. Evans, $14.95, 087131794X
6. A Week in the Zone
Barry Sears, ReganBooks, $7.50, 006103083X
7. Barefoot Contessa Family Style
Ina Garten, Clarkson N. Potter, $35, 060961066X
8. Fix-It and Forget-It Cookbook
Dawn J. Ranck, Good Books, $16.95, 1561483397
9. Forever Summer
Nigella Lawson, Hyperion, $35, 1401300162
10. Dr. Atkins' Quick and Easy New Diet Cookbook
Robert C. Atkins, M.D., Fireside, $14, 0684837013
11. How to Grill
Steven Raichlen, Workman, $19.95, 0761120149
12. Taste Pure and Simple
Michel Nischan, Chronicle, $35, 0811833771
13. Cooking for Mr. Latte
Amanda Hesser, Norton, $23.95, 039305196X
14. Feeding a Yen: Savoring Local Specialties From Kansas City to Cuzco
Calvin Trillin, Random House, $22.95, 0375508082
15. Barefoot Contessa Parties: Ideas and Recipes for Easy Parties That Are Really Fun
Ina Garten, Clarkson N. Potter, $35, 0609606441
16. BBQ USA: 425 Fiery Recipes From All Across America
Steven Raichlen, Workman, $19.95, 0761120157
17. 30-Minute Meals
Rachael Ray, Lake Isle, $14.95, 1891105035
18. The Gift of Southern Cooking
Edna Lewis, Scott Peacock, Knopf, $29.95, 0375400354
19. A Man, A Can, A Grill: 50 No-Sweat Meals You Can Fire Up Fast
David Joachim, Rodale, $15.95, 1579547672
20. The New All Purpose Joy of Cooking
Irma Rombauer, et al., Scribner, $35, 0684818701
21. Tender at the Bone
Ruth Reichl, Broadway, $14.95, 0767903382
22. A Cook's Tour
Anthony Bourdain, Ecco, $14.95, 0060012781
23. The Barbecue Bible!
Steven Raichlen, Workman Publishing, $19.95, 1563058669
24. Kitchen of Light: New Scandinavian Cooking With Andreas Viestad
Andreas Viestad, Artisan, $35, 1579652166
25. The New Food Lover's Companion
Sharon Tyler Herbst, Barron's, $14.95, 0764112589
26. Lobster Rolls & Blueberry Pie: Three Generations of Recipes and Stories From Summers on the Coast of Maine
Rebecca Charles (Ed.), ReganBooks, $27.95, 0060515821
27. At Blanchard's Table: A Trip to the Beach Cookbook
Robert Blanchard, Melinda Blanchard, Clarkson N. Potter, $32.50, 0609610821
28.

Endless Feasts: Sixty Years of Writing From Gourmet
Gourmet Magazine (Eds.), Modern Library, $12.95, 0375759921

29. The Joy of Cooking
Irma Rombauer, Plume, $18, 0452279232
30. How to Cook Everything: Simple Recipes for Great Food
Mark Bittman, Wiley, $29.95, 0028610105
31. The Cake Mix Doctor ...
Anne Byrn, Workman, $14.95, 0761117199
32. Weber's Big Book of Grilling
Jamie Purviance, Chronicle, $22.95, 0811831973
33. Patricia Unterman's San Francisco Food Lover's Guide
Patricia Unterman, Ten Speed, $18.95, 1580084133
34. The Summer House Cookbook: Easy Recipes for When You Have Better Things to Do With Your Time
Debra Ponzek, Clarkson N. Potter, $30, 0609608223
35. The New Moosewood Cookbook
Mollie Katzen, Ten Speed Press, $19.95, 1580081304
36. Vie de France
James Haller, Berkley, $14, 0425190110
37. Flash in the Pan: Fast, Fabulous Recipes in a Single Skillet
Brooke Dojny, Chronicle, $22.95, 0811835782
38. The Zuni Cafe Cookbook
Judy Rodgers, Norton, $35, 0393020436
39. 500 Low-Carb Recipes: 500 Recipes, From Snacks to Dessert, That the Whole Family Will Love
Dana Carpender, Fair Winds, $19.95, 1931412065
40. Cooking Thin With Chef Kathleen: 200 Easy Recipes for Healthy Weight Loss
Kathleen Daelemans, Houghton Mifflin, $27, 061822632X
41. The Best Recipe
Cook's Illustrated (Eds.), Boston Common, $29.95, 0936184388
42. Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book
Better Homes and Gardens (Eds.), Better Homes and Gardens, $16.95, 0696214628
43. Moosewood Restaurant New Classics
Moosewood Collective (Eds.), Clarkson N. Potter, $25.95, 0609802410
44. Super Baby Food: Absolutely Everything You Should Know About Feeling Your Baby and Toddler From Starting Solid Foods to Age Three Years
Ruth Yaron, F.J. Roberts, $19.95, 0965260313
45. Cool Food: 200 Easy and Refreshing Recipes for Lazy Days
Kay Scarlett (Ed.), Laurel Glen, $16.95, 1571454950
46. A Man, A Can, A Plan: 60 Great Guy Meals Even You Can Make!
David Joachim, Rodale, $15.95, 1579546072
47. Mollie Katzen's Sunlight Cafe
Mollie Katzen, Hyperion, $29.95, 0786862696
48. The Garden of Vegan: How It All Vegan Again
Tanya Barnard, Arsenal Pulp, $17.95, 1551521288
49. Comfort Me With Apples
Ruth Reichl, Random House, $13.95, 0375758739
50. How It All Vegan: Irresistible Recipes for an Animal-Free Diet
Tanya Bernard and Sarah Kramer, Arsenal Pulp, $17.95, 1551520672