The Indie Cooking Bestseller List

Based on sales at hundreds of independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending June 24, 2008.

1.

The Art of Simple Food
Alice Waters, Clarkson Potter, $35, 9780307336798

2.

Italian Grill
Mario Batali, Ecco, $29.95, 9780061450976

3.

Hungry Girl: Recipes and Survival Strategies for Guilt-Free Eating in the Real World
Lisa Lillien, St. Martin's Griffin, $17.95, 9780312377427

4.

Joy of Cooking (75th Anniversary Ed.)
Irma S. Rombauer, et al., Scribner, $35, 9780743246262

5.

Martha Stewart's Cookies: The Very Best Treats to Bake and to Share
Martha Stewart Living Magazine (Ed.), Clarkson Potter, $24.95, 9780307394545

6.

Hello, Cupcake!
Karen Tack, Houghton Mifflin, $15.95, 9780618829255

7.

Bobby Flay's Grill It!
Bobby Flay, Clarkson Potter, $35, 9780307351425

8.

The Splendid Table's How to Eat Supper: Recipes, Stories, and Opinions From Public Radio's Award-Winning Food Show
Lynne Rossetto Kasper, Sally Swift, Clarkson Potter, $35, 9780307346711

9.

Deceptively Delicious
Jessica Seinfeld, Collins, $24.95, 9780061251344

10.

Local Flavors: Cooking and Eating From America's Farmers' Markets
Deborah Madison, Patrick McFarlin (Illus.), Broadway, $26, 9780767929493

11.

Plenty: Eating Locally on the 100-Mile Diet
Alisa Smith, J.B. MacKinnon, Three Rivers, $13.95, 9780307347336

12.

How to Cook Everything Vegetarian: Simple Meatless Recipes for Great Food
Mark Bittman, Alan Witschonke (Illus.), Wiley, $35, 9780764524837

13.

The Food You Crave: Luscious Recipes for a Healthy Life
Ellie Krieger, Taunton, $28, 9781600850219

14.

O, The Oprah Magazine Cookbook
O Magazine (Ed.), Hyperion, $29.95, 9781401322601

15.

Barefoot Contessa at Home
Ina Garten, Clarkson Potter, $35, 9781400054343

16.

Everyday Food: Great Food Fast
Martha Stewart Living Magazine (Ed.), Clarkson Potter, $24.95, 9780307354167

17.

Veganomicon: The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook
Isa Chandra Moskowitz, Terry Hope Romero, Marlowe, $27.50, 9781569242643

18.

Yum-O! The Family Cookbook
Rachael Ray, Clarkson Potter, $22.50, 9780307407269

19.

Top Chef: The Cookbook
Liana Krissoff (Ed.), Chronicle, $29.95, 9780811864305

20.

The Barbecue! Bible
Steven Raichlen, Workman, $22.95, 9780761149439

21.

The New Food Lover's Companion
Sharon Tyler Herbst, Ron Herbst, Barron's, $16.99, 9780764135774

22.

How to Cook Everything: Simple Recipes for Great Food
Mark Bittman, Wiley, $21.95, 9780471789185

23.

Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day
Jeff Hertzberg, Zoe Francois, Thomas Dunne, $27.95, 9780312362911

24.

Screen Doors and Sweet Tea: Recipes and Tales From a Southern Cook
Martha Hall Foose, Clarkson Potter, $32.50, 9780307351401

25.

The Vegetable Dishes I Can't Live Without
Mollie Katzen, Hyperion, $22.95, 9781401322328