LOS ANGELES TIMES LIST FOR NOV. 24, 2004

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

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*--* 1 Barefoot in Paris: Easy French Food You Can Make at Home by Ina Garten (Clarkson Potter, $35) From her Left Bank apartment, the Food Network star and bestselling cookbook author holds forth on French cooking, offering streamlined recipes and a friendly voice.

2 Hallelujah! The Welcome Table: A Lifetime of Memories With Recipes by Maya Angelou (Random House, $29.95) The poet shares memories of meals with relatives, friends and the famous and offers recipes for such dishes as smothered pork chops, cassoulet and menudo.

3 The Gourmet Cookbook by Ruth Reichl (editor) (Houghton Mifflin Co., $40) More than 1,000 recipes culled from the Conde Nast magazine’s 60-year accumulation.

4 30-Minute Meals 2 by Rachael Ray (Lake Island Press, $14.95) Still going strong.

5 The Taste of the Season: Inspired Recipes for Fall and Winter by Diane Rossen Worthington (Chronicle, $24.95) Fans of previous titles by the author of “The Taste of Summer” and “Seriously Simple” are snapping up copies of her latest.

6 Feast: Food to Celebrate Life by Nigella Lawson (Hyperion, $35) A guide to preparing Thanksgiving, Christmas and other celebratory meals.

7 Italian Easy: Recipes From the London River Cafe by Rose Gray and Ruth Rogers (Clarkson Potter, $35) The latest from the London restaurateurs and authors.

8 Mexico: The Beautiful Cookbook by Susanna Palazuelos (Beautiful Cookbooks, $55) Local retail promotions of the new edition of the popular 1990s series have propelled some individual titles onto this list.

9 Bouchon by Thomas Keller (Artisan, $50) A great big book of bistro recipes from Keller’s Napa Valley restaurant Bouchon.

10 The Provence Cookbook by Patricia Wells (HarperCollins, $29.95) The latest from the well-known American expat features recipes gathered from her neighbors.

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