Grub Street Publishing

Grub Street Publishing London-based indie publisher of military-aviation and cookery titles. We hope you enjoy finding out more about us by browsing our page.

Grub Street is an award-winning small, niche independent publisher, publishing only books on cookery and military aviation history. Voted International Publisher of the Year at the World Cookbook Awards in 2000, a number of our cookbooks have won prizes over the years. Elisabeth Luard, author of European Peasant Cookery, was winner of the Glenfiddich Award for Best Cookery Writer and the highly co

veted Glenfiddich Trophy in 2007. Cakes Regional & Traditional by Julie Duff was one of only three books short listed for the prestigious Glenfiddich Food Book of the Year 2004 and when we reissued the Constance Spry Cookery Book which had been out of print for more than ten years it was selected by Waitrose Food Illustrated as one of the greatest cookbooks of all time. The Guardian says of it ‘If you can’t find a recipe for something anywhere else, it will be in Constance Spry.’

Shirley Booth was presented with a cheque and a beautiful hand made certificate at the Japanese Festival Awards for her award-winning Food of Japan 2000. This is a particularly prestigious award given for furthering Anglo-Japanese understanding. Chocolate: the definitive guide by Sara Jayne-Stanes won the Guild of Food Writers Jeremy Round Award for Best First Cookbook 2000 and was short-listed for an André Simon Award, and both Chocolate: the definitive guide and Flavours of Greece by Rosemary Barron won their respective categories at the World Cookbook Awards, 2000

It is highly satisfying to be acknowledged for our and our authors’ achievements since Grub Street’s aim is to publish the very best in contemporary and classic food writing.

This weekend we will be attending the Imperial War Museum Duxford's Battle of Britain Air Show for the launch of 'RAF B...
05/09/2025

This weekend we will be attending the Imperial War Museum Duxford's Battle of Britain Air Show for the launch of 'RAF Boys in the Far East' by Steve Bond.

Steve will be signing alongside some veterans who served in the Far East during their time in the RAF.

Also joining us this weekend will be the authors of Sabotage: The 1943 Liberator Crash that Killed Polish General Sikorski Chris Wroblewski and Garth Barnard.

Come and find us at The Aviation Bookshop and say hello!

Last night saw the launch of 'The Shy Assassin' by 'Black' Robertson at Aces High Gallery. A good time was had by all!We...
04/09/2025

Last night saw the launch of 'The Shy Assassin' by 'Black' Robertson at Aces High Gallery. A good time was had by all!

We have a limited number of signed copies from the launch and you can find these on our website now: https://grubstreet.co.uk/product/the-shy-assassin-signed-copy/

📸 Black Robertson signing books.
📸 From left to right: Black, John Davies (publisher) and fellow GS author Andy Saunders
📸The Shy Assassin now available!

04/09/2025

Delighted to finally have our hands on hardback copies of Air Marshal ‘Black’ Robertson’s () latest book!

The Shy Assassin: The Inspiring Story of Cyril ‘Frank’ Babbage, Battle of Britain Spitfire Ace turned D-Day Mosquito Pilot.

📖 Published by Grub Street Publishing

✍️ Black will be here signing copies at the UK gallery on Sunday 21st September at our event ‘85 YEARS ON: Reflections on the Battle of Britain’.

🎟️ Tickets available via the website, more details here www.aces-high.com/events/view/85-years-on-battle-of-britain-talk-air-marshal-black-robertson

Today marks the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.'A Doctor's War' is the eyewitness account of Dr Aida...
09/08/2025

Today marks the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.

'A Doctor's War' is the eyewitness account of Dr Aidan MacCarthy who was serving in the RAF and was a prisoner of war in Nagasaki when the bomb dropped. MacCarthy recalls the horrors of that day and describes how this catastrophic event saved his life.

This compelling tale is available now online and in bookshops.

Today was our annual summer lunch and we had a great afternoon at .london!The food was fantastic. We couldn't get enough...
07/08/2025

Today was our annual summer lunch and we had a great afternoon at .london!

The food was fantastic. We couldn't get enough of their bread and brown butter and wanted to take a vat home with us!

Thank you to Michael and his staff for their hospitality this afternoon. We definitely recommend a table here.

Food pictured:

2. Baguette and brown butter 🤤
3. Chicken liver rochers
4. Poached chicken with rice and brown butter
5. Hot chocolate mousse
6. Mille-Feuille

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Join us at Aces High Gallery, in this 85th anniversary year, for a talk from Air Marshal ‘Black’ Robertson about how the RAF triumphed against the odds during the Battle of Britain: a poignant tale of courage, resilience, and the strength of the human spirit – a story about the unheralded many as much as about 'The Few'.

🎙️Black will deliver an engaging 45-min presentation reflecting on lesser-known aspects of the conflict, followed by a 45-min Q&A with the audience.

📖 Join us after for the opportunity to meet Black, and secure signed copies of his latest book, ‘The Shy Assassin: The inspiring story of Cyril Babbage’ - Battle of Britain Spitfire ace turned Mosquito night intruder pilot.

🖼 PLUS, we’ll be exhibiting a curated selection of NEW Battle of Britain and Second World War Era artwork!

🥂 Complimentary drinks & refreshments included.

🎟️Reserve your tickets today! aces-high.com/catalogue/view/e-ticket-85-years-on-battle-of-britain-talk-with-black-robertson-sunday-21st-september

🗓️ Sunday 21st September | 11am
📍 Aces High Gallery, Steventon, Oxfordshire, OX13 6SN

Graeme Robertson Grub Street Publishing

As well as publishing 'The Game Cook', Lord Tebbit also featured in one of our military titles 'Meteor Boys'. Lord Tebbi...
08/07/2025

As well as publishing 'The Game Cook', Lord Tebbit also featured in one of our military titles 'Meteor Boys'. Lord Tebbit flew the Meteor with 604 Squadron until its disbandment in 1957.

[Photo Credit: Steve Bond]

We are sad to learn of the death of Lord Norman Tebbit. As author of 'The Game Cook', Lord Tebbit wrote, as described by...
08/07/2025

We are sad to learn of the death of Lord Norman Tebbit. As author of 'The Game Cook', Lord Tebbit wrote, as described by Elisabeth Luard in 'The Oldie': "a no-nonsense manual designed to guide even a novice through the mysteries of game cooking with wit and elegance."

We were delighted to publish the reissue of this book in 2017 with Debby Mason's beautiful illustrations.

Our thoughts are with his family.

On this day in 1943 Liberator AL523 took off from Gibraltar’s North Front tarmac and within moments crashed into the sea...
04/07/2025

On this day in 1943 Liberator AL523 took off from Gibraltar’s North Front tarmac and within moments crashed into the sea. On that flight was the commander-in-chief of the Polish army and prime minister of the Polish government-in-exile, General Władysław Sikorski, who was killed.

Rumours as to the cause of the crash abounded. Was it pilot error? Was it an accident or was it an act of sabotage?

Find out more in 'Sabotage!' by Chris Wroblewski and Garth Barnard available now.

https://grubstreet.co.uk/product/sabotage/

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Grub Street is an award-winning small, niche independent publisher, publishing only books on cookery and military aviation history. Voted International Publisher of the Year at the World Cookbook Awards in 2000, a number of our cookbooks have won prizes over the years. Elisabeth Luard, author of European Peasant Cookery, was winner of the Glenfiddich Award for Best Cookery Writer and the highly coveted Glenfiddich Trophy in 2007. Cakes Regional & Traditional by Julie Duff was one of only three books short listed for the prestigious Glenfiddich Food Book of the Year 2004 and when we reissued the Constance Spry Cookery Book which had been out of print for more than ten years it was selected by Waitrose Food Illustrated as one of the greatest cookbooks of all time. The Guardian says of it ‘If you can’t find a recipe for something anywhere else, it will be in Constance Spry.’ It is highly satisfying to be acknowledged for our and our authors’ achievements since Grub Street’s aim is to publish the very best in contemporary and classic food writing. We are also very proud to have produced several high-quality and hugely popular vegan cookery books: in fact, Marie Laforêt’s ‘Vegan Bible’ is the Number 1 best-selling vegan cookbook in France ever! We are very excited to expand our vegan collection and are publishing three new vegan titles in 2018!

Cookery isn’t our only passion however! We also publish an extensive selection of Aviation and Military History titles, including our extremely successful ‘Boys’ series, featuring books written by Tony Blackman OBE; Richard Pike; Dr Steve Bond; ex-MOD Director of Intelligence, Graham Pitchfork; Ian Hall; and Bob Marston, to name just a few! We have had an immense about of feedback from military magazines, and to show-off just a few of our favourites:

Thank you for supporting our independent publishing business and we hope you enjoy finding out more about us by browsing our page!