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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 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.’

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.

06/10/2026

Many thanks to Olivia Potts for this mention of Arabella Boxer's Garden Cookbook in the Spectator newsletter!

05/10/2026

We had a great time at Imperial War Museums Duxford this past Saturday celebrating the launch of Mastering the Cold War Jets!

You can order your copy of Mastering the Cold War Jets at grubstreet.co.uk or wherever books are sold.

30/09/2026

This Saturday, 3 October, George Robertson and Alan Munro will be joining us at the final Duxford Air Show to celebrate the launch of our newest title, Mastering the Cold War Jets.

Co-authored by George and Alan, the book provides thought-provoking first-hand accounts from two friends who joined the RAF together on the same day in 1963, went through basic and advanced flying training together and then followed two parallel but different careers, offering different perspectives on the main RAF front-line roles in the Cold War.

Come out to IWM Duxford on Saturday to grab your copy and get it signed by the authors!

29/09/2026

It's ! Why not celebrate with this chocolate and coffee macaronnade from Le Cordon Bleu Pastry School? With a rich chocolate base, coffee cremeux, and a coffee mascarpone cream, it's the perfect treat to celebrate the beloved beverage.

28/09/2026

The London Review of Books is running an events and podcast series celebrating Elizabeth David and her food writing legacy in partnership with The Warburg Institute. The first event on 9 October, "Elizabeth David and Postwar Taste", will be a talk between chef Jeremy Lee and novelist Tessa Hadley, with events continuing every two months.

We are proud to publish the hardback editions of Elizabeth David's books, including the most recent facsimile edition of A Book of Mediterranean Food, and are very much looking forward to this series!

24/09/2026

Many thanks to both Alastair Noble and Andrew Thomas for the fantastic reviews of Teddy Peacock-Edwards: Battle of Britain Pilot and Second World War Ace!

23/09/2026

We have a few more opportunities coming up to meet and get your books signed by some of our authors. This weekend, on Saturday 26 September, Grub Street will be at Newark Museum Aeroboot (Newark Air Museum ) with Jim Walls, author of Flying Forwards Facing Backwards. The following weekend on Sunday 4 October, Sean Feast will be signing copies of Airman, Prisoner, Saviour, Spy with Aviation Bookshop (Simon Watson ) at Shuttleworth (Shuttleworth ). See you there!

22/09/2026

In honour of Bake Off’s return, why not try your hand at a fun bake from one of our books?

18/09/2026

We have some signed copies of our books for sale now on our website, including signed copies of some of our newest titles. Check out grubstreet.co.uk or the link in our bio to order.

17/09/2026

Introducing RAF Boys in the Middle East, the latest title from our aviation list. This book offers readers a collection of stories from over 40 air and ground crew covering a number of the locations, aircraft types and units which served throughout the Middle East from 1918-1977.

RAF Boys in the Middle East is out now (we even have a few signed copies for sale at grubstreet.co.uk). Link is in our bio!

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