2015 is the year the redoubtable Marguerite Patten celebrates her 100th birthday. In her honor and to mark this memorable occasion Grub Street is reissuing a ne

The cookery queen of England selects her personal favorite recipes. Marguerite Patten is one of Britain’s best known and best loved cookery writers. Here she

This book recalls how the housewives of Britain learned to make do and kept the nation 'fighting fit'. Contains a vast collection of recipes, including Steak an

A story of teaching cooking in an east London comprehensive in 1970s. A bit like Call the Midwife only 20 years later. Reviews 'An accurate, and sometimes very