Aujla moves to Ebury in six-way auction for 'stunning' cookbook

Ebury has won Dr Rupy Aujla’s "stunning" new cookbook in a six-way auction, with the author moving to the Penguin Random House imprint from Thorsons. 

Lizzy Gray, Ebury Lifestyle publishing director, bought world all language rights for Dr Rupy Cooks – Healthy. Easy. Flavour. from Carly Cook at The Found, for publication on 19th January 2023.

According to the publisher, the book "delivers over 100 fully photographed delicious and easy recipes that put taste and nutrition first”. It said each recipe has been tested in kitchens around the globe by more than 1,000 volunteer food testers and Aujla spent a year crafting and researching each meal to deliver maximum flavour whilst being easy to cook in any kitchen and optimised for health.

Aujla is a London-based doctor specialising in general practice and emergency medicine “who is on a mission to reverse the tidal wave of preventable lifestyle disease one plate of delicious food at a time", the publisher says. He has a Masters in nutritional medicine and is the founder of Europe’s first culinary medicine programme for medical schools, as well as hosting podcast "The Doctor’s Kitchen". His previous books include The Doctor’s Kitchen and The Doctor’s Kitchen: Eat to Beat Illness.

Gray said: “We are absolutely thrilled to be publishing Rupy’s brilliant new cookbook. Rupy brings rare expertise and diligence to his food, delivering recipes that are accessible, look and taste incredible, and are carefully developed to be truly good for us. They’ve been tried and tested — and raved about — by over 1,000 members of the public so we can’t wait to bring this stunning book to a wide audience.”

Aujla said: “It’s been a dream come true to write this book and move to such a prestigious, food-focused imprint at Penguin Random House. Ebury have really embraced my mission to help educate everyone in the power of nutritional medicine and bring a more holistic approach to health. I truly imagine this book living on millions of kitchen shelves around the country as a ’go-to’ for everyday healthy recipes that deliver on flavour, ease and comfort.”