[1][2] In 1980 Absolute Press launched a series of cookery books featuring recipes gathered from leading UK restaurant chefs.
Chefs and cookery writers that have been published by Absolute Press include David Chang, Tom Kerridge, Rick Bayless, Angela Hartnett, Mort Rosenblum, Ben Tish, Atul Kochhar, Amanda Hesser, David Everitt-Matthias, Calum Franklin, Mitch Tonks, Phil Howard and Vivek Singh.
In 1997 Absolute Press launched Outlines, a short-lived but well received series of monographs on leading gay, bisexual and lesbian creative artists.
[3] Croft was retained as a Consultant Publisher to commission food and drink books on behalf of Bloomsbury for the Absolute list.
In 2012 Croft signed two Michelin star chef Tom Kerridge to Absolute, following which a string of bestselling cookery books from Kerridge followed, including Proper Pub Food, Best Ever Dishes, Lose Weight for Good, The Hand & Flowers Cookbook and Outdoor Cooking.