James Bond begins his meal at Ma Frazier's in Harlem during the events of Live and Let Die with some littleneck clams.
Author: Edward Biddulph - licensed to cook
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What is brizzola (as featured in Diamonds are Forever)?
When Felix Leiter orders brizzola for James Bond in upmarket New York restaurant Sardi's in Diamonds are Forever (1956), Ian Fleming must have guessed that the dish, virtually unknown in the UK, would leave his British readers puzzled. He therefore allowed Leiter to provide a description for the readers' benefit: 'Beef, straight-cut across the bone. … Continue reading What is brizzola (as featured in Diamonds are Forever)?
Brizzola short ribs
James Bond is treated to brizzola for lunch at Sardi's in New York during the events of Diamonds are Forever (1956). Brizzola in essence is a cut of beef that has been roasted then charcoal-grilled.
Ackee and saltfish
Breakfast for Quarrel in Dr No is saltfish and ackee and a tot of rum. James Bond thinks it's tough stuff to start one's day on, but for Quarrel, it's most refreshing.
What’s in James Bond’s kitchen (part 1)?
Live and Let Die provides a opportunity to look round James Bond's kitchen. What does the kitchen tell us about the spy who lives there?
Butter-basted chicken with watercress
In Thunderball, James Bond orders broiled chicken, disjointed and basted with creamery butter. Bond is disappointed with his lunch, but you can't go far wrong with this recipe.
Ian Fleming’s ‘secret’ fudge recipe
The recipe for scrambled eggs 'James Bond' that appears in '007 in New York' isn't the only recipe to feature in Ian Fleming's books. Another - for 'Monsieur Bon-Bon's Secret Fooj' - can be found in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
Grilled kidney
The breakfast that James Bond tucks into in the novel Dr No is the closest he gets in the books to a 'full English'.
Curried mutton: a dish for 007
I rediscovered a booklet of recipes that came with Tex's range of seasonings, One of the recipes caught my eye: 007 Jamaican Curry Mutton.
Rice and peas
Rice and peas accompany the stuffed suckling-pig that James Bond imagines is being served at the Thunderbird hotel while he is hunting down Scaramanga in a mangrove swamp in the Jamaican-set The Man with the Golden Gun.
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