How does James Bond celebrate Christmas? Ian Fleming’s novels contain few clues. Just one adventure – On Her Majesty’s Secret Service – has events coinciding with the festive period.
Author: Edward Biddulph - licensed to cook
I am passionate about James Bond and cooking. Luckily, with so much food mentioned in the Bond books, I've been able to combine both. Follow me on Twitter (@bondmemes) and Facebook (James Bond - Licence to Cook).
Escalope Holstein
The restaurant's closed when James Bond and Ebbie Heritage arrive at the Newpark Hotel in Kilkenny in John Gardner's No Deals, Mr Bond, but luckily the chef's still around and is able to knock up escalope Holstein, french fries, a green salad and a fruit salad for the hungry couple.
James Bond’s salad dressing
James Bond is very particular about his salad dressings. In Moonraker, he pops down to the officers' canteen and mixes a dressing of his own concoction to go with the salad he's ordered.
Happy Halloween!
I'm not usually one for Halloween, but this year I decided to join in the spooky celebrations - albeit with a Bondian twist.
Mutton ragout
The ragout that James Bond finds so delicious in From Russia, With Love is a simple rustic dish served in a gypsy camp on the outskirts of Istanbul.
Blofeld’s Angels of Death – what do they eat?
In the film of On Her Majesty's Secret Service, James Bond sits down to dinner with twelve 'gorgeous girls', unwitting agents of Blofeld's scheme to infect the world's crops and livestock with a deadly virus. What do Blofeld's 'angels of death' eat?
100 Days of 007 Trivia Challenge
A quick plug for the '100 Days of 007 Trivia Challenge', a special quiz series created by the team at the 'The 00 Files' podcast.
Borscht
Borscht, the famous Eastern European beetroot-based soup, has the distinction of being mentioned in two James Bond films: The Living Daylights and GoldenEye.
Swiss cheese tray
James Bond's final lunch-time meal at Piz Gloria in the novel of On Her Majesty's Secret Service is necessarily on the heavy side: paté maison, followed by oeufs Gloria, with a cheese tray to finish.
Colombo’s peasant food
We know what Colombo likes to eat in For Your Eyes Only - pistachio nuts. What about in 'Risico', Ian Fleming's short story from which the character is taken?
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