Disneyland Paris is perhaps the most improbable location that the literary James Bond has ever visited. But in 1993, just a year after the park was opened, John Gardner sent Bond there in his novel Never Send Flowers.
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Afternoon tea and cucumber sandwiches
In the film of Moonraker, James Bond meets Hugo Drax while afternoon tea is being served. Drax regards the ritual as England's one contribution to Western civilisation
Eggs and bacon in The Spy Who Loved Me
Bacon and eggs have a significant place in the novel of The Spy Who Loved Me. The word 'bacon' appears nine times, while eggs, often in association with the bacon, are mentioned fourteen times. What's more, all the main character eat the items.
Cadbury chocolate Flakes and fizzy lemonade
The beginning of On Her Majesty’s Secret Service finds James Bond on the beach at Royale-les-Eaux reminiscing about his childhood holidays at the seaside.
James Bond serves a seafood platter
James Bond doesn't tend to wear disguises in his film adventures (or even his literary ones, come to that). However, one form of his standard attire does lend itself to a different role and Bond puts it to good use in Licence to Kill.
GoldenEye: ‘That’s my lunch!’
Food has provided a few laughs in the James Bond films. We can think of, for example, the bombe surprise in Diamonds Are Forever, where the bombe is actually a bomb. Or there's Q's lunch in GoldenEye.
What is the Piz Gloria style
In the novel of On Her Majesty's Secret Service , James Bond orders poulet Gloria for dinnerThe next day, at lunch, Bond orders œufs Gloria and a salad. But what is the Glorian style?
