I never expected to see the humble fish finger sandwich enter Bond lore and join the extensive menu of food consumed by characters in James Bond novels, but by dint of making an appearance in Vaseem Khan's first Q adventure, Quantum of Menace, it does just that.
Scrambled eggs James Bond is an indulgent, butter-rich dish that was published as a footnote in the short story ‘007 in New York’. In 1975, another recipe for ‘eggs James Bond’ appeared in print.
Among the fascinating articles in the latest issue of MI6 Confidential is a reproduction of culinary-themed promotional material for On Her Majesty's Secret Service. To promote the film, the marketing team gathered favourite recipes from the twelve actors playing Blofeld's 'Angels of Death' and another from James Bond himself, George Lazenby.
I read the other week a fascinating article about how restaurant chefs were turning to AI to help them devise new recipes. Inevitably, this got me thinking: what would happen if I asked AI to come up with a James Bond-themed dish?
Ian Fleming's connection with the seaside town of Dieppe in northern France began well before 1942, when, in his role as personal assistant to the Director of Naval Intelligence during the Second World War, he witnessed the disasterous raid on German positions by a force of commandos (including his own intelligence-gathering assault unit in its … Continue reading Filets de sole Dieppoise
This summer's hot weather inspired me to create a cooling frozen treat worthy of James Bond. As it happens, I had some ice lolly moulds (from Ikea, the best available, just to drop in a brand reference in true Bond style), as well as some bottles of alcohol, and naturally I decided to combine the … Continue reading James Bond lollies
James Bond's not impressed by the prolytic digestive enzyme shake that the barman serves him at the Hoffler Klinik in Spectre.
n Charlie Higson's new story, On His Majesty's Secret Service, James Bond is on a mission to thwart a plot by one Æthelstan of Wessex to disrupt the coronation of King Charles III. All the elements that make a cracking Bond adventure are there: M's briefing, the locations, brutal violence, the mad villain, the mysterious women, Bond's reflectons on life and death, and of course the food.
If not dining at the Caneton, Lucas-Carton, or the Cochon d'Or, when in Paris, James Bond dines at the Grand Vefour, as we learn in the short story, 'From a View to a Kill'.
We learn in the short story 'From a View to a Kill' that James Bond, when in Paris, would typically dine in one of four restaurants. One of them is Lucas-Carton, an establishment that was - and still is - situated at 9 place de la Madeleine.
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