September 25th, 2007
At the beginning of the novel Thunderball James Bond is sent to Shrublands health farm by M for a two week stay. Bond has just had his medical and the conclusion of the Chief Medical Officer is that he is off his peak; Bond’s steady diet of martinis and cigarettes, plus his demanding job, is taking its toll on his fitness.
After finishing his fortnight of diet, massage, irrigation and Sitz baths Bond is ready for a proper meal; or, as Ian Fleming puts it, “a passionate longing for a large dish of Spaghetti Bolognese Read the rest of this entry »
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February 24th, 2007
In chapter 16 of Live And Let Die, James Bond stays in a cheap motel in Tampa. He’s had a rough night and sleeps until midday and immediately goes in search of breakfast. He has a three-decker western sandwich and coffee in a cafeteria, which while common in America isn’t something that many Europeans are familiar with. Read the rest of this entry »
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March 8th, 2006
You Only Live Twice sees James Bond try new dining experiences. One of the more appetising descriptions is of Bond and Tiger Tanaka dining out on Kobe beef steaks, which James Bond finds to be without equal.
In the book we learn the reason that the highly prized Kobe beef is so expensive. The scene where Bond samples his Kobe beef steak follows an amusing scene where Bond is instructed in the art of caring for a Kobe beef herd.
First, Bond feeds the cow with a bottle of beer. Then, taking a mouthful of shochu (a Japanese spirit that can be distilled from ingredients such as potatoes, sugar, rice or barley).
Bond sprays the shochu over the cow’s back and is then instructed to massage it - “the herdsman was greatly impressed by your sincere performance with his cow”, says Tiger to Bond afterwards.
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February 8th, 2005
James Bond is sitting down to breakfast in From Russia, With Love when we learn that he owns a Chemex coffee maker, from which he drinks two large cups of very strong coffee - which he buys from De Bry in New Oxford Street.
Although De Bry no longer exists - the shop is now a branch of Morgan Computers - the Chemex name does continue to live on.
In fact the Chemex coffee maker was invented in 1941 by Dr Peter Schlumbohm, a German chemist and member of the Bauhaus movement and the design is considered a classic. It is to be found on display in New York’s MOMA as well as The Smithsonian and was selected by the Illinois Institute of Technology as one of the 100 best designed products of modern times.
The Chemex owes its design to Schumbohm’s knowledge of filtration gained in the lab. Modifying standard laboratory glassware, his coffee maker is simple, elegant and when used with the correct filter papers it make excellent coffee.
The glass is traditionally handblown with wooden collar and come in four different sizes - 3, 6, 8 or 13 cups - although there is also a slightly cheaper machine-blown range available.
Although Fleming never tells us what size of coffee maker is owned by 007, we’d recommend the 3 cup model. You can buy the Chemex coffee maker online from various sources such as Amazon
with prices starting at around $35 and also check 
eBay for bargains.
As well as a decent coffee maker, you need to follow James Bond’s example and buy good quality coffee. Although De Bry no longer exists, many shops sell Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee, or you can use a quality brand such as Illy which are available in many supermarkets.
Where to buy
Amazon [US]
eBay [US/worldwide]
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February 8th, 2002
The recipe for Scrambled Eggs James Bond appears in 007 in New York, a short story that was published in the US edition of Thrilling Cities and now found in the recent Penguin reissue of of Octopussy and The Living Daylights. Read the rest of this entry »
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