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James Bond recipes: Spaghetti Bolognese

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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James Bond recipes: Western Sandwich

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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Scrambled Eggs James Bond

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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