007 Food: A bowl of chile con queso and the enchiladas

Food: A bowl of chile con queso and the enchiladas
Bond book appearance: The Facts of Death (1998)
Experience of 007 Travelers: Self-made

"The menu featured a variety of Tex-Mex specialties. Leiter and Manuela ordered fajitas for two. The recommended that Bond try either the fajitas or the enchiladas. He chose the latter. As an appetizer, they shared a bowl of chile con queso - a hot cheese dip made from cheddar and American cheeses, red peppers, and roasted tomatoes. When the food arrived, Bond could hardly believe his eyes. It is said that everything is big in Texas, and that certainly applied to the food portions. The enormous enchiladas were hand-rolled corn tortillas stuffed with ground sirloin and topped with the restaurants special Tex-Mex sauce - a red chile sauce with chili meat - and then with melted cheese. On the side were refried pinto beans cooked with garlic and onions. The Mexican rice was mildly flavored with onions and tomatoes.

"All right, Felix, you win, Bond said after tasting the food. "This is good."" 

Raymond Benson: "The Facts of Death" (1998)

Appetizer: A bowl of chile con queso

Main food: The enchiladas

"The Facts of Death" Finnish cover

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007 Drink: Frozen margaritas made from silver tequila, squeezed lime juice and triple sec

Drink : Frozen margaritas made from silver tequila, squeezed lime juice and triple sec
Bond book appearance: The Facts of Death (1998)
Experience of 007 Travelers: Self-made

"Leiter had some pull with the manager, so they didn't have to wait the usual forty-five minutes before being shown to a table at a booth. A waiter placed a basket of hand-fried tortilla chips with fresh homemade salsa in front of them. The utensils were inside a wax-paper packet which read, "The silverware has been SANITIZED for your protection!" Leiter ordered two rounds of frozen margaritas, much to Bond's dismay. Made from silver tequila, squeezed lime juice, and triple sec, margaritas were a staple in Texas, and the frozen variety made a slushy beverage that Bond liked to call "a musical comedy drink." It was served in a salted wineglass with a lime wedge. When he tasted it, however, he was surprised by its satisfying flavor. It certainly went well with the hot salsa. Leiter and Bond were soon laughing and reminiscing about old times.

Raymond Benson: "The Facts of Death" (1998) 

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007 Book: Raymond Benson - James Bond Choice of Weapons - Three 007 novels

Book: James Bond Choice of Weapons - Three 007 novels
Author: Raymond Benson
Pages: 847
Language: English


Including the short stories "Live at Five" (1999) and "Midsummer Night's Doom" (1999)

Includes: "Zero Minus Ten" (1997), "The Facts of Death" (1998) and "The Man with the Red Tattoo" (2002).

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007 Drink: Double Johnny Walker whiskey

Drink: Double Johnny Walker whiskey

Bond book appearance: The Facts of Death (1998)

Experience of 007 Travelers: @ home

"Two hours later, Bond saw a small bar called the Watering Hole off the road to the right. A sign on the door warned, "Don't Mess with Texas." He stumbled inside and surveyed the place. A saloon would have been a more appropriate description, as it was full of an odd mixture of cowboys and long-haired biker types. The jukebox was blaring one of George Jones's more famous beer-drinking songs at an extraordinary volume. Everyone stopped what they were doing and looked at Bond. A pool player in the middle of a shot scratched the table as he looked up and saw the battered figure in the doorway.

Bond ignored them all and went straight to the bar. 

"Whiskey," he ordered. "A double."

The bartender didn't say a word and poured him two glasses of Johnny Walker. "Have a double double, mister. What the hell happened to you? 

"Nothing much," he replied. "Just fell off a cliff."

Raymond Benson: "The Facts of Death" (2000)

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007 Book: The Facts of Death (1998)

Bond book: The Facts of Death

Author: Raymond Benson

Publication date: 7 May 1998

The Facts of Death, first published in 1998, was the third novel by Raymond Benson featuring Ian Fleming's secret agent, James Bond (including Benson's novelization of Tomorrow Never Dies). Carrying the Glidrose Publications copyright—the final James Bond novel to do so—it was first published in the United Kingdom by Hodder & Stoughton and in the United States by Putnam.

The novel's title was originally The World Is Not Enough, an English translation of the Latin phrase Orbis non sufficit, which appears in the novel and film On Her Majesty's Secret Service. The title was later used for the nineteenth James Bond film, released in 1999.
 

The Facts of Death starts off with several deaths from mysterious diseases. We first find Bond in Cyprus where a number of British troops have been discovered murdered, under mysterious circumstances. Bond gets too close for comfort for the group behind the actions and is attacked, but rescued by a fiery Greek female agent, Niki Mirakos. Bond then returns to Britain. He is invited to attend a dinner party being held by his former boss, Sir Miles Messervy. His current boss and her boyfriend are in attendance.

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007 Food: Scrambled eggs with coffee

Food: Scrambled eggs with coffee
Bond book appearance: The Facts of Death
Experience of 007 Travelers: Self-made

Scrambled eggs is a dish made from whites and yolks of eggs (usually chicken eggs).

Eggs are cracked into a bowl, a little water and/or milk is added, and the mixture is whisked until it reaches a uniform colour. Then the mixture is poured into a saucepan over a low heat and continually whisked until there are soft curds that are slightly liquid. These are scrambled eggs.

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"Bond sat in the police station in the village of Thera, where Greek intelligence had its temporary office. He drank coffee and ate scrambled eggs, which Niki had made."

Raymond Benson: "The Facts of Death"


Scrambled eggs is one of Bond's favorite foods in the books: He eats scrambled eggs at least in the following books: "Live and Let Die", "Doctor No", "Thunderball", "On Her Majesty's Secret Service", "Octopussy", "007 in New York", "James Bond, the Authorized Biography of 007", "Icebreaker", "Nobody Lives Forever", The Man From Barbarossa"  and "Zero Minus Ten".



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007 Food: Greek salad with bread and cheese and Taittinger Champagne

Food: Greek salad with bread and cheese and Taittinger Champagne

Bond book appearance: The Facts of Death

Experience of 007 Travelers: Self-made

Greek salad (Greek: χωριάτικη σαλάτα [xorˈjatiki saˈlata] "rustic salad" or θερινή σαλάτα [θeriˈni saˈlata] "summer salad") is a salad in Greek cuisine. Greek salad is made with pieces of tomatoes, sliced cucumbers, onion, feta cheese, and olives (usually Kalamata olives), typically seasoned with salt and oregano, and dressed with olive oil. Common additions include the pickled leaves, buds or berries of capers (especially in the Dodecanese islands).

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"Bond heard some noise from the kitchen. Soon Hera came back with a bottle of Taittinger, two glasses and two covered plates.

You open the bottle, and I put the plates ready, Hera said.

Bond rolled out of the bed and took the bottle. He opened it by popping the bottle cap to the ceiling.

He poured champagne into the glasses while Hera was setting the plates full of Greek salad, bread and cheese."

Raymond Benson: "The Facts of Death" 

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007 Food: Roast beef, new potatoes and fresh peas with white wine and coffee

Food: Roast beef, new potatoes and fresh peas with white wine and coffee
Bond book appearance: The Facts of Death
Experience of 007 Travelers: Self-made

Roast beef is a dish of beef which is roasted in an oven. Essentially prepared as a main meal, the leftovers can be and are often served within sandwiches and sometimes are used to makehash. In the United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Ireland, and Australia, roast beef is one of the meats traditionally served at Sunday dinner, although it is also often served as a cold cut indelicatessen stores, usually in sandwiches. A traditional side dish to roast beef is Yorkshire pudding.

Roast beef is a signature national dish of England and holds cultural meaning for the English.

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"The main course was roast beef, new potatoes, fresh peas and in Bond's opinion, moderate white wine."

"After coffee, most of the men moved to the library"

Raymond Benson: "The Facts of Death"

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007 Food: Fresh bread and goat cheese with red wine

Food: Fresh bread and goat cheese with red wine

Bond book appearance: The Facts of Death

Experience of 007 Travelers: @ home

"Unfortunately we don´t have martinis in the morning time to offer, but we have good red wine", Romanos said, and went to the bar cabinet and poured two glasses of wine from the unlabelled bottle. "Would you like eat something?" Bond was hungry like a wolf, but shook his head. "Just focus on the business."

"He put wooden board on the table, there was fresh bread and a piece of goat cheese on it. A big kitchen knife was stabbed in to the cheese."

Raymond Benson: "The Facts of Death" 

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007 Drink: Taittinger Champagne

Drink: Taittinger Champagne

Bond movie appearance: From Russia with Love

Bond book appearance: On Her Majesty's Secret Service, 007 in New York, James Bond the Spy Who Loved Me, Brokenclaw, Nobody Lives Forever, The Facts of Death

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Taittinger Champagne is Bond's favorite champagne in the Ian Fleming novels, and features prominently in the movie "From Russia With Love".

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Photo © EON, United Artists, Danjaq LLC

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