![]() ![]() They ordered scotch-and-soda- Haig and Haig Pinchbottle.īond picked up the menu and leant back in the booth, studying the Special Fried Chicken Dinner at $3.75. The American gin, a much higher proof than English gin, tasted harsh to Bond. ![]() He stipulated House of Lords Gin and Martini Rossi. Leiter ordered medium-dry Martinis with a slice of lemon peel. He had a typical American meal at an eating house called “Gloryfried Ham-N-Eggs” (The Eggs We Serve Tomorrow Are Still in the Hens) on Lexington Avenue and then took a cab downtown to police headquarters, where he was due to meet Leiter and Dexter at 2.30. It was only when he had swallowed his last mouthful of coffee and had lit his first cigarette of the day that he suddenly became aware of the tiny noise in the room behind him. Half a pint of orange juice, three eggs, lightly scrambled, with bacon, a double portion of café Espresso with cream. “Room Service? I’d like to order breakfast. ![]() “ Soft-shell crabs with tartare sauce, flat beef Hamburgers, medium-rare, from the charcoal grill, french-fried potatoes, broccoli, mixed salad with thousand-island dressing, ice-cream with melted butterscotch and as good as a Liebfraumilch as you can get in America, OK?” “Here’s luck,” and he lifted the cocktail Leiter had put into his hand. He went over to the sideboard and started mixing a Martini. In the interest of Culinary Vicariousness, we are exploring and presenting to you the Strictly Gustatory Adventures of world-renowned super-spy James Bond, as recorded in the novels of Commander Ian Fleming. ![]()
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