['< sod > on 1 april 1958 fleming wrote to [ [ the guardian |\'\' the manchester guardian\'\' ] ] in defence of his work, referring to that paper\'s review of [ [ dr. no ( novel ) |\'\' dr. no\'\' ] ]. < ref name = " fleming ( guardian ) " > { { cite news | last = fleming | first = ian | title = " the exclusive bond " mr. fleming on his hero | newspaper = [ [ the guardian |\'\' the manchester guardian\'\' ] ] | date = 5 april 1958 | page = 4 } } < / ref > while referring to bond\'s food and wine consumption as " gimmickery ", fleming bemoaned that " it has become an unfortunate trade - mark. i myself abhor wine - and - foodmanship. my own favourite food is scrambled eggs. " < ref name = " fleming ( guardian ) " / > fleming was so keen on scrambled eggs that he used his short story, " [ [ octopussy and the living daylights # 007 in new york | 007 in new york ] ] ", to provide his favourite recipe for the dish : in the story, this came from the housekeeper of his friend ivar bryce, may, who gave her name to bond\'s own housekeeper. { { sfn | chancellor | 2005 | p = 113 } } academic edward biddulph observed that fleming fully described seventy meals within the book series and that while a number of these had items in common — such as scrambled eggs and steaks — each meal was different from the others. < ref name = " biddulph : gourmet " > { { cite journal | last = biddulph | first = edward | title = " bond was probably not a gourmet " : an archaeology of james bond\'s diet | journal = food, culture and society : an international journal of multidisciplinary research | date = 1 june 2009 | volume = 12 | issue = 2 | doi = 10. 2752 / 155280109x368688 | page = 134 } } { { subscription } } < / ref > < eod > < sod > on 1 april 1958 fleming wrote to [ [ the guardian |\'\' the manchester guardian\'\' ] ] in defence of his work, referring to that paper\'s review of [ [ dr. no ( novel ) |\'\' dr. no\'\' ] ]. < ref name = " fleming ( guardian ) " > { { cite news | last = fleming | first = ian | title = " the exclusive bond " mr. fleming on his hero | newspaper = [ [ the guardian |\'\' the manchester guardian\'\' ] ] | date = 5 april 1958 | page = 4 } } < / ref > while referring to bond\'s food and wine consumption as " gimmickery ", fleming bemoaned that " it has become an unfortunate trade - mark. i myself abhor wine - and - foodmanship. my own favourite food is scrambled eggs. " < ref name = " fleming ( guardian ) " / > fleming was so keen on scrambled eggs that he used his short story, " [ [ octopussy and the living daylights # 007 in new york | 007 in new york ] ] ", to provide his favourite recipe for the dish : in the story, this came from the housekeeper of fleming\'s friend ivar bryce, may, who gave her name to bond\'s own housekeeper. { { sfn | chancellor | 2005 | p = 113 } } academic edward biddulph observed that fleming fully described seventy meals within the book series and that while a number of these had items in common — such as scrambled eggs and steaks — each meal was different from the others. < ref name = " biddulph : gourmet " > { { cite journal | last = biddulph | first = edward | title = " bond was not a gourmet " : an archaeology of james bond\'s diet | journal = food, culture and society : an international journal of multidisciplinary research | date = 1 june 2009 | volume = 12 | issue = 2 | doi = 10. 2752 / 155280109x368688 | page = 134 } } { { subscription } } < / ref > < eod >']