 On 1 April 1958 Fleming wrote to The Manchester Guardian in defence of his work , referring to that paper 's review of Dr. No . 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 . " Fleming was so keen on scrambled eggs that he used his short story , " 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 . 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 . 
