One of my favorite things to do on a Saturday night is to cook a meal for me and my wife. We often do something fancier for ourselves and watch a movie (from which was born That's What She Said). Since I read the novel Casino Royale in 2006/2007, I have wondered... why the hell did they eat an avocado for dessert? To help answer that and other culinary 007 references, I picked up a copy of License To Cook by Edward Biddulph. I then was able to recreate the Tournedos, underdone in Béarnaise sauce with artichoke hearts, along with strawberries and cream for our traditional Saturday night supper. With Casino Royale playing on the screen and me taking notes, I was ready to give the book the Intrepid 007 review. Instead, I reached out to Mr Biddulph himself and he graciously accepted this interview. 

Bon appetit.