Agent 007 is known for his impeccable taste (shaken martini, anyone?). And yet, the extravagant food scenes that populate Ian Fleming’s novels are for the most part missing from their big screen adaptations. Brooklyn-based photographer Henry Hargreaves… and food stylist Charlotte Omnès set to “return these lavish meals to the limelight,” as their project’s mission statement says, with a new collaboration: Dying to Eat.
Hargreaves’s connection to Fleming goes beyond his artistic proclivities: His grandfather served with Fleming during the second World War and subsequently consulted on sartorial details in Fleming’s Bond novels. As such, when Omnès approached him about this project, Hargreaves jumped at the chance. “She’s a great cook and prop stylist,” he tells mental_flossof Omnès. Of the project, Hargreaves adds, “I’m good at shooting, lighting, and composing—so our strengths complemented each other!”
via Mental Floss
