Andi Peters’s Meats

[Deleted member 21838]

What a lovely, lovely show. Wonderful Dale and Marvellous Andy surrounded by meats and pastries, and chocolates and cakes…They are an incredible combination of bouncing off one another. Peters, and his quick witted one liners, and trusty Dale (I bought a Vodafone pager in 1997 from CVQ purely because of him). If only QVC could be them, all day long - that would be shopping telly paradise.

An interesting meat pack was on show this evening. Gammon, Burkey Trest, Topside of Beef and other things. In fairness to the previous euphoria, this seems a tad pricey and perhaps not the most economical way to buy your Christmas carnivoreness fix. Mum, in the early 1970s, always cooked up a topside roast at Yuletide. After a huge row with Dad stamping on my It’s A Knockout game in a drunken fit of rage, and Mum weeping in the kitchen, a Christmas lunch was finally served. As I remember, the topside tasted like Tuf Wayfinders shoe leather, but with no compass in the sole to make it more palatable. Dad usually threw his at the Ascot heater and stamped on the artic roll for pudding. Happy Days. Rib of Beef for me, these modern days - certainly not topside.

Suffice to say: much as I enjoy Andy and Dale’s Laurel and Hardy esque rapport, these food shows, for me, are more about the banter than the value. I don’t know what others feel on this?

Oh God..it’s the Hotel Chocolat woman with one and a half frocks to ruin it all…

 

[Deleted member 21838]

Andi..I do apologise.

 

[candycane]

Er, Duke of Cheese. We appear to have had the same Dad. You're not my long lost brother are you?

CC

 

[Brissles]

I'm not commenting or the thought police will be on my case...... again.

 

[donna255]

After watching Dahmer on Netflix and Celeb Master Chef.

How about we have Andi's offal, including sweetbreads, being sold on QVC.

 

[Kathy]

Nothing would tempt me to watch smarmy Andi P, he will never sell me anything...

 

[Deleted member 21838]

I have been vaguely aware of him since he first appeared in the BBC Broom Cupboard (in around 1690) and had no idea his name wasn’t Andy. Probably quite a few would like him returned to a secure broom cupboard and never to come out. I can see him getting very tetchy if you misAndied him.

 

[donna255]

Nothing would tempt me to watch smarmy Andi P, he will never sell me anything...

Yes, I consider him a self important ****. I am being polite.

 

[Deleted member 21838]

Er, Duke of Cheese. We appear to have had the same Dad. You're not my long lost brother are you?

CC

If he also turned up at school parents meetings with his girlfriend, passing her off as his wife, then yes, a definite connection! Happy days..

 

[Deleted member 21838]

In all seriousness, he does come across as an arrogant so and so. He always gives the impression he has suddenly started working at Acorn Antiques when he is used to working at Bonhams - in a televisual employment sense of course. That said, I find those food shows a light relief from the usual solo stiffs with unzipped mouths misusing the word literally on speed dial. I also think Franklin is a superb presenter in a shopping context.

 

[Mazza]

I find AP impossible to watch. I think he is a bit of a bully to Dale, unless it is all scripted and Dale doesn’t mind. I bloody well would!

 

[Brissles]

Funny how he is only ever paired with Dale. I wonder why.

 

[Grizelda]

I don't dislike Peters. But I do dislike Dale.

 

[Grizelda]

I find AP impossible to watch. I think he is a bit of a bully to Dale, unless it is all scripted and Dale doesn’t mind. I bloody well would!

Dale doesn't care. It's all part of his job.

 

[SusieSue]

Dale doesn't care. It's all part of his job.

It is part of my job to deal with bullying customers, I care, I care very much

 

[Vienna]

As my first late hubby used to say when people were trying to be funny but failing, Dale and Andi are about as funny as a smacked arse !

 

[Patsy]

As my first late hubby used to say when people were trying to be funny but failing, Dale and Andi are about as funny as a smacked arse !

As funny as toothache.

 

[candycane]

I used to like watching the food fests but they became very repetitive so I don't bother now.

CC

 

[Lilo Lil]

The title of this thread conjures up a very ‘yuk’ picture in my mind ..

 

[QVC Princess]

I used to like watching the food fests but they became very repetitive so I don't bother now.

CC

Totally agree CC. I watch to see how more annoying AP can get!! The pricing is ridiculous - a small pie working out at £3 each - do normal people buy this stuff.