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'King' Peter Alliss gains new a-peel! |
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July 25, 2005; Source: AnyoneForTee Peter Alliss has potato named after him by Anyone For Tee! - Recognition that the doyen of golf broadcasting is 'no common-tater! By Anyone For Tee’s farming correspondent Doug Field |
UK. The greatest golfing broadcaster of them all, Peter Alliss, has had a new variety of garden potato named after him by Anyone For Tee.The 'King Peter’ was unveiled at an allotment little more than a chip away from the Brocket Hall course, 20 miles north of London, which Mr Alliss designed. "We wanted a unique way of celebrating his well-grounded status among television broadcasters," said Anyone For Tee publishers Clive Carpenter and Martin Moodie. "King Peter is the voice of British golf broadcasting – whereas the others are just common-taters".  The new variety - Solanum tuberosum Rex Petrus to give it its scientific name - has been officially endorsed by the British Potato Council (their excellent and informative website can be found at www.britishpotatoes.co.uk) and the potato will be peeled commercially [the potato equivalent of launched - Ed] by Anyone For Tee to coincide with the Open Championship at Royal Liverpool in July 2006, a year that sees the doyen of sports broadcasters celebrate his 75th birthday."We are delighted to honour a great broadcasting icon with this King of Taters as opposed to your ordinary common- or garden-tater," said British Potato Council Chief Executive Officer Spud Gardiner. "We're deeply impressed with the way Anyone For Tee's horticultural experts have married the qualities of this new hybrid potato with Mr Alliss' own characteristics – and indeed those of golf itself. Like all great British potatoes, the King Peter will be good for you. It's low in cholesterol and, as you'd expect from a golfing potato, rich in irons. And of course, it's perfect for those on the Hackins diet." Added Clive Carpenter: "This is the ultimate spud for golfers the world over! We believe that its unique qualities will help even the most hapless duffer hit crisper shots. It's also perfect for chipping, of course, and what could be better preparation for a skins game?"  Some experts have referred to the King Peter as the "Rolls Royce" of potatoes - highly appropriate in view of Mr Alliss' preferred mode of transport (picture right). Indeed, TV and newspaper advertising for the noble spud will feature his splendid Bentley and encourage diners to "Put 3 on your plate!" for a healthy, balanced diet.
The King Peter will be offered commercially by Anyone For Tee in a variety of golfer-friendly formats – including wedges, chips and the revolutionary new 'spud on a stick' (pictured), the Mashie-nibble-lick.The golfing guru himself is expected to be on hand to peel, cook and sample the first potato at a big-budget launch themed Alliss’s Tea Party. And fans will even be able to watch the great man's chipping game for themselves - apparently a dab hand in the kitchen, his culinary skills will be shown live on a new Anyone For Tee/BBC programme - Alliss through the Cooking Class.  Carpenter said the honour of having a potato named after you is a rarity in Britain – the last example being the King Edward, named after the English monarch who ruled from 1272-1307 and played off a 25 handicap. Edward died a dreadful and painful death when a horn was inserted into an extremely delicate part of his anatomy and a red hot iron (believed to have been an early hickory shafted cleek - shown in this picture in Edward's right hand, as he holds a very early oversized version of the "feathery" ball in his left) was thrust into it, thus providing the inspiration for the original King Edward kebab recipe.He said that HRH Prince Charles came close to receiving a similar honour in recognition of some of his wackier philosophies but 'half baked' was deemed not to qualify as an official potato name by the Council. Moodie said it was the perfect retort to critics of Mr Alliss' idiosyncratic brand of commentary, criticism which led to Anyone For Tee having him designated as an Endangered Species last year (click here for story). 
"Those who describe him as lacking fibre can now eat their words," said a clearly emotional Moodie. "Personally I'd roast them all – the critics not the potatoes, although I prefer mashed - if I could get my hands on them – the critics not the potatoes, then you can use a spoon for them - or maybe a five-wood."So look out soon for King Peter potatoes coming to a greengrocer – and a saucepan – near you. And this time it won't take the sight of Jean Van de Welde in the Barry Burn to bring 'King Peter' Alliss to the boil. |
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