Dish is on high alert as we’re joined by the ‘food shark’. 

Fresh off a flight from New York, we’re delighted to welcome Simon Pegg. An English actor and comedian, Pegg is loved for his iconic TV and movie roles, be that TV sitcom Spaced, the Mission: Impossible franchise or The Three Flavours Cornetto Trilogy (Shaun Of The Dead, Hot Fuzz, The World’s End), in which he stars alongside good pal Nick Frost, who we know as a great onion chopper. 

Simon joins Nick and Angela to talk about the return of Channel 4’s The Undeclared War, which sees him resume his role as Danny Patrick, the Director of Operations at GCHQ. The tense technological thriller, which centres around the threat of cyber attacks and digital sabotage, is available to watch from 21 July. 

Angela serves Andhra chintakaya chaap, a recipe for a rich and flavoursome lamb chop curry, created by Maunika Gowardhan. This is paired by the Waitrose wine experts with a bottle of Beaujolais Cuvée Des Vignerons Franc. 

Nicknamed ‘the food shark’ by his family, due to his opportunistic approach to dinnertime, Simon is fantastic company. We hear about high-concept dining with Nick Frost, get the final word on eating scones, and Angela learns all about the Tom Cruise cake. We also discover Simon’s favourite moment from completing the ‘nerd trifecta’. 

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All recipes from this podcast can be found at waitrose.com/dishrecipes

The recipe for Andhra chintakaya chaap was created for Waitrose by Maunika Gowardhan.

A transcript for this episode can be found at waitrose.com/dish

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00:00 Welcome!

00:41 Let’s chat Chef Whites 

04:00 A moment for mustard powder! 

05:19 Simon Pegg is here! 

06:46 Fresh from NYC!

08:30 Simon’s food likes 

11:15 The perfect way to cook a steak? 

13:49 Beware of the food shark!

14:37 Simon’s food dislikes 

16:25 Simon the barista! 

18:49 The great scone debate! 

20:23 Nick Frost appreciation 

23:30 DJ Pegg! 

25:16 Food is served! 

27:53 Wine pairing 

28:26 The Undeclared War is back! 

30:55 The AI era 

34:15 Time spent at GCHQ! 

35:06 The Nerd Trifecta & the Star Wars set

36:50 Meeting Carrie Fisher & childhood crushes! 

40:04 The scale of film productions 

44:06 Tom Cruise cakes! 

44:59 Fast food quiz 

46:20 End of the show question

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