Adeola Adeyeye — Meet Ondo Chef aims 150 Hours Cook-A-Thon To Break Hilda’s GWR

VAM News July 1, 2023 in Local News Tagged 150-hour cook-a-thon, Adeola, Nigerian Chef, Ondo state - 2 Minutes

Adeola Adeyeye, an Ondo-based chef has begun a 150-hour cook-a-thon in an attempt to break Hilda Baci’s Guinness World Record for the longest cooking.

Adeola Adeyeye, an Ondo-based chef has begun a 150-hour cook-a-thon in an attempt to break Hilda Baci’s Guinness World Record for the longest cooking marathon of 93 hours and 11 minutes.

Adeyeye began the cook-a-thon on Friday, June 30, 2023, in the Ile-Oluji/Okeigbo local government area of Ondo State.

The cook-a-thon is scheduled to be concluded on Thursday, July 6, 2023.

Reports gathered that Adeyeye was born on 5th October 1997 into the family of Adeyemo Adeyeye of the Jilubokun Royal Family of Ile-Oluji.

She is a graduate of biotechnology from ESAE University located in the Benin Republic.

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Adeyeye is passionate about nutrition and diet. While studying at the university, she enrolled at the ESAE Nutrition and Home Economics Vocational Centre where she learnt how to cook different meals and related activities.

This is coming after another Nigerian chef, Adeparusi Damilola, also known as Chef Dammy embarked on a 120-hour cook-a-thon in Oye Local Government Area of Ekiti State.

Chef Dammy, a 26-year-old student at the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, aimed to push the boundaries of culinary endurance.

VAM reports that another Nigerian chef, Hilda Baci, currently holds the Guinness World Record for the longest cooking marathon.

Baci’s record-breaking attempt took place from Thursday, May 11 to Monday, May 15, during which she cooked over 100 pots of food over four days.

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In an official statement on its website, the Guinness World Records confirmed Hilda Effiong Bassey, also known as Hilda Baci, as the record holder for the longest cooking marathon (individual), with an impressive time of 93 hours and 11 minutes.

The GWR in a statement on its website, said, “Following a thorough review of all the evidence, Guinness World Records can now confirm that Hilda Effiong Bassey, better known as Hilda Baci, has officially broken the record for the longest cooking marathon (individual), with a time of 93 hours 11 minutes.”

However, Adeola’s 150-hour cook-a-thon if achieved will break Hilda Baci’s record and also set a new world record for the longest cooking marathon by an individual.

Nigerians eagerly await the outcome, hoping to witness Adeola’s extraordinary achievement in setting a new Guinness World Record.