Ebenezer Smith,A Ghanaian chef,also known as Millennium Chef Smith, has been apprehended at the La Police Station for forging a Guinness World Record for marathon cooking.
On Tuesday the Chef presented a certificate addressing himself as the new world record holder for the 820-hour 25-minute cook-a-thon, which started on February 1 and ended on March 6, 2024, to his fans at a press conference.
His cook-a-thon culminated in a star-studded event featuring performers such as Praye Tietia, Yaw Tog, Amerado, Kofi Jamar, and the Asakaa Boys.
During the event, which was held at La Palm Royal Beach Hotel in Accra, the chef said, “Today is the day that I will forever remember. I am incredibly humbled and honoured to stand before you today as the Guinness World Record holder.”
Before then, the Ghanaian chef made a social media post,in which he said “It is with great pleasure and honour that we inform the general public and the media about Millennium Chef Smith’s press conference.
“He will be announcing his results from the Guinness World Record for the longest cooking marathon by an individual. The event will take place at La Palm Royal Beach Hotel on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, at 2:00 pm. Thank you for your cooperation.”
BBC, the PR Executive for GWR, Alina Polianskaya, said, “No, this is not true at all. He does not hold the GWR title, and that is not our certificate.
“The current and true record holder is: The longest cooking marathon (individual) is 119 hr 57 min 16 sec and was achieved by Alan Fisher (Ireland) in Matsue, Shimane, Japan, from 28 September to 3 October 2023,” he added.
Shortly after announcing his fake record and parading his certificate, the police apprehended him.
It was gathered by PUNCH newsmen that Smith had gotten money from many of his sponsors to attempt a cook-a-thon that he did not properly file in for GWR and it was one of the sponsors that arrested him identified as the owner of the Amadia Shopping Mall who donated about 350,000 cedis to the course, His name was not disclosed.
Every attempt by PUNCH newsmen to contact the LA Police for a statement was futile . Their number was unreachable, and the mail was not delivered to the address provided on their website.
Irish chef Alan Fisher is the current record holder for the longest cooking hours, having clocked in 119 hours and 57 minutes.
His feat is 24 hours more than the former record held by Nigeria’s Hilda Baci.
“Alan Fisher (Ireland), an owner and chef of a restaurant in Japan, has broken two cooking-related Guinness World Records titles.
