Chef Smith Sheds Tears Of Joy As Cook-A-Thon Ends, Ghanaians Commend Him

Chef Smith Sheds Tears Of Joy As Cook-A-Thon Ends, Ghanaians Commend Him

  • Chef Smith ended his GWR cooking marathon attempt on a good note as Ghanaians thronged the venue to support him
  • The Ghanaian chef was overcome with joy as he wept over the outpouring of support he received during the period
  • Many people who commented on the post congratulated him on successfully attempting the record

It was an emotional sight to behold as Chef Smith left the glass booth to signal the end of GWR his cooking marathon world record attempt.

The young man, who is attempting to break the record for longest cooking time by an individual set by Irish Chef Alan Fisher, cooked for 820 hours.

Chef Smith ended his GWR cooking marathon attempt on a good note as Ghanaians thronged the venue to support him
Chef Smith crying after his cook-a-thon ended. Photo credit: Millennium Chef Smith/Facebook
Source: Facebook

Photos shared on his Facebook page captured the heartwarming moments when his loved ones came to congratulate him on successfully attempting the record.

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Enveloped in emotion, Chef Smith, who was still dressed in his chef uniform, shed tears of joy and proceeded to take photos with some of the people around.

At the time of writing this story, the emotional post had raked in over 1,000 likes and 400 comments.

Ghanaians congratulate Chef Smith

Social media users who thronged the comment section of the post commended Chef Smith on embarking on the attempt.

Sherrylips Finnela Horlicks commented:

Congratulations you took this journey like it was an easy one . But I know a lot went into it . I felt bad for you when the support was not coming but you thought me something always do you even if others don’t support sbd at the end it will pay offChef Faila fails in cook-a-thon attempt

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Ritchie Ritch reacted:

You mean he didn't sleep eeei May God bless your hustle. It won't be in vain

Regina Esi wrote:

Congrats bro, you made it! Wow, we are so proud of you for this accomplishment, now go get some rest and tell us your story. Muah

George Dediha commented:

Congratulations chef I will be there with all the other chefs from greater Accra this evening to honour your victory, we are proud of you for letting the world know how important this profession is.Well done

Cook-a-thin yet to be sent to GWR for review

Naa Adjeley Shuga, the coordinator of Chef Smith's cook-a-thon, in an interview with YEN.com.gh, disclosed that videos from the 35-day world record attempt had not been to the Guinness World Records.

“The videos are so lengthy and it it will take some time to finish uploading them to the Guinness World Records for review.".

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Chef Faila cook-a-thon unsuccessful

Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that Ghanaian Chef Failatu Abdul Razak announced that her Guinness World Record attempt for the longest marathon cooking was unsuccessful.

A statement from her team stated that the reason why Chef Faila failed in her attempt was because she violated the rest break rules.

She thanked her sponsors and team for their invaluable support and motivation.

Source: YEN.com.gh

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Philip Boateng Kessie (Human-Interest editor) Philip Boateng Kessie started writing for YEN.com.gh in 2022 and is the Head of the Human Interest desk. He has over six years of experience in journalism and graduated from the University of Cape Coast in 2018 with a bachelor's degree in Communication Studies. Philip previously served as a reporter for Graphic Communications Group Limited (GCGL) and as a content writer for Scooper News. He has a certificate in Google News Initiative News Lab courses in Advanced Digital Reporting and Fighting Misinformation. Email: philip.kessie@yen.com.gh.