The manager of Ghanaian chef Ebenezer Smith, also known as Chef Smith, has insisted that he and his client received an official email from the Guinness World Record office crowning him as a record holder.

This comes after the body denied claims made by Chef Smith on July 2, 2024, that he had been declared a title holder.

In an interview with Accra-based Hitz FM on July 3, 2024, Benny said he had no knowledge of the statements by GWR and that he had in his possession an official email from GWR declaring Chef Smith as the world record holder.

“I'm not privy to that. From what we know, it’s the same Guinness World Record that sent us email and all that,” he claimed.

Asked if it was proven that the claims by Chef Smith were indeed false, Benny replied, “Let's get there, and then we cross.”

However, it should be noted that, at the time of the publication of this article, Benny Benjamine is yet to produce a copy of the alleged email from GWR.

What happened?

Smith began his cook-a-thon on February 1, 2024, without much fanfare at the Amadia Shopping Centre at Spintex, Accra.

He cooked for 820 hours, ending his marathon on March 6, 2024, although he initially targeted 1,200 hours.

On July 2, 2024, in a press conference in Accra, Chef Smith announced that he had been declared a title holder by GWR.

However, the Guinness World Records office officially stated that the certificate presented by Ghanaian chef Chef Smith, claiming he holds the record for the longest cooking marathon by an individual, is not authentic.

Madalyn Bielfield, PR Manager for Guinness World Records, confirmed that the current record holder is Alan Fisher, not Chef Smith

This statement came in response to an inquiry by journalist Derek Edem Kojo, following Chef Smith's announcement at a press conference in Accra, where he presented a certificate indicating a record of 802 hours and 25 minutes.

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