Chef Dami hits 60 hours in quest for Guinness World Records
Chef Damilola Adeparusi, a.k.a Chef Dami on Sunday continued her quest to break Guinness World Record for the longest cooking marathon.
Adeparusi, who is a student of the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) has hit 60 hours out of her targeted 120 hour cooking marathon in Ilupeju-Ekiti.
In a Facebook post marking her milestone, she wrote: โYoooom ๐ฅ60hrs cooking time, Lord you are great thanks to all my cans and Supporters . The love is kind , the love is amazing. I appreciate you all for standing by my sideโ
Adeparusi started her 120 hour marathon cooking task at 12 noon on Friday, in a small kitchen with little ventilation.
She has no medical arrangements for medical personnel to be on ground in case of any unforeseen circumstance.
Security agencies are also not available to safeguard the environment except a few private security officers popularly called bouncers.
Besides being a chef, Adeparusi is also a poet, songwriter, and editor. Her official social media pages carry these titles as well.
She has passion for researching and learning about new things.
Adeparusi is representing a church, Spirit Word Global Mission, in the cook-a-thon and she is attempting to surpass Hilda Baciโs 100hrs record with her 120 hours goal.
She has been able to make varieties of food such as: rice and beans , beans porridge, Semovita with vegetables, porridge, spaghetti, among other delicious meals.
The Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ),Ekiti State Council, Rotimi Ojomoyela, has sent words of encouragement to her and urged Ekiti indigenes to show supports for her to make the state proud.
But fficials of the state government and management staff of the Federal University, Oye Ekiti(FUOYE) had not paid her a visit to give her any encouragement.