Ghanaian chef Ebenezer Smith, popularly known as Chef Smith, was detained by the Ghana Police Service shortly after announcing his new Guinness World Record for the longest individual cooking marathon.
The arrest took place just before a scheduled press conference.
Benny, Chef Smith’s manager, reported that a group, including musician Nana Boroo, approached the team claiming to have been part of the initial support group for Chef Smith’s cooking marathon.
“We were about to start our press conference at La Palm Royal Beach when a group, led by Nana Boroo, approached us,” Benny explained on Hitz FM. “
They claimed to have supported Chef Smith during his Cook-a-thon. Initially, we agreed to discuss the matter at the reception, but they later insisted on speaking with Chef Smith privately in their car, which we did not agree to.”
This disagreement escalated, leading to the involvement of the police and Chef Smith’s subsequent detention.
Chef Smith completed a marathon cooking session on March 6, 2023, achieving an impressive 820 hours of continuous cooking. He revealed this accomplishment during a press conference at the La Palm Beach Hotel on July 2, 2024.
The entrance to the conference room featured a banner that read: “Press Conference. Unveiling the New World Cook-a-Thon Record Holder. Millennium Chef Smith from Ghana with an incredible 802 hours, 25 minutes, dethroning Irish King, Alan Fisher.”
Despite these claims, the Guinness World Records official website still lists Alan Fisher as the record holder, with a time of 119 hours, 57 minutes, and 16 seconds.
Watch video below:
The moment Chef Smith was arrested
— TIG Post (@tigpost_) July 6, 2024
Messi | Kofi Bentil | Enokay | Fabian Ruiz | Wirtz | Christiano Ronaldo | KNUST | Joao Felix | Napo | #tigpost pic.twitter.com/FXhEUAiEzV