Chef Smith: The Real Truth (Exclusive Interview)
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- Опубліковано 5 лип 2024
- "No, it is not true at all. He does not hold the GWR title, and that is not our certificate." This email from Madalyn Biefield, Public Relations Manager of Guinness World Records, splashed eggs on the faces of Ghanaian media. How could Chef Smith serve us a spicy tale, and how did we all fall for it? How could such a large-scale deception have taken place? The answers lie in a combination of social media virality, a compelling narrative, and the inherent trust people place in what appears to be official documentation.
After months of silence on Ghana’s attempt to set a “thon” record, 2nd July 2024, seemed like the day destined for glory. Media houses were invited to cover a press conference for the award of a new Guinness world record for the longest cooking marathon to one Millennium Chef Smith who supposedly dethroned Alan Fisher’s 119 hours, 57 minutes, to set a rather unimaginable new record of 802 hours 25 mins.
But why was Millennium Chef Smith’s achievement a big deal? Ebenezer Smith as he is formally known began his attempt at cooking for 1000 hours on February 1, 2024. Unlike other record attempters who had large crowds, social media hashtags trending in support and even senior government officials and politicians offering various forms of support, Chef Smith’s workstation at the Amadia Shopping Mall on the Spintex, community 18 road, rarely had any form of crowd in attendance (possibly partly due to the end of the festivities or a general fatigue by Ghanaians at these unsuccessful attempts). But Chef Smith believed even without support he was going to be the shining star for Ghana. His team would soon announce they had crossed the 100-hour mark, then 200, and on and on. Each passing day came with an ever-reducing crowd and after 33 days, Chef Smith and his team announced the end of the attempt, with a claim of cooking for 820 hours.
This was met with a mixed reaction on social media with some alleging, the chef usually closed at about midnight each day and resumed cooking before sunrise and his few “fans’ showed up as a way building his cooking hours. Well, considering the skepticism and pessimism that surrounded Chef’s Smith attempt, to hear the rejected stone was about to be the cornerstone certainly must have been such a big deal you must admit. Held at the plush La Palm Royal Beach Hotel, by half past 3pm, it was clear to journalists that rushed to cover the press conference that this was no hearsay. The crème de la crème of media houses had their microphone stands and cameras placed strategically to capture this moment. Within minutes the announcement was made that Chef Smith had set a new record and a certificate presented to him as evidence of the feat.
The “confirmation” received was at the point the biggest news in town and every media house tried to break the achievement to its audience. In no time, news cards, flyer, videos and articles circulated on social media rapidly. The state broadcaster and newspaper, GBC and Daily Graphic led the way. Oldest private media house, Joy News, following suit, GHOne TV, Citi newsroom, TV3, Ghana News Agency, Asaase Radio equally playing their role in trumpeting the record.
With news bloggers and blog posts carrying the good news further, the netizens were to eat their humble pie as collectively, the nation celebrates the man who was flying the country’s flag high.
Celebrating one of our own was an utmost priority as nothing else mattered, except it was all a lie.
This Is The Real Truth!
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This is like someone not gaining admission, but hanging around a University and attending lectures for 4 years and awarding himself a degree, 😱😱🇬🇭🇬🇭
Exactly oooo
Hmmm
A tell u 😂😂😂😂😂
Why should he even attend lectures saf.
Simple😊
We forgive you wai go and cook no more
So all our media houses got caught up in this mess. This really exposed how lose our media houses are. No fact checking , none is even apologising.
They are the ones to apologize truly. Including the interviewer herself 🙄
What the heck are you talking about? This is a national scandal, mumu, ozuo!!! This scam happened contemporaneously, why fact-check while it is happening right then? Keke Man killed the goat and people saw it, they are talking about the accident, and the media are there showing things as it happened, you want to go ask who, what? Guinness World Records is a rave at this period, no need to fact-check, my brother!
@@omobanedo9602 National scandal you say? How come they were all running around breaking the News whiles all it could take them is to first verify from GWR. Why did they all posted fake news before doing due diligence by confirming from GWR. You one of the stupid fellows huh
Even BBC and CNN sometimes get lose jorrt
@@healthymab BS! They are doing their work! Mumu, Ozuo!!
Serwaa you sef you deserve an interview.
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Easy easy
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Exactly 😂😂😂😂😂
In every disgrace, there's Grace🎉🙏
Chef Smith, you will be fine
nonsense
Really? Ahhh
See am too
May Allah use this to give u a breakthrough. Be strong 💪 .
Amen
He is a scammer....his cup is full...... You even forge an international chef certificate. Fiokor
Awww I feel bad for him. May Gods light shine upon this man. He’s just going through a lot
“A Broken and Contrite Heart He will not despise” Psalm 51
May the Lord restore him.
Amen.
Amen
Amen🙏
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Amen
I can’t hold my tears 😢. Everyman deserves a second chance, as humans we are not perfect that’s why we are human
He should have exercised patience and follow the process. I have no doubt he would have been in the Guinness World Record book
I think delay should have done this interview
Exactly
Exactly what I have been saying .....but personally I don't believe this guy oo.. .am just glad he came to apologize but I don't see the sincerity in his apology....I believe some1 adviced him to do this so he can escape jail .. ...but he has been bold.. well spoken
@@metime2742 lmao he calculated this and he can’t tell us that story. Apology dier fine but he must be thought a lesson paaa
I agree
Then go and watch delay interview
We all have our flaws, Let’s forgive him and pray for him. He is going through a lot at this time. Chef Smith deserve to llive.
Serwaa, stop accusing the guy as if he has killed someone. Go and ask the politicians that are having millions of dollars under their beds
Oh shush🙄
She's just repeating the same question
Serwaa herself lacks the morality to even be doing this interview.
She serwaa amihere, what did she teach the ladies in Ghana
She too why did she sleep with someone's husband a day before his wedding😢
Chief Smith be strong there’s hope for you
Masa fawo gyimii k)
@@kwasidaniel6241 Ahh😂😂
@@kwasidaniel6241so so fooling sooo, he should be taught a lesson, we are not serious as a country
Sh3f Azaa🙄
Ghanafoc binom ne Gyimie
This is a broken country where there's no opportunity for the youth.
@@kwesifrancis2773 there are but you cannot see them or refuse to see them. You think opportunity is just
Office work and taking bribe or stealing
He is still going to be in the book of records
Lol
Azaa man of the year
@@akwasiboat😂😂😂😂laughing
He already is
@@akwasiboatAswear 😂
His only mistake was printing the award
I believe the sponsors were giving him pressure to review the outcome
Yeah, he could have kept quiet about that kraa sef, but he wanted more😂😂😂😂😂😂
Yes
He could have use the press conference to talk about his situation,somebody could have help him.
That and he didn't even send the application for the cook a thon to the Guinness World Record organization!
Yes he shouldn't have printed it
Good name is better than riches , finally makes sense!!!
Sure
Brother you have been forgiven ....no one is perfect😢
Deep passion and resilience, but the wrong vehicle used.
Life and time are what Smith needs now.
Mercy
Why was it so difficult for him to just apply? He stood for 33 days cooking for nothing deceiving himself.
hmmmm i feel like something is not well with our brother, lets show him love and pray for him. 😢
exactly larh
Is possible
U re a prophetess, it's world (Ghana) pressure
What he did deserve to be in the Guinness book of record more than the cookathon
I agree 😂
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@@alimiyaoibrahim2502 that's a good record though
The same way Ghanaians find it hard to believe that a newscaster can go to a fan's wedding and sleep with the groom hours after the wedding
Tell her, sleeping with a married man anyhow anywhere no shame no dignity, always faking that it's hard work that makes them
Hmmm
Haaaa where this one happen?
Exactly she is just annoying and behaving like a saint . She is still asking to who to render apologies tweaaaa
Let’s support him start it all over again , pass through the right channel and I believe he will break that record 😢🎉
He qualities to be a politician! He passed with flying colours
Hahahaha silly
I beg I can’t laugh 🤣
Flying colours like how? 😂😂😂
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Please someone should keep an eye on him so he doesn’t hurt himself. Wow, I can’t believe his story! Unbelievable! 😮This is sad 😢
It takes so much courage for someone to do something like this and come out to admit it. None of the politicians that are stealing your moneys in their millions and billions have come out yet to admit their wrongs. So let’s take it easy on this man. I am not excusing his actions but I’m just saying the entire situation should be looked at holistically.
U just said the truth. ❤
The guy only came out to admit after his scam was exposed by another person. There is no honesty here.. Never trust such a person. I don't believe his hippopotamus tears..
@alimiyaoibrahim2502 This not the right time for this,the person is at fault, and trying to apologize..so stop this kind of your attitude of trying to defend...May God strengthen him and use this to open new opportunities for him...
Even Serwa her self couldn’t come clean with the truth when it was her turn.. see her hypocrisy
He didn’t admit to doing it…dude was caught…
Aaah aah aah
Such an honourable handsome gentleman 😢
Honourable?
He is not opening up enough. There is more to this. He couldn't have framed all this up alone. I believe he is shielding 🛡 the rest for the sake of peace 🙏
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My very sentiments
I agree… He didn’t do this alone
@@kafuiatsu5256 I think so too..
Exactly my point man
Unlike the others, smith has exhibited some remorse and has admitted to his lies and scam, and for that, I have accepted his apology......you have my respect bra.....sin no more waati, na those two scammers and our politicians de3, hmmmm
the only thing I remember from this interview is that the answer to WHY is I DON'T KNOW.
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But Serwaa paaa,someone is crying, and you're asking him to lift his head cos you have a few more questions to ask.😂
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Let's becareful of our actions so we don't end up closing the door for people who genuinely need help. Look at all these people who came through for him. This is sad to watch but we must forgive him and move on.
THIS
This guy is more than Dr. UN and even professor of Money Heist😂😂😂
Dr UN needs to come for tutorials from him Aswear 😂😂😂
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𝒴ℴ𝓊 𝒻ℴ𝓇ℊℴ𝓉 𝒩𝒶𝓂1 😁😁😁😁
😂 underrated comment
Nam1, no fear to add name.
Be strong bro.
My rent was due ,I didn't have money.i nearly killed myself. So one day I called a classmate and cried unto him.he told me not worry .he pay for 1yr rent advance.
People are dying in hunger and situations.
He could have die
He was desperate to do something
Exactly am facing ur situation now am going to cry on someone now
Bold People are needed in this country but not for the wrong reasons
Hmmmm, at times hardships can be so unbearable that you’ve gotta do everything to make ends meet.
Chef your plea is understandable.
I just hope you get a good job and take care of your family.
You are forgiven and God loves you so much after all , we all are no saints .
Everyone has filter in one way or the other .
God be with you Chef
Ghana needs bold men like this .This guy is really brave
Imagine choosing to set yourself on fire and now you’re sad about the outcome!!
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I do not care what people says! Chef Smith has brought an indelible shame to the nation of Ghana! Okay ooooo if you disagree, na you sabi ooo!
Serwaa trying to get the truth out of chef Smith is hilarious. She needs to be interviewed about her recent scandal. Ghone is a joke.
Oh please🙄 if you have an issue with her go and interview her then
Nonsense! Her issue is a personal matter! She didn't sleep with the nation- be intelligent and recognise the difference between Smith scamming the nation and Serwaa being intimate with someone and unfortunately getting exposed for it!
Chef Smith, you are a brave and good man to come out truthfully. May you receive help mentally at this time.
May you receive mercy
Once he’s caught,he can’t lie again
It’s sad to see money be the only standing between a person and his dream. You can tell he is passionate about his dream
You deserve to live. God loves you and He gives more than two chances, if you’re willing.
Run to God and not men, and He will lift you up
Clear evidence of unemployment in the country
Exactly
Is he the only unemployed Ghanaian?
Please this is not about unemployment, you don't have a degree and you want to work at the bank or what?
He has a work. He is a Chef so he is not unemployed. He was used by Hennessy?
Massa dont blame it on unemployment we are all unemployed but wont pull this stupid act
He is very well Spoken! Life still moves on. There will be a breakthrough after this shame
Amen
How is yeah, no, yes, I don’t know… well spoken?
@@creativegenius3212 u bad I swear😂💔
@@creativegenius3212 I second your question paaa
@creativegenius3212 please ask again 😭🤣
I swear this man here can sell Ghana oo😂😂😂
I tell you
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Seriously 😂😂no joke eeeeiii
@@PrinceTabiAmponsah yes yes yes.
Let's start holding everyone accountable in this country. No more bs like, no one perfect...
I think GWR should award this guy for scam record. He’s too bold to and eloquent. This interview could also be a scam too. These CERTs are too good to be fake.
Am i the onlyone observing Serwa is looking a lot more older than before.
She must have gone through a lot lately more than what the public know
Esewuara
@@michaelmawusey4128🤣🤣
She is not 29years
True talk
@@Dadajoe390 I understand, but the rate of physical deterioration is rapid and clearly self evident compare to the previous few years she had kept up with a more natural skin looks, especially the face
Serwaa we deserve an interview about you and Fitz saga please. We are your supporters too and we deserve to understand why we should forgive you.
Get a job! Ny3 di3 ehia nie
If you've tried everything and it's still not work out you'd ununderstand where chef Smith is coming...the disappointments,frustrations,stress,bitterness,pain and exhaustion would make you go any length to put yourself out there but I think he needs a psychotherapy...hmmm
The repetition of question tho . Dude is drained. Let him be 😢
He shouldn’t have accepted the interview then
Charley...this guy is not okay...if we don't take care, he will harm himself. I got sad when serwa asked about the money Amadia spent....herrrrrr....this is sad😢😢😢
Who is going to interview Serwaa cuz we still no forget😅
Forget about what, did she scam someone
This man can collaborate with Dr UN and Nam 1 to sell Ghana so simple and easy
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Hmmmmmm
This is very traumatic
I pray you get divine healing, na this is not normal, bro
What is traumatic about these, Do you know how many days he times and calculated to fraud us all. He is a smart but stupid fraudster who cannot forecast for the long term, hence caught
The man has explained why he did it and you still asking why. He just wanted to make it big in life. Simple as that!
It is an interview she has to know his thoughts process about doing that
We forgive you Chef Smith. Please find a place to forgive yourself and move on. There might be consequences, though, for speaking the truth.
Life goes on and turn a new leaf.
As for Serwaa....
The end 😂😂 as for Serwaa
He scammed us but did he really cook for 820 hours? If he did, why wait for some white people from somewhere to tell us to celebrate his achievement. I totally disapprove of his scam but my point is let's have our Africa version of rewarding such challenges. Chef Smith holds the longest Africa cooking marathon of 820 hours, why can't we have something like this and allow guiness to keep their world record at 120 hrs
Our brother did nonsense now you want to bring white people into this nonsense.. whenever we have problems we always blame it on other races, that's how we always have unsolvable problems
Chale,make you no talk that thing, what Dr UN no do
Don’t blame this guy anymore. He was used by Hennessy!
You don’t need to start your own GWR! The guy has issued himself a GWR Certificate!! Congratulations to Samurai Smith
😂😂 please listen to his interview...
I don't even know what to say mpo, I don't why a young man will decide to destroyed his life in this manner. It's sad young people of today don't understand the word 'PATIENCE'
On the "PATIENCE" department, blame them not. We live in a time where people are fixated on "YOUNG SUCCESSFUL" people. Forbes 30 under 30, Forbes 40 under 40, etc. People love to hear about YOUNG entrepreneurs, YOUNG millionaires, etc.
I have always advised my peers against putting pressure on themselves to be "YOUNG AND SUCCESSFUL". Among those who didn't listen, more than a dozen of them have stressed themselves to an early grave.
OMG..it's serwaa's facial expressions for me😂😂😂..Chef Smith, this is soo unfortunate..u will be fine ok.
The media houses in Ghana needs an interview.
Can we even believe anything they tell us.
How is this record a big deal in our country?
What are we even doing in this country?
Lord have mercy.
Sponsors also didn't do a background check? We all took this at face value in the thrill of the moment. Well lessons learned, we move. God forgive us all
He is still lying.
I don't know
It just happened
How?
He took a fake email of approval with reference from GWR so there was no need for further check
It was easy to believe with such email
@@richworldbaHowwwwwwww like howwwwww
@@belylove3872hmm
@@richworldba🤷🏽♀️
He knows exactly what he was doing
He should stop the I don’t know
I see people writing that because there are no jobs that is why he did that, this guy has a skill in cooking why waste all that money to participate in something that you don't get paid for and rather invest it in his own food business. Become a celebrity chef since he desperately needs the fame, catering for weddings etc. He can also be an employer of labour by having his own restaurant, have a cooking class online like Hilda Baci where people can pay to learn how to cook. I hope he recovers from this shame
Exactly
This is an advice to today's youth not to try to skip the processes of life.
It is really disheartening to put himself in such a situation.
Yea.... No hurry in life.
So will he be arrested ?
Serwaa: Why did you do that???
Chef Smith: I don’t know…😐😐
I think this guy isn’t okay. Why would someone put themselves up for such a ridiculously act??
Nice to see Serwa back. Great interview but I think there is a way she would have gotten more answers than just asking, why did you do that?
Exactly
Exactly. So many repeated and “unnecessary” questions.
Delay will do better with this interview
This is interview should have been either Delay like she would dig up more
One of the difficult things to do in life is to UNDERSTAND A CRIMINAL MIND.
My thoughts entirely- he is a CRIMINAL!!!!
I felt very bad for him and im shy for how people are insulting him😢
This guy would have held the greatest record of cooking had he followed the right process! 802 hours is not a joke. What was so difficult about the application? It doesn't cost much!
Thats what i dont get
You are right !!!! I thought as much
Either he staged cook for us to see and believe he was actually cooking or he’s not well in the head .. cos it makes no sense at all
@@vanessatagoe7520He always went home to sleep at night 😂😂😂😂. He's not correct
Person wey dey go house sleep
I believe He could have gotten awarded if he really applied.. its sad.. this is where the youth have gotten to.. no jobs available.. its not justifiable but i applaud his courage
He always went home to sleep after 9pm and came back 5am. How can he do that lol
@@derickjd5274 ei.. so the info Serwaa got was true? That's why he couldn't apply for the real thing
He’s a fraud. How justifiable is it to engage in fraud and come up with an excuse that there’s no job?
He’s a fraud and shouldn’t be given such audience to play vulnerable.
😂@@derickjd5274
You have been forgiving. May God be with you.
U still remain our hero bro... It's better than killing for sakawa
U deserve to live love😊😊😊don’t worry if u hv life there’s hope
The guy is broken, u can’t ask him any further questions Serwaa.
He should channel that energy into something authentic and he will be amazed
Serwaa too with her what and why, char best form of interview is getting the person in the position where they are telling you, everything from heart, n you dont have to ask why and what..... few people have this interviewing skill.
The guy is not ready to open up. If you've ever dealt with ppl like these you would understand. You just have to be calm in asking them why till they get frustrated and blurt out which they hardly do or never do.
@@maread9351 hmmm
Hmmmm, welcome back beautiful #Serwaa we love you. I thank God for your courage #Serwaa. As for Smith..... That was a scam gone Bad!!! To Err is Human I guess we have to forgive him...
Masa masa..she has made worse blunders
He who has not sinned should cast the first stone, let’s forgive him.
Well said. If anyone hasn’t sinned like Serwaa herself, cast the first stone
See who is casting that stone...crazy world
she is not casting any stone.... she is still a journalist
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E dey burst mind😂😂😂😂😂
She deserves a 2nd chance. We all make mistakes
All this could have been solved through a simple application to GWR.. One of the questions should be what his challenge was for not applying... Even if his attempt wasn't successful, he would have still changed his life greatly...
Oh God, I know how it feels to invest in someone and get disappointed at the end, but to be honest this man only did what he knows how to do best it wasn’t a different face. He fought a good fight stood up on his feet and had sleep last night to achieve his dream. It’s so unfortunate that where we come from does not support hard-working people as a young man who was trying as much as he can to put food on his table as he said in the interview that he all best in life. This is a clear evidence that Africa we can do more than we think if unapproved Talent can do such unbelievable thing imagine if he was approved we have rich people and able people who can support the young ones but no, they always want approval from white people before they showcase there riches That’s why we are where we are.
Such a handsome guy ! No worries bro things happen! Just don’t repeat that again…one way or the other everyone has at some point in time lied 🤥 before!
I believe something positive will come out of this. Everything happens for a reason. We are all not perfect.
Sia ," read all the rules" except the part that rrquires him to register
He is not crying biiiaaa. This guy is a pretender
A country called Ghana..Eiii Eii eiiii eiiiii eiiii eiiiii
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Mistakes are there to guide us all.May God help us all
Clear case of Mental health isn’t just what we see on the streets…
Awwww chef Smith
I like the way Serwaa is so calm in interviewing him.
He is a liar just like my baby daddy 😂😂 they always don't know after they've been caught. Liar liar boys. The facial expressions sef be same
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He can forge everthing oo including this apology and the tears . Mind you
Exactly
It's sad but he can be prosecuted for this.
I have now clear my head, you're forgiven. You need help. God deliver you.
People in the comment section are so gullible. Someone acts and con you for all these weeks, "confesses" after getting caught, acts and con you an extra time, and you are still falling for it. 🤦🤦🤦
I think he should be given a Guinness World Record for deceiving a whole country and it entire media houses.
I feel bad for him 😔 ,I wish everyone for gives him🙏
he has done a wrong thing but lets be calm on him and i pray this wont make Guinness world records wont sue him. Am soo sad for him😢
They won't waste time on him. They have deactivated COOK-ATON