Food And Drink World Records  

Sam Stilson of The Record Collection ate a 15-pound watermelon in 23 minutes, 7.08 seconds. He stipulated anyone attempting to beat the record has to break open and eat the watermelon using only their hands and other body parts. NOTE: Stuffing food in your mouth can be dangerous. Please use caution and have adult supervision on hand.

Marta Pereira and Mafalda Marcos ate a combined total of 20 cat tongue cookies[] in 20 seconds. The cookies were placed in their mouths one at a time.

Adam Pollock spelled out “I (Heart) PICKLED HERRING” with pickled herring and ate it in three minutes, 33.81 seconds. Timing began when he started spelling, and stopped when he’d finished eating. Herring for the record was donated by Russ amp; Daughters. Pollock achieved the feat on August 12, 2009 at a World Record Appreciation[] society event in New York City. Dan Rollman and Corey Henderson were present as witnesses. NOTE: Stuffing food in your mouth can be dangerous. Please use caution and have adult supervision on-hand. #WRAS08

Hilary Hodge and six of her friends made 14 crustless peanut butter and jelly sandwiches in one minute. The group made the sandwiches on August 12, 2009 at a World Record Appreciation Society[] event in New York City. Dan Rollman and Corey Henderson were present as witnesses. [#WRAS08][]

Gregor Erlich threw four knives in a slice of pizza in 30 seconds. He achieved the feat at a World Record Appreciation Society event held in San Francisco on September 24, 2009. [#WRAS09][]

Amber Franklin stuck 20 toothpicks in a Lil Smokies sausage in 30 seconds. Each toothpick was placed one at a time.

Harry Rosenblum of Brooklyn Kitchen pitted 35 cherries in one minute, using a cherry pitter to achieve the feat. Rosenblum set the record on August 12, 2009 at a World Record Appreciation Society[] event in New York City. Dan Rollman and Corey Henderson were present as witnesses. [#WRAS08][]

Nichelle Stephens and Rachel Kramer Bussel of Cupcakes Take The Cake[] and Nora Vetter of Nibbles by Nora assembled a cupcake kebab[] that measured 33.5 inches in length. Vetter, who invented the concept and baked the cupcakes they used, stipulated at least 1/3 of the kebab be made of cupcakes. The women set the record on August 12, 2009 at a World Record Appreciation Society[] event in New York City. Dan Rollman and Corey Henderson were present as witnesses. #WRAS08

Jake Bronstein ate four crustless peanut butter and jam sandwiches in 10 bites. Bronstein set the record on August 12, 2009 at a World Record Appreciation Society event in New York City. Dan Rollman and Corey Henderson were present to witness the feat. [#WRAS08][]

Paying homage to people who write names on grains of rice, Marcus Livesay[] wrote 61 first names on a piece of dry spaghetti, a world record. He used .5mm pen and wrote on a piece of Barilla spaghetti. Livesay performed the feat on July 14, 2009 at a World Record Appreciation Society[] event in New York City. Dan Rollman and Corey Henderson were present to witness and time the feat. [#WRAS07][]

JP Midgley stacked 8 butter packets and 5 Splenda Packs in 39.21 seconds, a world record.

Radio host Paul Van Sickle ate a Big Momma’s Cinnamon Roll in 19 minutes, 52.32 seconds, a new world record. The roll measured 9 inches in diameter and 3 inches in height. He set the record on July 2, 2009 on the Great Getting Up In The Morning Show[] on KCWJ in Kansas City, Missouri. Royce Handy was present as a witness.

Sam Stilson ate a fried egg sandwich in 44.5 seconds, a new world record. The sandwich consisted of a fried egg, one slice of Kraft cheese, Frank’s Red Hot Sauce, and a sauage bun. No drinks were were allowed between bites. The accomplishment took place on April 25, 2009. Craig Morrison was present to witness and time the record.

Craig Mangan brought together long-segregated pastries when he stuffed nine glazed doughnut holes into nine glazed doughnuts in 15 seconds, a new world record. The doughnuts were bought at Bob’s Doughnut and Pastry Shop[]. Mangan set the record on February 17, 2009 at a World Record Appreciation Society[] event at the Hemlock Tavern in San Francisco, California. Dan Rollman and Debbie Hampton were present as witnesses. [#WRAS04][] tag:RecordSetterBook01

The Denny’s restaurant chain gave away 1.7 million free breakfasts in eight hours, a new world record. They served their Grand Slam breakfast (two eggs, two pancakes, two sausages, two strips of bacon) at no charge between the hours of 6 a.m and 2 p.m. The record was set on February 3, 2009. 1523 restaurants and over 36,000 employees across the United States were involved in making it happen.

Cynthia Kueppers and Dave Bredesen built a carrot cake 18" in height, a new world record. When complete, the cake had 21 layers. The duo built the oversized dessert on May 20, 2009 at a World Record Appreciation Society[] event in New York City. When they were finished creating it, hungry audience members ate the entire thing. Dan Rollman and Corey Henderson were present as witnesses. [#WRAS06][] tag:RecordSetterBook01