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13 Sweet And Delicious Bridal Shower Party Favors

pulled pork and biscuits

Slow Cooker 101: Easy Tips and Meals

Sixty Indian chefs in New Delhi cooked up a record-breaking batch of biryani, a traditional Indian rice dish, on March 1, 2008.

Largest Biryani Dish

Pastry Chef Alain Roby created a 20-foot 8-inch replica of Rockefeller Center, the Empire State Building, and the Chrysler Building.

Tallest Chocolate Sculpture

<p><b>Record holder: Alfredo Hernandes</b></p>

<p>Location: USA</p>

<p>September 17, 2006</p>

<p>Heedless of the digestive difficulties that must necessarily have followed, Alfredo Hernandes consumed 16 fiery jalapeño chiles in one minute. This is one food feat we don't encourage you to try at home, unless you like breathing fire.</p>

Most Jalapeño Chiles Eaten in 1 Minute

Hungry carnival-goers at the Fargo Kiwanis Club pancake fest gobbled up more than 34,000 flapjacks

Largest Pancake Breakfast

As tall as a toddler and heavier than a full-grown human, the world's largest burger is available for purchase at Mallie's Sports Bar in Southgate, MI.

World's Largest Burger

Most Food Donated by a City in a 24-Hour Period

Most Food Donated by a City in a 24-Hour Period

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Tallest Sandwich

World's Tallest Sandwich

A cheesemonger at a Whole Foods Market participated in the simultaneous cracking of almost 300 wheels of Parmigiano-Reggiano.

Most Parmigiano-Reggiano Wheels Cracked Simultaneously

Australian gourmet coffee manufacturer Amanti built the world's largest espresso machine

Largest Espresso Machine

<p><b>Record holder: Hummus Tzabar</b></p>

<p>Location: Jerusalem, Israel</p>

<p>May 8, 2008</p>

<p>Garlic breath be darned, market-goers at the Mahaneh Yehuda market in Jerusalem tucked into more than 1,000 tons of lemony chickpea dip from the largest single plate of hummus on Israeli Independence Day ("Yom Haatzmaut") 2008. We're really hoping no one double-dipped.</p>

Largest Single Plate of Hummus

Girl Scouts from the Philadelphia area helped chef Ernie Rich create an 8-foot Trefoil shortbread cookie.

World's Largest Girl Scout Cookie

<p>If you're anything like us, the endless choices in the beer aisle make your eyes cross and you end up of reaching for the same old standards. Why bypass the Budweiser for an unknown brew?</p><br /><p>Well, the judges at the Great American Beer Festival did the research and came up with the best beers of 2007. California breweries had a good year, claiming eight of the 20 gold medals awarded, while Fancy Lawnmower by Saint Arnold Brewing Co. (Texas) wins our personal award for Beer with the Most Outlandish Name.</p>

Gold-Medal Winners at the Great American Beer Festival

<p>Spoons were replaced by chopsticks for this record-breaking Jell-O-eating event!</p>

Most Jell-O Eaten in 1 Minute with Chopsticks

Largest Tea Party

Largest Tea Party

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<p>Get these savory little egg-based pastries done ahead of time and freeze until the day of the party. The dough comes together quickly, so have all your ingredients prepped when you start.</p><br /><p><b>Recipe: <a href="/recipefinder/lemon-parsley-gougeres-recipe" target="_blank">Lemon-Parsley Gougères</a> </b></p>

Make-Ahead Cocktail Party Recipes

<b>Record Holder: Michel Lotito (a.k.a. Mr. Mangetout)</b>

<p>Location: Grenoble, France</p>

<p>Since 1959</p>

<p>While this record doesn't involve food per se, the record for Strangest Diet does concern eating. Michel Lotito has been ingesting metal and glass on a regular basis since 1959. Also known as Mr. Mangetout (or Mr. "Eats Everything"), Lotito eats two pounds of metal each day, a feat gastroenterologists describe as "unique." Lotito says he is made ill by foods such as hard-boiled eggs and bananas. Go figure.</p>

Strangest Diet

A 12-inch pie was all that stood between Belgian Tom Waes and his pizza-eating world record.

Fastest Time to Eat a 12" Pizza

<b>Record Holder: Tony Gemignani</b>

<p>Location: Mall of America, Minneapolis, Minnesota</p>

<p>April 20, 2006</p>

<p>Pizza-wielding hotshot Tony Gemignani spun 17.6 ounces of dough for 2 minutes to form a pizza crust whose diameter topped out at 33.2 inches. Gemignani spun for the gold as part of the Food Network's Guinness World Records Week.</p>

Largest Spun Pizza Crust

Topped with strawberries and yielding 20,000 slices, the world's biggest cheesecake was created by a team of pastry chefs in Mexico City.

World's Biggest Cheesecake

Each year, pastry chef Jean Francois Houdré assembles this 12-foot gingerbread-and-sugar construction for display at the Westin St. Francis in San Francisco.

San Francisco's Largest Edible Castle

Meat products producer Empacadora Ponderosa of Monterrey, Mexico, set a new world record for the longest hot dog, which spanned 375 feet!

World's Longest Hot Dog

Baileys Caramel Appletini

Tempting Mixed Drinks for All Occasions

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<p><b>Record Holder: Roger Pelcher</b></p>

<p>Location: Mall of America, Bloomington, Minnesota</p>

<p>November 22, 2006</p>

<p>It seems fitting that the largest gingerbread house was constructed in the largest mall in the United States&#mdash; seven Yankee Stadiums could fit inside the Mall of America! The gingerbread house measured more than 67 feet tall, and it took Pelcher and his team nine days to construct the 1,496-square-foot confection. We wonder how long it would take to eat it.</p>

Largest Gingerbread House

<p>Frosted with browned-butter buttercream, this fluffy caramel cake is courtesy of Dr. Maya Angelou.</p><br /><p><b>Recipe:</b> <a href="/recipefinder/caramel-cake-recipe-mslo0809" target="_blank"><b>Caramel Cake</b></a></p>

Cake Dreams: 15 Party Cakes from Martha Stewart

Frasca Food and Wine

Table for One: Best Restaurants in the U.S. for Solo Diners

<p>Modeled after a traditional balcony- and flower-bedecked German <i>gasthaus</i>, or inn, Weissgerber's is situated in what's known as the lake country in Waukesha, WI.</p><p>In keeping with his Black Forest heritage, original owner XXX Weissgerber lent his family recipes to the biergarten's proprietary brew, Weissgerber Amber, and proprietary sausage, a smoked Nurnberger bratwurst. Weissgerber's Gasthaus boasts eight German beers on tap and 15+ bottled European beers.</p><p>Locals also frequent Weissgerber's for its Stein Club, which meets in the indoor Beer Stube to quaff their favorite brews from ornate ceramic steins. Some members even haul out their drinking boots for the weekly beerfest.</p><p><i>2720 N. Grandview Boulevard; (262) 544-4460; <a href="http://www.weissgerbers.com/gasthaus/" target="_blank">weissgerbers.com</a></i></p>

Beer Me! 9 Cool Beer Gardens Around the U.S.A.

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Free Cone Day at Ben & Jerry's Scoop Shops

deep fried pizza

Deep-Fried Pizza Restaurant Opens in NYC

hunger games cookbook

Hunger Games Movie Inspires "Unofficial" Cookbook

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