Cheffe Leen Excellent : A Haitian pride on its way to the Guinness World Record

Since 7 April 2025, the Haitian chef Leen Excellent has embarked on an exceptional culinary challenge in Paris: to cook continuously for 192 hours, or eight consecutive days, in order to beat the Guinness record of the longest culinary marathon. This challenge arises while the previous record of 168 hours, set by Ivorian chef Zeinab Bancé, is still waiting for validation by the Guinness World Records. Originally from Haiti, Leen Excellent intend…

Nearly eight days after the launch of its culinary marathon in France, Cheffe Leen has already raised more than 26,000 US dollars and now brings together a community of more than 450,000 subscribers on the platform. The previous record of the greatest number of TikTok-likes was held by American influencer Tess Bohne, a great admirer of Taylor Swift. She had established it during a live concert of the singer in Vancouver on December 8, 2024, as p…

In the middle of the culinary marathon, it defies the current record and highlights the gastronomy of Haiti. For more than 140 hours, the Haitian chef Leen Excellent has been in the ovens, tirelessly. Its objective is clear: to reach the 192 hours of uninterrupted cooking, i.e. eight full days, and thus to record her name in history by breaking the world record of the longest culinary marathon. If the challenge continues as planned, it will cros…