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Man in Michigan Attempts to Make World's Largest Meatball

It's good to have goals. And for Gerald Barkley, a math and science teacher at a community college in Michigan, last weekend it was to make the world's first 350-pound meatball. "It started as a joke," his colleague told the South Bend Tribune (you know, just one of those, ha, what if we made a 350-pound ball of meat? jokes) inspired by a couple of major meatball records set last year: first on Jimmy Kimmel Live, which was later bested by Nonni's Italian Eatery in New Hampshire.

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5 Comments | Posted by Erin Zimmer, March 16, 2010 at 10:45 AM
Tagged: meatballs, Michigan, world records

Mob Eats World Record Sandwich Before It Can Be Measured

"Iran failed on Friday to register the sandwich as the world's largest sandwich in the Guinness book of World Records after people rushed forward and began eating it—before it was measured." [Reuters]...

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12 Comments | Posted by Raphael, October 18, 2008 at 5:00 PM
Tagged: sandwiches, world records

Behind the Scenes at the World's Largest Buffet

When I think of places to go for buffets, I tend to think "Vegas!" and not really ever "Ohio!"—but the Holmes County Amish Flea Market in Walnut Creek, Ohio, recently claimed the Guinness World Record for World's Largest Buffet. The Cleveland Scene checked out the carnage: The scrumptious-looking fried chicken is gone by 11:40. Roast beef is history by noon. "This was a helluva long way to come for beans," grumbles one old-timer, as he chisels bits of meat loaf off the bottom of an aluminum pan. Finally, by 3:30—with hundreds of people still in line—carnivores are completely out of luck. To compensate, volunteers begin giving away copies of the event's $15 cookbook; nonetheless, nearly 50 pissed-off diners eventually demand...

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1 Comment | Posted by Lia Bulaong, April 25, 2007 at 1:31 PM
Tagged: buffets, world records, world's largest