Worthing High School students help Jamie Oliver to beat the Guinness World Record for the Biggest Ever Cooking Class
On Tuesday 1st July 50 year 9 students followed a Zoom Cookery Lesson run by Jamie Oliver and his Chefs. We made homemade pasta dough and were shown how to hand shape it in two different ways to form Gnocchetti and Pici Pasta. We also made a fresh tomato sauce that involved very fine chopping of tomatoes, garlic and basil.
It was an incredibly hot day and both rooms felt like a sauna, but the students were completely focused and engaged in the task and did a fantastic job.
The lesson was fast-paced and exciting. The finished dish was sprinkled with Parmesan cheese and then eaten by the students or taken home. Some of the pasta was perhaps a little too thick to be fully cooked, but most thought it was delicious, and certainly the classrooms were filled with the aroma of tomato, herbs and garlic!
I think all the students would agree that it was an amazing experience and ……..
WE BEAT THE WORLD RECORD!!
Speaking after the record was confirmed, Jamie said:
"We did it! I'm absolutely delighted that we’ve broken the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title for the largest cookery lesson (multiple venues) ever. It just goes to show what an impact we can have when we come together to celebrate the joy of learning how to cook."
A total of 10,515 people from 42 countries and six continents attended the virtual lesson, led by Jamie himself.
Thanks must go to the staff that made the event possible, including Mrs Bower, Mrs Swift, Mrs Lee, Mrs King and Mrs Banes.
Mrs Whitby
Head of Food Preparation and Nutrition