Monday, March 15, 2010

  Largest Bowl of Pasta - Buca di Beppo sets world record

 GARDEN GROVE, Calif., USA -- Italian restaurant Buca di Beppo filled a swimming pool repurposed as a pasta bowl measuring 15' in diameter by 3.5' high with more than 13,786 pounds of pasta and 120 gallons of sauce -setting the new world record for the Largest Bowl of Pasta .

 Photo: The world largest bowl of spaghetti in Garden Grove. / KTLA-TV ( enlarge photo )

 The previous Guinness world record for for the Largest Bowl of Pasta was 9,767 pounds set by Watniya Restaurants-Sbarro on March 28, 2009.

After a week of full-time working by at least 20 people, buckets of the cooked spaghetti were dumped into an above-ground swimming pool disguised as a pasta dish in the Buca di Beppo Italian Restaurant's parking lot.

  The enormous bowl was filled via a "bucket brigade" made up entirely of Buca employees, filling the massive bowl positioned by the restaurant's main entrance. Six chefs supervised the food preparation and production of the world's Largest Bowl of Pasta .

   The feat was achieved with hundreds of on-lookers and Mayor William Dalton of the City of Garden Grove and other city officials in attendance.

 The weight of the pasta was certified by a notary officer.
   "We hit this one out of the park so the record will stand for a while," said Kevin Sheehan, general manager of the Italian eatery.

According to company officials, the world's Largest Bowl of Pasta won't be wasted, but donated to a local agricultural community to be used as animal feed.

The chain was also committed to donating 10,000 pounds (4,535.9 kg) of dry pasta to charities nationwide as part of this event, Cervenka said.

Buca di Beppo is an authentic Italian restaurant that offers flavorful Italian dining. In September 2008 Buca, Inc . was acquired by Planet Hollywood International Inc .

 The restaurant chain will be celebrating its world's Largest Bowl of Pasta by giving away free spaghetti Monday March 15th in its restaurants nationwide.
   Diners who order a pasta entrée will receive a 14-ounce bowl of spaghetti served with a choice of either meat or marinara sauce.

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