Melanie Celine Zeinab Bance, the Ivorian chef who is aiming for the Guinness World Record with a culinary marathon from December 17 to 22, 2024, cooks in front of an audience who came to encourage her at the Agora of Koumassi, a popular commune in Abidjan on December 22, 2024. (Photo by Sia KAMBOU / AFP) (Photo by SIA KAMBOU/AFP via Getty Images)