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From Dreaming Big To Breaking Guiness World Records, The Hilda Baci Story

Season 3, Ep. 9

What are your dreams and future aspirations; do they scare you or do they inspire you to keep pushing? On this episode of Tea With Tay Temisan takes a seat with renowned chef and Guinness World Records holder for the longest cooking marathon, Hilda Bassey, 4 years after she'd dreamed of notching that achievement.


Now a restaurant owner and a culinary teacher to a total of more than 6,000 students, Hilda had surprisingly not been passionate about her cooking talent and had gone down a different path, trying out her hand at the showbiz world by working as a TV presenter for two years before listening to God's will for her life and acting accordingly.


No episode of Tea With Tay is ever complete without surprises and revelations that track back to the guest's childhood. On this seat, Hilda talks about her upbringing as the second child of seven children raised primarily by her mother in Abuja and how unfortunately and for reasons unknown to her, the relationship with her father became rocky.


Just like Hilda's dreams inspired her to break and make new records, this episode will enrich and inspire you as it brings us to a full circle moment where we see 8-year-old Hilda whose needs were catered to by her restauranter mom, turn around to be a source of inspiration to her mother whose business encountered some challenges and later on, Nigerians all over the country.


This episode is for anyone doubting their dreams, scared of how they'll achieve them. Listen with an open heart and enjoy!



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