Michelle Akers

Catalonia, Spain, Campaigns As The Region With The Best Gastronomy In The World, Uniting 100+ Chefs. It Boasts 62 Restaurants With A Total Of 77 Michelin Stars, And 3 Are Ranked Among The World’s Best. Named The 2025 World Region Of Gastronomy By IGCAT, It Fuses Culinary Excellence With Tourism, Innovation, And A Thriving Agri-Food Sector.

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Georges Blanc, The Oldest Michelin-Starred Restaurant, Lost Its 3rd Star After Holding It Since 1981. Located In Vonnas, France , It Earned A Star In 1929 Under Élisa Blanc, Chef Blanc’s Grandmother. Chef Blanc, Now 82, Took Over At 25. Michelin Cited Quality Changes But Praised Blanc’s Culinary Legacy. Michelin’s Star System Began In 1926.

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US Cyclist Lael Wilcox Claimed The Record For Fastest Woman To Circumnavigate The Globe By Bike In ~108 Days, Pending Guinness Verification. She Cycled 29,169 Km Across 21 Countries & 4 Continents, Starting And Ending In Chicago, Beating Scotland’s Jenny Graham’s 2018 Record Of ~124 Days. Indian Cyclist Vedangi Kulkarni Is Also Attempting The Record.

The 40m Stampfli 24 Express, The World’s Longest Rowing Boat, Joined The Paris 2024 Olympic Torch Relay On July 21 On The River Marne. Starting In Greece, The Relay Crossed France And Ended In Paris, Where The July 26 Opening Ceremony Began As A 6km Floating Parade On The Seine, Instead Of In The Stadium, For The First Time In The Olympics.

French Bakers In Paris Broke A Guinness World Record On 5/5/24, Baking A 140.53-Meters-Long Baguette, Surpassing Italy’s 132.62 M Record Set 5 Years Ago. The Record-Breaking Bread, Baked During An Event Organized For The French Confederation Of Bakers And Pastry Chef, Was Shared With The Public, And The Rest Will Be Given To The Homeless.

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