Photos: Parmageddon 2013 at Whole Foods Evanston South

Sunday, March 10, 2013, I was one of the official witnesses (for the very first time) of a Guinness World Record competition - Whole Foods was going for the record of cutting the most Parmigiano Reggiano cheese rounds at once. Stores all over the United States participated in the contest and Whole Foods South in Evanston had Justus and Sam the cheese mongers compete against one another for fastest cut. You'll see in the photos below that the rounds were huge, weighing up to 80lbs. each and were tough to cut open. But these cheese mongers cut cheese very well, both quartering in under 10 minutes. As soon as the World Records results are in, I'll be in touch with news.

Thanks to the crew at Whole Foods Evanston for hosting such a fun event!

Click here for more information on the contest.

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