Hilda Baci

Hilda Effiong Bassey (born 20 September 1996) also known as Hilda Baci, is a Nigerian chef, restaurateur, actress, and a one time holder of the Guinness World Record for marathon cooking of 93 hours 11 minutes in May 2023 held in the city of Lagos, Nigeria. She currently runs a restaurant "My food by Hilda" located in Lekki, Lagos State, Nigeria.

Quotes

• I feel i started a trend or like I am pretty much a trailblazer because only a trailblazer will start something and other people will want to do it.
  • "Feeling about people attempting to break her record"/ Hilda Baci' words , 12 July 2023.

• Taking up the challenge has helped shed a positive light on the (culinary) industry.
  • Hilda Baci' words.

• Pushing through that means I can conquer things in this life.
  • Backlash as Hilda Baci reveals being on her period during cook-a-thon. 8th June 2023 Punch Newspaper.

• When you are doing what you love, it doesn’t feel like work.
  • HILDA BACI: Moving to Lagos was my turning point. 26 March 2023, The Nation Newspaper.

• Not necessarily. I feel that if you have a niche for yourself like your service is good, you still have your client base. I would say people don’t have the desire to eat the same thing 365 days a year. As human beings, we are not static to be eating the same things.
  • speaking on keeping client base

• If I am doing something that I love it has to serve me and pay my bills.
  • HILDA BACI: Moving to Lagos was my turning point. 26 March 2023, The Nation Newspaper.