At the first annual Nonni’s Family day today in Concord NH Nonni’s Italian Eatery has set the worlds record for the largest meatball ever made! The world record breaking Meatball was 222.5 lbs! That breaks the previous world record by 25 lbs!!!!!

Then as soon as the festivities were complete the humongous meatball was broken down into tasty bite sized portions and packaged up and delivered to local area shelters to feed the hungry.

Congratulations to all the Nonni’s Staff who made this possible! Stay tuned for more media updates, including video of the actual weigh in!

Again, many thanks for all your support – Chef Mat.

Come and witness as Nonni’s breaks the Guinness book of World Records with theWorld’s largest meatball! There will be plenty of free food, demos, games and prizes for the whole family.

When:

November 1, 2009

Where:

Nonni’s – Holiday Inn Concord
172 North Main Street,Concord • (603) 224-0400
(Events will be held in the Ballroom)

Time:

12:00 – 3:00

Contests

• Meatball Eating Contest • SpicyMeatball Contest
• KidsMeatball Ladle Run

Two Ways to Win

1. Enter to win a Family Meatball (Spaghetti too)
2. Dinner for Four – Once a Month for a Year!

Guess the final weight of theWorld’s Largest Meatball when you come out and view it for yourself or go to www.goodeatsnh.com and click on the picture of “Mat and the Meatball”and enter to win.

Nonni’s Italian Eatery Challenges the Guinness World Records™ record for “World’s Largest Meatball”

On Sunday, November 1, 2009, Nonni’s Italian Eatery, located at the Holiday Inn, will attempt to break the current standing world record for the largest meatball ever created. The record is currently held by the Jimmy Kimmel Live Show who set the record on September 24, 2009. The meatball weighed in at a whopping 198.6 pounds!

Nonni’s will attempt to shatter that record. “This is no small feat” says Owner and Chef, Mathew Mitnitsky, as Guinness World Records is very specific about the requirements. First of all, the giant meatball must be completely edible; it must also maintain the classic ingredients that make up a traditional meatball; the recipe must be submitted in both pounds and metric conversions; lastly, the final weigh-in must be performed by state approved “weights & measures” personnel in order to ensure accuracy.

So, the big question that everyone keeps asking…how do you cook a giant meatball? “Well, I wish I could tell you but I’m afraid that needs to be kept a secret for now. The one thing I will say is that it takes approximately two days to cook”.

Please join us for this free event!

The festivities will begin at 12:00pm on Sunday with several events scheduled. For example, the “Meatball Challenge” where we see how many meatballs you can consume in fifteen minutes.  Kids of all ages will also enjoy playing the “Meatball Ladle Run” where a team of two will be challenged to run meatballs across the room and place them into a pot of sauce. Finally, the “Mama Mia Spicy Meatball Challenge”… for those who like spicy foods, this one will be “hot”. Contestants will challenge themselves to a graduating heat of fiery meatballs.  Prizes will be given out to all the winners.

At 2:00pm, the main event will take place. Chef Mathew and his team of top meatball specialist will “roll out” the meatball for the record attempt. Guinness World Records will be here for the weigh in.

Music, beverages and more games will continue until 3:00pm.

The meatball will be donated to the Friendly Kitchen here in Concord NH.

As a promotion for the upcoming film “Cloudy with a chance of Meatballs,” Sony Pictures produced the world’s largest meatball with the help of Ritz Carlton hotel executive chef Rainer Zingrebe on August 4th, 2009 in Mexico. It weighed 109 pounds. Jimmy Kimmel was not amused: “Mexico can’t hold the world record for meatball!” So to celebrate the San Gennaro Festival, Jimmy had his team take 200 pounds of ground meat and win the record back!

Read more at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/09/25/jimmy-kimmel-sets-world-r_n_299800.html

When: November 1, 2009
Where: Nonni’s – Holiday Inn Concord
172 North Main Street,Concord • (603) 224-0400
(Events will be held in the Ballroom)
Time: 12:00 – 3:00

Contests

• Meatball Eating Contest • SpicyMeatball Contest
• KidsMeatball Ladle Run

Two Ways to Win

1. Enter to win a Family Meatball (Spaghetti too)
2. Dinner for Four – Once a Month for a Year!

Guess the final weight of theWorld’s Largest Meatball when you come out and view it for yourself or go to www.goodeatsnh.com and click on the picture of “Mat and the Meatball”and enter to win.