Strictly speaking, the American Eric Finkelstein came up with the idea of ​​eating in as many star restaurants as possible in one day from his parents.

They had given the New Jersey programmer a book each year he was growing up, listing the top ten in various disciplines.

As an adult, Finkelstein finally tried his hand at records such as the longest table tennis serve (15.57 meters) or the largest mosaic of table tennis balls (29.12 square meters).

The programmer has now made it into the Guinness Book of Records for the third time with the discipline “Eat in more Michelin-star restaurants than anyone else in one day”.

On October 26, Finkelstein in New York visited 18 restaurants with at least one of the famous Michelin stars within eleven hours – and fought his way through the menu.

The 34-year-old started out in Daniel Boulud's "Le Pavillon" in Manhattan.

An avocado salad and grilled kale with yogurt dressing was followed by sturgeon caviar on crème fraîche at Caviar Russe, tuna à la Portugal at Le Coucou and duck liver mousse at Gramercy Tavern.

In between, Finkelstein stopped at restaurants like Aquavit (two Michelin stars) and The Modern (also two stars) to refresh himself with a bowl of cranberries for $15 and a few oysters with lime for $26.

Star dishes devoured in less than two minutes

As the IT specialist told the New York Post, the short culinary trip through New York's star cuisine cost him a total of around $500 plus taxes and tips.

Organizing the record was even harder than digesting the more than 5,000 calories.

Before October 26, Finkelstein had spent months trying to get reservations at the upscale restaurants and to coordinate the individual appointments so that they fit into 24 hours.

The first contact with the restaurants was a disappointment: Of the more than 80 restaurants that Finkelstein wrote to, only ten reported back.

In order to reach the 18 starred restaurants scattered across New York boroughs in time, he rode the train and rented a bike.

As proof for the Guinness Book, Finkelstein meanwhile recorded his adventure with his smartphone and a body cam.

The records show that the American devoured many of the dishes in less than two minutes – a crime for connoisseurs of award-winning cuisine.