The record for the longest working career of a TV chef belongs to Eva Vicenta Uranga Roig Vda. de Zarate (Mexico) or ‘Mrs Zarate’ as she is known, who presented her first cookery show, Cocina Al Minuto (Televisora Tapatia, Mexico) on 1 December 1960. She currently presents the same show (under the different name) Hasta La Cocina (Televisa Guadalajara Co., Mexico) in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.

History: Cocina Al Minuto (Cooking in a minute); 1 December 1960 – December 1963. Cocine Mejor (Cook Better); January 1964-September 1984, when the name was changed to: Hasta La Cocina (Up to the Kitchen); October 1984 – now (claim arrived February 2003). As of February 2003, Mrs Zarate has spent 6,610 hours cooking for TV shows. Mrs Zarate was born on 13 July 1920, making her one of the oldest TV presenters in the world.

On the 1 December 2006 Ms. Zarate is hosting the show for 46 years.