Attempt to Make The World’s Largest Calzone Set for Sunday in Charlotte Amalie

Chef Brady Sweet of Cafe Amici aims to break his own Guinness World Record with a 35-foot calzone, featuring a day of festivities and charity fundraising for the Humane Society

In a world where coconut, pineapple, guava, and guava berry tarts are the main baked goods on everyone’s lips, one man hopes to shift the attention of Virgin Islanders to a savory contender – the calzone. Brady Sweet, owner of Cafe Amici in downtown Charlotte Amalie, is hoping to do so in a big way: by breaking the Guinness World Record for the world’s largest calzone.

The record was set in Indiana a decade ago, by Mr. Sweet himself. Shortly after his successful Guinness World Record in 2014, he moved to St. Thomas to work as a chef in one of the island’s prestigious hotels. Mr. Sweet later entered a partnership to purchase Cafe Amici but subsequently sold it to pursue other ventures. When the opportunity presented itself to purchase the establishment again, this time as sole owner, Mr. Sweet jumped at it. “I just find so much joy in it,” he told the Consortium, reflecting on his specialization in pizzas, calzones and Italian fare.