Joop Braakhekke

Johannes Franciscus "Joop" Braakhekke (11 April 1941 – 8 December 2016) was a Dutch chef, restaurateur, television presenter and author.[1]

Joop Braakhekke
Joop Braakhekke in 2010
Born
Johannes Franciscus Braakhekke

(1941-04-11)11 April 1941
Apeldoorn, Netherlands
Died8 December 2016(2016-12-08) (aged 75)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
OccupationCelebrity chef
Restaurateur
Television presenter
Author
Years active1993–2016
OrganizationLe Garage

Life

Braakhekke was born in Apeldoorn in the Veluwe, where he grew up. As a child he wanted to become an actor, but eventually settled on becoming a restaurateur. After high school he went to Paris and Barcelona to learn culinary arts. In 1968 he returned to the Netherlands and worked as a restaurateur, first in Apeldoorn, at the bistro Le Philosophe, and then in Amsterdam, at De Kersentuin, Le Garage, and En Pluche.

For five years beginning in 1993 Braakhekke was a presenter on the popular television cooking program Kookgek, and wrote a cookbook.

Trivia

In December 2008 Braakhekke won the Loden Leeuw prize for appearing in an air freshener advertisement in the Netherlands.[2][3] The prize is awarded to the most annoying celebrity in a television commercial.

References
  1. "Tv-kok en restauranthouder Joop Braakhekke overleden" (in Dutch). NOS. 8 December 2016.
  2. "Joop Braakhekke wint Loden Leeuw". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 22 December 2008.
  3. The 30-second advertisement itself."Joop Braakhekke Ambi Pur commercial" (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2020 – via YouTube.


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