Joop Braakhekke
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 Joop Braakhekke in 2010 | |
| Born | Johannes Franciscus Braakhekke 11 April 1941 Apeldoorn, Netherlands |
| Died | 8 December 2016 (aged 75) Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Occupation(s) | Celebrity chef Restaurateur Television presenter Author |
| Years active | 1993–2016 |
| Organization | Le Garage |
Johannes Franciscus "Joop" Braakhekke (11 April 1941 – 8 December 2016) was a Dutch chef, restaurateur, television presenter and author.[1]
Life
[edit]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
[edit]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 television commercial.
References
[edit]- ^ "Tv-kok en restauranthouder Joop Braakhekke overleden" (in Dutch). NOS. 8 December 2016.
- ^ "Joop Braakhekke wint Loden Leeuw". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 22 December 2008.
- ^ The 30-second advertisement itself."Joop Braakhekke Ambi Pur commercial" (in Dutch). 13 August 2008. Retrieved 2 April 2020 – via YouTube.
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