Johannes Franciscus "Joop" Braakhekke (11 April 1941 – 8 December 2016) was a Dutch chef, restaurateur, television presenter and author.[1]
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Born | Johannes Franciscus Braakhekke (1941-04-11)11 April 1941 Apeldoorn, Netherlands |
Died | 8 December 2016(2016-12-08) (aged 75) Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Nationality | Dutch |
Occupation | Celebrity chef Restaurateur Television presenter Author |
Years active | 1993–2016 |
Organization | Le Garage |
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.
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.
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