The worst cook in Switzerland is called Bränteli Franz
Through a call for entries published in various Swiss newspapers and magazines, a panel of experts led by TV chef Annemarie Wildeisen sought candidates for the title of Switzerland’s worst cook. From hundreds of submissions, eight were selected for the grand finale of the campaign developed by the Reinhold Agency.
A jury of experts led by TV chef Annemarie Wildeisen advertised in various Swiss newspapers and magazines to find candidates for the election of the worst cook in Switzerland (see also "Schlecht gekocht" (Badly cooked)
). From hundreds of entries, eight were selected for the grand finale of the campaign developed by the Reinhold agency. On the website Maenner-an-den-herd.ch they had to compete against each other in a voting over the last three months. Now the winner is known: The worst cook in Switzerland is Bränteli Franz, and with over 3000 votes ahead of Auflauf-Werni. The real name of the worst cook in Switzerland is Franz Gassmann-Wyss and he is from Lucerne. He lives and works as a teacher in Zell. Why he had applied to the magazine Kochen as the worst cook in the first place? "At first, I was incredibly ashamed of my cooking misfortune," Gassmann-Wyss says looking back. "But I'm now amused by my misdeed." He had put frozen chickpeas, complete with protective foil, into the oven. "Suddenly it smelled beastly and the kitchen was full of smoke," he says with a wink. After all, the result was the title of Switzerland's worst cook.
). From hundreds of entries, eight were selected for the grand finale of the campaign developed by the Reinhold agency. On the website Maenner-an-den-herd.ch they had to compete against each other in a voting over the last three months. Now the winner is known: The worst cook in Switzerland is Bränteli Franz, and with over 3000 votes ahead of Auflauf-Werni. The real name of the worst cook in Switzerland is Franz Gassmann-Wyss and he is from Lucerne. He lives and works as a teacher in Zell. Why he had applied to the magazine Kochen as the worst cook in the first place? "At first, I was incredibly ashamed of my cooking misfortune," Gassmann-Wyss says looking back. "But I'm now amused by my misdeed." He had put frozen chickpeas, complete with protective foil, into the oven. "Suddenly it smelled beastly and the kitchen was full of smoke," he says with a wink. After all, the result was the title of Switzerland's worst cook.
