Candice Bergen’s Fiery Teen Night | Dayton News

Dayton News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 9, 2026 · 1m

At just fourteen, Candice Bergen accidentally turned a fancy Swiss restaurant into a fiery spectacle by adding wine to hot fondue oil — sparking flames that shot to the ceiling and forcing an evacuation. Grounded for the rest of the year, her wild boarding school escapade became local legend, even earning her a nostalgic reunion years later with a ski instructor who recognized her. Now eighty, Bergen still laughs about how her teenage mistake made her a permanent fixture in Gstaad’s lore — all thanks to Switzerland’s then-no-age-limit wine policy. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli…