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Adriano Zumbo

Australian pâtissier and television presenter

Adriano Zumbo (born 6 November ) is an Australian pâtissier and television presenter. He opened his first patisserie in before rising to prominence as a frequent guest on MasterChef Australia. Zumbo is the titular host of the Australian baking competition program Zumbo's Just Desserts and a judge on the Netflix web series Sugar Rush.[2] As a popular figure he has garnered many nicknames in the media, including "Sweet Assassin",[3] "Patissier of Pain,"[4] "the Dark Lord of the Pastry Kitchen"[5][6] and "Lord Voldecake."[2] He has also been called "Australia's answer to Willy Wonka."[7]

Early life and education

Adriano Zumbo was born to Italian parents Frank and Nancy Zumbo from Calabria[3] in [1] and was raised in Coonamble, New South Wales, kilometres (&#;mi) northwest of Dubbo.[4][3] Zumbo's parents owned the local IGA supermarket, where he developed a sweet tooth and a keen business sense.[3] His early years were spent in Italy where he learned to appreciate various types of coffee, reflected in the coffee-inspired culinary items found at the various patisseries he owned around Sydney.[3]

After finishing school, Zumbo travelled to Sydney to start his pastry chef apprenticeship in [3] He worked under renowned culinary icons in Australia and France including Ramon Morato and Pierre Hermé.[3]

Career

Zumbo started his career by supplying homemade tarts, muffins, brownies and banana bread to local cafés in Sydney.

He later switched to selling goods to grower's market before opening his first patisserie in Balmain in [3] As of , Zumbo had ten patisseries in Sydney and Melbourne.[8]

In August , Zumbo's company was placed in voluntary administration, with plans for existing stores continuing to stay open.[9]

Television appearances

Zumbo appeared on a six-part documentary television series Zumbo, featuring the daily routine of the chef at his Balmain kitchen business, which screened on SBS One in [10]

Zumbo has appeared on every season of Masterchef,[1] starting with setting a croquembouche challenge in season 1.

His fifth appearance in challenged contestants to recreate his raspberry-beetroot and black olive macaron "tower of terror".[11][12] Within three days of the episode airing, he had sold macarons at his Balmain shop, quadruple the normal rate.[11] Zumbo's vanilla V8 cake was featured as a challenge dish in the season of Masterchef, and has layers of vanilla glaze, crème chantilly, water gel, macaron, brulee, chiffon, syrup, ganache, almond crunch and almond dacquoise.[13] The cake had originally been created in honour of Margaret Fulton's 85th birthday, and was so named for its eight textures of vanilla.[14] In June , the same layered cake was listed as number 8 in Good Food's top 10 cult desserts in Sydney.[15]

In August , Zumbo co-hosted Seven Network cooking series Zumbo's Just Desserts with Rachel Khoo and Gigi Falanga.[4][16][17]

In the Netflix series Sugar Rush, hosted by Hunter March, Zumbo is a judge alongside Candace Nelson.[18]

Zumbo also appeared as a contestant on the first season of Dessert Masters in [19]

Controversy over failure to pay workers

In , A Current Affair featured accusations that Zumbo underpaid his staff.

Zumbo later confirmed that the business was backpaying staff due to payroll errors.[20]

Publications

In , Zumbo released his first book, Zumbo: Adriano Zumbo's fantastical kitchen of other-worldly delights.[21]

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  • Zumbo, Adriano (). Zumbarons: a fantasy land of macarons.

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  • Zumbo, Adriano (). The Zumbo files: unlocking the secrets of a master patissier. Murdoch Books (Sydney). ISBN&#;

Zumbo

Zumbo is an Australian observational documentarytelevision series following patissier Adriano Zumbo at his Balmain, Sydney kitchen business.[22]

The series premiered on 10 February and ran for 6 episodes.

It screened on SBS One Thursdays at pm.[23][unreliable source?]

Adrianos signature dish is the macaron, and the first episode featured the lead up to 'Macaron Day', as the kitchen pumps out close to 30, multicoloured macarons.

Adriano zumbo biography wikipedia ita english Adriano Zumbo is an Australian pastry chef and television host. He started his first patisserie in before becoming a regular on MasterChef Australia. He is 49 years old as of 3 November He was born in in Melbourne, Australia. Zumbo began dating My Kitchen Rules competitor Nelly Riggio in

Episode 2 focused on the preparation of Adriano's new 'Summer Collection,' a range of new creations presented at a runway show. Episode 3 featured Adriano returning to his hometown, Coonamble, to help cater for one of the biggest events of the year&#;– his father's 70th birthday.

Personal life

In , Zumbo and My Kitchen Rules contestant Nelly Riggio began dating.[24] On May 6, just 12 months after he proposed, the couple married.

Adriano and Nelly will be expecting their first child in November [25]

References

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  6. ^ abcdefgh"Pastry Chef Adriano Zumbo sweet talks". Bean Scene. Archived from the original on 10 July Retrieved 2 October
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    "Adriano Zumbo on Just Desserts, passion and being the Patissier of Pain". The Sydney Morning Herald.

    Adriano zumbo biography wikipedia ita in spanish

    Adriano Zumbo (born 6 November ) is an Australian pâtissier and television presenter. He opened his first patisserie in before rising to prominence as a frequent guest on MasterChef Australia. Zumbo is the titular host of the Australian baking competition program Zumbo's Just Desserts and a judge on the Netflix series Sugar Rush. [2].

    Retrieved 3 November

  8. ^"50 Shades of Zumbo". Iconic and Vintage. 14 December Retrieved 3 November
  9. ^"Adriano Zumbo – The Dark Lord of the Pastry Kitchen". The Pastry Workshop. 22 July Retrieved 3 November
  10. ^Ramsey, Britt (15 December ).

    "Nambucca's taste of the sweet life". Nambucca Guardian News.

  11. ^"The fall of Adriano Zumbo's dessert empire".

    Autobiography wikipedia: Adriano Zumbo is 42 years old as of , as he was born on 6th November He is renowned as one of the most famous Australian pâtissiers of this century. With years of dedication and hard work, he has firmly established himself in the world of pastry and desserts.

    Australian Financial Review. 26 August Retrieved 31 December

  12. ^"Adriano Zumbo's businesses placed into voluntary administration, with debts reportedly as high as $10 million". SmartCompany. 2 August Retrieved 31 December
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    16 January Archived from the original on 16 January Retrieved 2 August

  14. ^ abBurns, Mia (12 July ). "Macarons a towering success". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 23 July
  15. ^"MasterChef's Peter falls in macaron massacre".

    The Sydney Morning Herald. 5 July Retrieved 2 August

  16. ^Quinn, Karl (19 July ). "MasterChef recap: Deluded Jimmy wins the day". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 1 August
  17. ^Zumbo, Adriano (). Zumbo cakes: Adriano Zumbo's fantastical kitchen of other-worldly delights.

    Sydney: Murdoch Books. ISBN&#;.

  18. ^Sams, Lauren (18 June ).

    Essay wikipedia Adriano Zumbo is the only celebrity pastry chef in Australia – possibly the only one ever. He has appeared in every season of MasterChef, the Ten Network TV show that turned competitive cooking into a spectator sport, and the queues outside his poky bakery in Darling Street, Balmain, grew across three neighbouring shopfronts.

    "Sydney's top 10 cult desserts ". Good Food. Retrieved 1 August

  19. ^"Seven gives viewers a taste of new Zumbo's Just Desserts". Bandt. 29 June Retrieved 5 July
  20. ^Thomas, Sarah (17 August ). "Adriano Zumbo on Just Desserts, passion and being the Patissier of Pain".

    The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 23 July

  21. ^Gooden, Tai. "Say Goodbye To Your Weekend, Netflix's Newest Baking Show Will Have You Hooked". Bustle.
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  23. ^Han, Misa (27 August ). "The fall of Zumbo's dessert empire".

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  24. ^"Adriano Zumbo". Good Food & Wine Show.

    Adriano zumbo biography wikipedia ita Adriano Zumbo (born 6 November ) is an Australian pâtissier and television presenter. He opened his first patisserie in before rising to prominence as a frequent guest on MasterChef Australia. Zumbo is the titular host of the Australian baking competition program Zumbo's Just Desserts and a judge on the Netflix series Sugar Rush. [2].

    Archived from the original on 17 August

  25. ^"New Adriano Zumbo series on SBS". 21 December Archived from the original on 16 January Retrieved 2 August
  26. ^Knox, David (27 January ). "Airdate: Zumbo". TV Tonight.
  27. ^"'He's not a homewrecker' MKR's Nelly slams affair rumours with dessert king Adriano Zumbo".

    The Daily Telegraph. 21 August Retrieved 3 August

  28. ^"'Adriano Zumbo and Nelly Riggio: A very sweet day!'". New Idea. 16 May Retrieved 27 June

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