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Adriano Zumbo is a renowned Australian patissier and chef, famous for delighting audiences with his unique croquembouche tower, V8 cake and fairytale house on MasterChef Australia. Dubbed as the “sweet assassin”, Zumbo is also well known for terrifying Masterchef contestants with his technically challenging desserts. Zumbo’s creations are unique in their names as well exceptional in the technique he applies. The use of unusual ingredients such as black olive and beetroot and naming each of his creations are Zumbo’s biggest assets.

Zumbo, as he is known in the culinary world, has also appeared on a documentary television series ‘Zumbo’, featuring the daily routine of the chef at his Balmain kitchen business. It screened on SBS One Thursdays at 7:30pm.

Biography
Adriano Zumbo was born to Calabrese-Italian parents and raised in Coonamble, 164 kilometers northwest of Dubbo, New South Wales. Adriano’s parents owned the local IGA supermarket where he developed a sweet tooth and a keen business sense. 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 owns around Sydney.

After finishing school at Year 10, Adriano traveled to Sydney to start his pastry chef apprenticeship in 1997. He worked under renowned culinary icons in Australia and France including Ramon Morato and Pierre Hermé.

Adriano started his career by supplying homemade tarts, muffins, brownies and banana bread to local cafes in Sydney. He later switched to selling goods to grower’s market before opening his first patisserie in Balmain in 2007. Today, Adriano Zumbo owns four Sydney patisseries in Balmain, Manly, Star City and Rozelle. Besides appearing as a guest judge on Masterchef and an observational documentary series, 2011 saw Adrian Zumbo release his first book ‘Zumbo Book’.