Adriano Zumbo

Adriano Zumbo
Zumbo in 2017
Born (1981-11-06) 6 November 1981 (age 42)
Coonamble, New South Wales, Australia[1]
OccupationPâtissier
SpouseNelly Riggio

Adriano Zumbo (born 6 November 1981) is an Australian pâtissier and television presenter. He opened his first patisserie in 2007 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]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference goodfood was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Ngo, Hope (28 April 2020). "The truth about Sugar Rush's Adriano Zumbo". Mashed.com. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Pastry Chef Adriano Zumbo sweet talks". Bean Scene. Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
  4. ^ Thomas, Sarah (22 August 2016). "Adriano Zumbo on Just Desserts, passion and being the Patissier of Pain". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  5. ^ "50 Shades of Zumbo". Iconic and Vintage. 14 December 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Adriano Zumbo – The Dark Lord of the Pastry Kitchen". The Pastry Workshop. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  7. ^ Ramsey, Britt (15 December 2016). "Nambucca's taste of the sweet life". Nambucca Guardian News.