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Zumbo

Zumbo poster
Genre
cooking show
Country
Australia

How it feels

Patissier Adriano Zumbo hosts a baking competition where contestants create elaborate desserts. The show focuses on intricate sweet dishes and the pressure of timed challenges.

playfulhigh-energywhimsicalfast-pacedcompetitiveindulgentspectacularsweet

What happens

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. As a popular figure he has garnered many nicknames in the media, including "Sweet Assassin", "Patissier of Pain", "the Dark Lord of the Pastry Kitchen" and "Lord Voldecake". He has also been called "Australia's answer to Willy Wonka". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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