Adriano Zumbo Quotes

Adriano Zumbo is an Australian pastry chef and television personality. He is known for his intricate and visually stunning desserts, and he has gained popularity through his appearances on cooking shows such as "MasterChef Australia." Zumbo's innovative culinary creations and his passion for pastry have made him a prominent figure in the culinary world.

I go to Perth a few times a year and I love going ... -Adriano Zumbo

I go to Perth a few times a year and I love going there.

In the end, you have to do what makes you happy - the people who love you and are around you are all that matters.

I ate everything. I ate every single lolly you can think of. Chocolate bars, Curly Wurlys, Aero bars, Fantales, Minties, Clinkers, Cherry Ripes. Pretty much anything, you name it, I ate it.

Texture and flavor is king.... -Adriano Zumbo

Texture and flavor is king.

I was a fussy eater when I was young and a lot of the time my parents weren't there because they were always working. So I'd just eat lollies and biscuits and chips. That's kind of where I got the taste for the sweet fix.

When I was kid, one of the big things was watching all the cattle trucks and wheat trucks coming through town.

I was a real unfocused academic student, always fiddling around in class, or doing something silly and thinking of something else that had nothing to do with school.

Whether it's a leaf from a tree, the supermarket or person, everything is art and movement, it's all inspiration.

The hardest challenge is doing something more traditional. When you do something new, it's easier because it's its own thing. But the traditional ones, you have to do them right.

I would definitely recommend getting a decent electric mixer. A good quality non-stick baking mat is also essential for creating those impressive desserts.

I've probably got about 300 books. I love collecti... -Adriano Zumbo

I've probably got about 300 books. I love collecting books.

I'm not that menacing. Although I can be quite dir... -Adriano Zumbo

I'm not that menacing. Although I can be quite direct.

I was a bit of a wild kid.... -Adriano Zumbo

I was a bit of a wild kid.

Before I went on sporting trips I'd take chips or ... -Adriano Zumbo

Before I went on sporting trips I'd take chips or lollies. I had a love for sweet foods.

I was born in the Chinese year of the rooster, so ... -Adriano Zumbo

I was born in the Chinese year of the rooster, so maybe that explains my affinity with chickens.

So my brain started ticking and I bought all my books from a cookbook shop, Libraire Gourmand in Paris. I bought them over the Internet and they sent them from France. I got the 'Larousse' in a box with 20 other books. I was pretty excited. It was like Christmas for 20 years.

I love chocolate and I think there is no such thin... -Adriano Zumbo

I love chocolate and I think there is no such thing as too much.

Coming from an Italian family, my parents had supermarkets and they said I had to take over as any son should take over the family business - I copped a lot of flak when I said 'no.'

Living in a small country town, there wasn't a whole lot to do so you find your own fun. I was always getting myself in trouble.

If I hosted a high tea at home it would be an Italian aperitivo-style high tea. I'd make little meatballs with lemon puree and mozzarella centres. Or maybe little schnitzel sliders with coleslaw.

It was a great challenge creating the Zumbarons. Coming up with the elements for each was the hardest, but it only took us one attempt and we were happy with the flavor.

I couldn't pay attention to a novel; I'd get three... -Adriano Zumbo

I couldn't pay attention to a novel; I'd get three pages in and couldn't remember what it was about.

I eat cake every day.... -Adriano Zumbo

I eat cake every day.

When I was 19, I began work at a French sourdough ... -Adriano Zumbo

When I was 19, I began work at a French sourdough bakery in Balmain.

Mostly my ideas come from within, from my experiences, my childhood and the master of all sweets and lollies, Mr. Willy Wonka.

When I was a kid, my parents ran a supermarket; I grew up in there and everything was free, it was like a wonderland. There were lollies and biscuits and chips, and I used to eat more of that than vegetables.

I have the pleasure of being surrounded by desserts and chocolate. If that makes me a sex symbol then great, but it's not my aim in life.

I'm someone who's easily bored.... -Adriano Zumbo

I'm someone who's easily bored.

For me inspiration is pretty much life. The life around you and everything that happens, the people you meet, where you go, what you've eaten in your childhood.

Geography was my best subject but that was only because of the game 'Carmen Sandiego.' I chased her all over the world.

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