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Netflix’s Zumbo’s Just Desserts is a wacky backing show bent on making you feel like you’re in a real life version of Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory. However, the man at the center of this bombastic baking show isn’t a fictional character, but Australian pastry chef, Adriano Zumbo.
Since Zumbo’s Just Desserts first hit Netflix in 2017, the streaming service has bet big on Zumbo’s international crossover appeal. Not only did Netflix fork over the money to revive Zumbo’s Just Desserts for a second season (while its Australian broadcaster waffled due to poor ratings), but they’ve made Zumbo a star in two of their other confectionary competitions: Sugar Rush and Sugar Rush: Christmas.
So who exactly is Adriano Zumbo? And why is Netflix so keen on the guy? And should they be? Here’s everything you need to know about Adriano Zumbo…
WHO IS ZUMBO? WHERE IS THE HOST OF ZUMBO’S JUST DESSERTS, ADRIANO ZUMBO, FROM?
Adriano Zumbo is a 38-year-old chef and pâtissier from Coonamble, New South Wales, Australia. He trained in Italy, France, and his native Australia before launching his career as a pastry chef in Sydney, Australia. In 2007, he opened his first patisserie, Balmain. He shot to fame in Australia on MasterChef Australia. In the 2010, he became known for his macarons, and over the course of the next 6 years became a celebrity chef in his own right.
In 2016, Australia’s Seven Network launched Zumbo’s Just Desserts, which soon became a Netflix co-production.
IS ZUMBO STILL A BIG DEAL IN AUSTRALIA?
Adriano Zumbo is still definitely a celebrity in Australia. (The Daily Mail even reports on his dating life; he’s been linked to Nelly Riggio since 2016.) However, he faced financial trials in the later 2010s. The New Daily reports that in 2018, his patisserie empire was waylaid by debts and allegations of underpaying staff.
However, Zumbo is still a celebrity chef. He hosts Zumbo’s Just Desserts and Sugar Rush for Netflix and boasts almost 150,000 followers on Instagram. However, it remains to be seen if Zumbo can relaunch his restaurant empire in the 2020s. For now, he’s an international streaming star, thanks to Netflix.
Zumbo’s Just Desserts Season 2 is now streaming on Netflix.
