Join Adriano Zumbo on a trip through his whimsical world of sweet treats. His Willy Wonka style inventions and combinations of flavours are astonishingly bold, surprising and delicious. Whether you crave a multitude of melt-in-your-mouth macarons, an array of perfect pastries or the ultimate gateaux creation there is something to satisfy every sweet-tooth in this collection. Featuring desserts made famous on "Masterchef" Australia, challenge yourself to the conquer the croquembouche, or take on the multi-layered wonder of the V8 cake. Impossible to resist and a pleasure to make, take a journey beyond the chocolate factory with Zumbo. Amazing photography and creative desserts make this a unique book of sweets. Adriano has a massive, loyal following online and within foodie communities; his recent appearances on Masterchef Australia have made his desserts a household name. This title features a gorgeous array of desserts and sweets, from macarons of every flavour to sumptuous pastries and never-before-seen varieties of cakes, there is something creative and yet achievable for every sweet toothed home cook.
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"I freaking love this book. It's like Willy Wonka plus Pierre Herme, times rainbow awesome." —CakeSpy.com
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About the Author
Adriano trained with the best patissiers and chocolatiers in Paris and beyond and is without a doubt one of the most highly-skilled pastry chefs in Australia. This young chef is the owner and creator of both The Artisan Patisserie: selling pastries, cakes, bread and macaroons and Cafe Chocolat: specialising in the most wonderfully enticing array of sweets and pastries.
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All ego, and "glossary items"
Dec 30 2011
By Andrew Pogonowski
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Format:Hardcover
This book was written to celebrate an amazing chef, but regretably not to pass on the passion. Most recipes require very specialist skills and ingredients. The skills take years and the unusual ingredients are never sourced. "See Glossary list & Specialist stores" are not very helpful. Sure no compromise is made by this very gifted man in attaining a professional result, but if you write a cook book it is to share the joy of baking. In this respect he fails. All hail the pastry God, but this book will remain unused and the recipes largely unworkable by us mere mortals.
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Overall far too hard, but as components it is alright
April 11 2013
By D B Crisp
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Format:Hardcover
This book as other reviewers have said is not for the home cook, for example the 'chocolate slice' recipe calls for approximately 7 different layers of ganaches and mousses! However if you were to say make it with 3 layers it is do-able. Same with other recipes where individual components work well, i.e. the profiteroles for the croquembouche are delicious by themselves without the elaborate caramel and assembly steps.
The macarons are nice but you can get the recipes by getting the Zumbarons book. It is half the price and deals only with what many people go to his store to get, the delicious macarons. That book also contains basin macaron recipes which work every time before you begin to branch out into the weird and wonderful.
The macarons are nice but you can get the recipes by getting the Zumbarons book. It is half the price and deals only with what many people go to his store to get, the delicious macarons. That book also contains basin macaron recipes which work every time before you begin to branch out into the weird and wonderful.
8 of 13 people found the following review helpful
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Zumbo: Master of Manipulation
Feb 21 2012
By Doug
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Format:Hardcover
I bought this book primarily for the macaroon recipes as that is generally what this cookbook bases it's merits on. Having followed the instructions carefully I produced my first batch - a disaster. I tried a second, third and fourth time and this is where I have decided to draw a line in the sand. The recipes themselves are badly written, lack description and the results were far from what was promised, which to me says it fails as a cookbook. Based on the communication and the results of cooking first hand, don't waste your time. If you're after a book with magic and mystery, the fat duck cookbook is the way to go. Zumbo has stolen the ideas of Heston but without any of the creativity or clear instruction. Yes Heston's book is much more complicated, but when I've cooked from there, I have achieved the same results perfectly every time. To be plain and simple, avoid Zumbo - the books, the shows, the DVD's and his shop because quite frankly, he isn't worth it.
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