Comments on: Meeting the Master: a cooking lesson with the elusive Adriano Zumbo http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/24/meeting-the-master-a-cooking-lesson-with-the-elusive-adriano-zumbo/ The slightly eccentric eating and cooking adventures of a Sydney girl who loves cakes, cooking, Nigella Lawson and eating. She eats, breathes and dreams food and indeed will never get cable TV as she'd quit working and watch the Food Channel all day long. Sun, 20 Jul 2008 11:24:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Not Quite Nigella » Adriano Zumbo at Balmain, Summer collection http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/24/meeting-the-master-a-cooking-lesson-with-the-elusive-adriano-zumbo/#comment-3723 Not Quite Nigella » Adriano Zumbo at Balmain, Summer collection Thu, 08 May 2008 23:28:27 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/24/meeting-the-master-a-cooking-lesson-with-the-elusive-adriano-zumbo/#comment-3723 [...] crepe til last. Indeed I’d seen the naked, undressed crepes being shaped into rounds at the Cooking Lesson. The crepe is sticky with maple syrup and filled with maple mascarpone with the gentlest touch of [...] [...] crepe til last. Indeed I’d seen the naked, undressed crepes being shaped into rounds at the Cooking Lesson. The crepe is sticky with maple syrup and filled with maple mascarpone with the gentlest touch of [...]

]]> By: zaki maher http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/24/meeting-the-master-a-cooking-lesson-with-the-elusive-adriano-zumbo/#comment-3713 zaki maher Thu, 08 May 2008 15:17:59 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/24/meeting-the-master-a-cooking-lesson-with-the-elusive-adriano-zumbo/#comment-3713 I leave in egypt ana I want learn acook because love cook I leave in egypt ana I want learn acook because love cook

]]> By: Not Quite Nigella http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/24/meeting-the-master-a-cooking-lesson-with-the-elusive-adriano-zumbo/#comment-3684 Not Quite Nigella Wed, 07 May 2008 14:27:33 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/24/meeting-the-master-a-cooking-lesson-with-the-elusive-adriano-zumbo/#comment-3684 Hi zaki-Cool! :) Hi Nat-Hehe I wish I went to all of them quite honestly :lol: Did you make something different? I think the first day was jam making. Hehe I don't know how much butter was left. I hope the whole block wasn't used on just ours! :lol: Hi zaki-Cool! :)

Hi Nat-Hehe I wish I went to all of them quite honestly :lol: Did you make something different? I think the first day was jam making. Hehe I don’t know how much butter was left. I hope the whole block wasn’t used on just ours! :lol:

]]> By: Nat http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/24/meeting-the-master-a-cooking-lesson-with-the-elusive-adriano-zumbo/#comment-3677 Nat Wed, 07 May 2008 13:39:28 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/24/meeting-the-master-a-cooking-lesson-with-the-elusive-adriano-zumbo/#comment-3677 I'm so greedy I wish I signed up for this one too. I went to the 2nd one which was fabulous...I wonder if we were using the same block of butter... :) I’m so greedy I wish I signed up for this one too. I went to the 2nd one which was fabulous…I wonder if we were using the same block of butter… :)

]]> By: zaki maher http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/24/meeting-the-master-a-cooking-lesson-with-the-elusive-adriano-zumbo/#comment-3660 zaki maher Tue, 06 May 2008 15:06:04 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/24/meeting-the-master-a-cooking-lesson-with-the-elusive-adriano-zumbo/#comment-3660 Ilove cooking.I want learn acooking because i Ilove cooking.I want learn acooking because i

]]> By: Not Quite Nigella http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/24/meeting-the-master-a-cooking-lesson-with-the-elusive-adriano-zumbo/#comment-3580 Not Quite Nigella Fri, 02 May 2008 12:22:04 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/24/meeting-the-master-a-cooking-lesson-with-the-elusive-adriano-zumbo/#comment-3580 Hi Maria-I admit I am a butter fetishist. I just love the flavour of butter. It's so hard choosing cakes there, the easiest thing is to just get one of everything but that would be to the bank balance's detriment. I was comforted to see others having the same dilemma when I went in the store last weekend. I usually think of myself as fairly decisive but I'm a dithering fool when I get in there. Yes the professional tins are so sturdy, I have only one professional tin and it's batterproof! They did taste great for a few days afterwards. I guess because we were getting them as soon as they were made :) I had a great time, thankyou! :D Hi Maria-I admit I am a butter fetishist. I just love the flavour of butter. It’s so hard choosing cakes there, the easiest thing is to just get one of everything but that would be to the bank balance’s detriment.

I was comforted to see others having the same dilemma when I went in the store last weekend. I usually think of myself as fairly decisive but I’m a dithering fool when I get in there.

Yes the professional tins are so sturdy, I have only one professional tin and it’s batterproof!

They did taste great for a few days afterwards. I guess because we were getting them as soon as they were made :)

I had a great time, thankyou! :D

]]> By: Maria http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/24/meeting-the-master-a-cooking-lesson-with-the-elusive-adriano-zumbo/#comment-3564 Maria Fri, 02 May 2008 08:43:21 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/24/meeting-the-master-a-cooking-lesson-with-the-elusive-adriano-zumbo/#comment-3564 At last, I get to this post! What an experience! I'd be taking pictures of that butter too! I went to the post you linked to.. when you were choosing cakes in the shop. I don't know how you did it?! Just too many delights and works of art and cake descriptions that read like unimaginable delights! I've always wanted to take a "master class".. or some kind of famous chef class, but never have. I guess it's a cost I'd have to budget for. I must admit I was curious about the outcome/taste of those "one off" cakes. I was wondering how all of those flavours would work together.. but you seemed to think it was a hit! I was enthralled by how those chocolate curls were made (with the colours). The cake tins look the same as my banana loaf tin.. or very similar.. so now I believe the label that said it was a "professional" tin. What a bonus to take home some goodies. Did they taste ok the next day and the next? Thanks for giving us this special window into the kitchen of Adriano Zumbo! Great you had a good time :-D At last, I get to this post!

What an experience!

I’d be taking pictures of that butter too!

I went to the post you linked to.. when you were choosing cakes in the shop. I don’t know how you did it?! Just too many delights and works of art and cake descriptions that read like unimaginable delights!

I’ve always wanted to take a “master class”.. or some kind of famous chef class, but never have. I guess it’s a cost I’d have to budget for.

I must admit I was curious about the outcome/taste of those “one off” cakes. I was wondering how all of those flavours would work together.. but you seemed to think it was a hit! I was enthralled by how those chocolate curls were made (with the colours).

The cake tins look the same as my banana loaf tin.. or very similar.. so now I believe the label that said it was a “professional” tin.

What a bonus to take home some goodies. Did they taste ok the next day and the next?

Thanks for giving us this special window into the kitchen of Adriano Zumbo! Great you had a good time :-D

]]> By: Not Quite Nigella http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/24/meeting-the-master-a-cooking-lesson-with-the-elusive-adriano-zumbo/#comment-3451 Not Quite Nigella Fri, 25 Apr 2008 23:18:49 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/24/meeting-the-master-a-cooking-lesson-with-the-elusive-adriano-zumbo/#comment-3451 Hi Hayley-the sprays would colour the chocolate that you melt and dry against it. However since we used dark chocolate, it didn't really show up. It would work on white chocolate better. Hi Catherine-Hello fellow class goer! You'll love his store, I'm going there shortly to order some cakes for my birthday. It's fairly small but it has the most beautiful collection of cakes! Sure, if you click on the images, you'll get a larger image and that should be printable quality! Hi airy fairy-If your favourite patissier doesn't hold classes, perhaps you could ask them if they would? Yes I am always so pleasantly surprised by his flavour combinations. They're always so harmonious and delectable! Hi Hayley-the sprays would colour the chocolate that you melt and dry against it. However since we used dark chocolate, it didn’t really show up. It would work on white chocolate better.

Hi Catherine-Hello fellow class goer! You’ll love his store, I’m going there shortly to order some cakes for my birthday. It’s fairly small but it has the most beautiful collection of cakes!

Sure, if you click on the images, you’ll get a larger image and that should be printable quality!

Hi airy fairy-If your favourite patissier doesn’t hold classes, perhaps you could ask them if they would?

Yes I am always so pleasantly surprised by his flavour combinations. They’re always so harmonious and delectable!

]]> By: the airy fairy http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/24/meeting-the-master-a-cooking-lesson-with-the-elusive-adriano-zumbo/#comment-3442 the airy fairy Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:08:53 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/24/meeting-the-master-a-cooking-lesson-with-the-elusive-adriano-zumbo/#comment-3442 this looks like it was so fun and so delicious, would LOVE to go to something like it...wonder if they have classes like that here! that tart looks sublime. i love the combination of flavours...so unexpected but suddenly making my mouth water quite uncontrollably. wonderful! this looks like it was so fun and so delicious, would LOVE to go to something like it…wonder if they have classes like that here! that tart looks sublime. i love the combination of flavours…so unexpected but suddenly making my mouth water quite uncontrollably. wonderful!

]]> By: Catherine http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/24/meeting-the-master-a-cooking-lesson-with-the-elusive-adriano-zumbo/#comment-3439 Catherine Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:54:07 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/24/meeting-the-master-a-cooking-lesson-with-the-elusive-adriano-zumbo/#comment-3439 Hi NQN! I was at the same course as you! *gasps* I had sooo much fun and just felt like a little sponge the whole night just soaking up his knowledge and thought process behind it all..AND....HE WAS SO NICE!!! Like you I was anticipating a grumpy artistic genius behind his creations but was so pleasantly suprised! mind you...I've never been to his store (a mortal sin according to many of the Zumbo followers I met on the night!) and only just happened across learning about the course (I have no idea why but I was on the Balmain Chamber of Commerce website...my eyes drew to "food week"...I think this generally happens to people remotely interested in the foodie world...then saw Patisserie course and thought oh that so sounds like my kind of night!)..after finding out about it I did a quick google on Zumbo which lead me to your site...next on my list is to try and recreate that gorgeous passionfruit tart..mind you...i still must visit the store! Love the photos too! Any chance I can get my hands on some of those?? :P Would love to put them in an album! Hi NQN! I was at the same course as you! *gasps* I had sooo much fun and just felt like a little sponge the whole night just soaking up his knowledge and thought process behind it all..AND….HE WAS SO NICE!!! Like you I was anticipating a grumpy artistic genius behind his creations but was so pleasantly suprised! mind you…I’ve never been to his store (a mortal sin according to many of the Zumbo followers I met on the night!) and only just happened across learning about the course (I have no idea why but I was on the Balmain Chamber of Commerce website…my eyes drew to “food week”…I think this generally happens to people remotely interested in the foodie world…then saw Patisserie course and thought oh that so sounds like my kind of night!)..after finding out about it I did a quick google on Zumbo which lead me to your site…next on my list is to try and recreate that gorgeous passionfruit tart..mind you…i still must visit the store!
Love the photos too! Any chance I can get my hands on some of those?? :P Would love to put them in an album!

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