The Zumbo Files is my third book. Here you will find recipes for some of my latest creations – such as Chouxmacas, Zonuts and the V8 Diesel cake – and a selection of my favourite savouries. Also included are illustrated, step-by-step instructions for some of my master recipes to help you perfect your technique.

Being a pâtissier is such a great job – there are so many avenues you can take, and you never stop learning. I hope this book helps you to take your pastry skills to the next level, and inspires some new creations of your own.

Since the age of fifteen, pâtisserie has been my life. The past few years have been an incredible journey, taking me to many different countries and presenting me with all kinds of opportunities – to be on television, to feature in magazines, to demonstrate at food festivals all over the world and to have my own business. These opportunities challenge me every single day and give me the chance to work with an amazing team.

Without the people I have met along the way, my journey would have been very different. I’m grateful to those people (you know who you are!) who have helped me pursue these opportunities. Creativity can be elusive – you cannot buy it, it comes and goes as it pleases – but when experience, skills, creativity and a great team come together, then new pâtissiers are born.

Live your passion, chase the dream, eat sweet and stay sweet.

ADRIANO ZUMBO