Show gives us our just desserts

Zumbo comes to television.

By Tania Phillips

ZUMBOS Just Desserts,
Monday, 7.30pm, Seven

CHANNEL Seven has started serving up a sweet treat for those with a sweet tooth and an addiction to cooking shows.
It was only a matter of time before photogenic and well-known patissier Adriano Zumbo was given his own show to head up. Adding to the sweetness is the British chef (of Little Paris Kitchen fame) Rachel Khoo just to sweeten the deal further.
So what’s it all about?
An original Channel Seven concept (I know, refreshing right?) and from the makers of My Kitchen Rules – Zumbo’s Just Desserts puts Australia’s “most passionate dessert makers to the test”.
So think Great British Bake-off meets Charlie and the Chocolate factory.
Under the watchful eye of Zumbo and Khoo, 12 contestants will put their sweet making skills to the test until the ultimate dessert king or queen is crowned. Their journey begins at the candy-coloured Dessert Factory, where they must make some magic. In every episode, Zumbo will set a Sweet Sensations Task.
Cooking to Zumbo’s special brief and theme, they’ll have to create a dessert using their imagination. Top pastry chef Gigi Falanga is Zumbo’s assistant on the factory floor, helping the dessert makers keep to time after they power up their dessert stations.
There’ll be plenty of thrills and spills as they battle the factory clock and their nerves to finish on time. Judges Zumbo and Koo risk life and limb – OK, maybe cavities and diabetes – to taste and critique all their creations.
The two dessert makers with the weakest creations must then compete in the Zumbo Test. Known as the Patissier of Pain, Zumbo will unveil a fantastical and challenging never-before-seen creation from underneath the Dessert Dome, which the bottom two contestants must replicate. Zumbo and Khoo will score the dishes out of 10. The lowest scoring contestant will be eliminated. It’s a baptism of fire with someone sent home every episode.
Just to sweeten the deal the winner of the competition will not only take home $100,000 in prize money but they’ll also have one of their creations in Zumbo’s stores.
Did we need another cooking competition show? Probably not but it looks to be a lot of fun none-the-less.