Rochelle Adonis

Rochelle Adonis is a Canadian Australian pastry chef, restaurateur, and television personality. She appeared as a celebrity judge on the first two seasons of The Great Canadian Baking Show alongside French-born Canadian chef Bruno Feldeisen.

Rochelle Adonis
Adonis at the 2018 Canadian Film Centre Garden Party
Born
Montreal, Quebec, Canada[1]
Culinary career

Early life and travel

Adonis was born and raised in Montreal, Quebec.[1] She moved to Sydney at the age of ten, where she later studied to be a chef.[2] Having worked extensively in pastry kitchens across Europe, including the Hotel Sacher in Vienna,[2] Adonis returned to Australia in 1998, assuming senior pastry positions in several of Sydney's finest dining establishments.[2] Adonis moved to Perth in 2001 and sold wedding cakes and taught cooking classes.[2]

Career

Adonis founded her eponymous brand in 2007, delivering cakes, handmade confections, and her own take on the traditional high tea dining experience in Perth, Western Australia.[2] In 2008, Adonis opened her first exclusive studio. Adonis relocated her flagship business in 2013 to Highgate, a northern suburb of Perth, after outgrowing her original studio.[3]

Television chef

Adonis made appearances on Poh’s Kitchen in 2011 and Channel 9's Christmas in WA special in 2013.

She was a judge on the first two seasons of The Great Canadian Baking Show, a Canadian adaptation of The Great British Bake Off produced for the CBC Television network, from 2017 to 2018.[4][5]

References
  1. Laing, Sarah (22 November 2017). "BTS secrets from a Great Canadian Baking Show judge". Elle Canada. TVA Group. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  2. Rochelle Adonis; CBC Television-Life; GCBS; accessed June 2018
  3. McHugh, Jillian (17 July 2013). "Heartwarming tale of sweet success for Rochelle Adonis". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  4. David, Greg (11 July 2017). "CBC announces hosts and judges for The Great Canadian Baking Show". TV, eh?. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  5. Yeo, Debra (7 February 2018). "Great Canadian Baking Show renewed for Season 2". Toronto Star. Retrieved 8 February 2018. Actors Daniel Levy and Julia Chan will return as hosts, along with judges Bruno Feldeisen and Rochelle Adonis...


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