Aldo Zilli

A recognisable face, it was on BBC2’s Country Show Cook Off that Aldo travelled around the English countryside with fellow chef Silvena Rowe, battling it out for first place in local cookery competitions.

Aldo also appeared on the UK Good Food channel where he and fellow chef Enzo Oliveri embarked on a culinary journey across Sicily, cooking up delights in Mount Etna, Trapani and the island’s capital, Palermo.

During Covid, Aldo Zilli managed to create a new brand, Casa Zilli, from his very own home – cooking and delivering restaurant quality meals to his local neighbourhood.

Aldo is one of the regular presenters on Soho Radio, with his own show, After Service.

He has also had regular slots on ITV1’s Alan Titchmarsh Show and Daybreak. As well as his own

Aldo appeared on the UK Good Food channel where he and fellow chef Enzo Oliveri embarked on a culinary journey across Sicily, cooking up delights in Mount Etna, Trapani and the island’s capital, Palermo.

During Covid, Aldo Zilli managed to create a new brand, Casa Zilli, from his very own home – cooking and delivering restaurant quality meals to his local neighbourhood.

Aldo is one of the regular presenters on Soho Radio, with his own show, After Service.

He has also had regular slots on ITV1’s Alan Titchmarsh Show and Daybreak. As well as his own primetime ITV documentary Home Is Where The Heart Is back in 2011, where he and his wife Nikki mentored a homeless boy, took him into their home and changed his life around completely. Previously he had appeared on Celebrity Fit Club and a winning stint on Celebrity X Factor on ITV1 where he captivated the nation. He charmed the audience with his songs in Italian and proved enormously popular making it through to the last stages of the competition.

Aldo has featured in many magazines and newspapers, and currently writes his own weekly column for the Daily Express Saturday Magazine, appearing recently in Channel 5’s adverts for the newspaper.

Aldo has written 10 popular books including two autobiographies, Being Zilli and My Italian Country Childhood, as well as various cook books, with his signature Italian recipes. His Fish cookbook showcases some of the fresh seafood recipes for which he is so famous. Zilli Fish and Zilli Light share his healthy Italian recipes with tips on how to eat well and still eat delicious food. His most recent book, Fresh & Green, with over 100 new exciting vegetarian recipes made the Telegraph’s Top Ten in 2012.

Aldo has worked with various companies and brands including Thomson Airways, Kraft Foods and You Magazine.

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