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Aldo Zilli
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Aldo Zilli Biography
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Aldo Zilli is chef patron of the Zilli Fish Group and is one of Soho's most flamboyant restaurateurs. His knowledge of the restaurant industry and flamboyant personality makes him ideal as keynote speaker about customer service and service excellence or to run a cooking demonstration or team building event.
Becoming a Chef
After catering college in Italy he was sent abroad for the winter season to hotels all over Europe. He finally came to England at the age of 19 and decided to concentrate on his passion for Italian food, and started working in Italian restaurants, introducing new cooking methods and eclectic menus, transforming them from little-known venues to celebrity haunts. However, he soon outgrew the kitchen, becoming executive manager and training other chefs in his own impressive style.
Eventually, certain of his own success, Aldo decided to go it alone and acquired his first restaurant in Il Siciliano in Dean Street. Word quickly spread about the quality of food and the atmosphere created by Aldo and soon the restaurant was packed.
The Rise of Zilli Fish & Winning Awards
Aldo bought the premises at 41 Dean Street and opened Signor Zilli and then next door with London's first authentic Italian bar, Signor Zilli Bar. Zilli Fish followed in Brewer Street. Great Italian food and Aldo's legendary sense of humour makes these establishments a magnet for people from the media and entertainment world.
He was awarded Best Italian Restaurant Award in The London Restaurant Awards and collected the award for Best Media Restaurant for Zilli Fish. He has also won Favourite Showbiz Restaurant for Signor Zilli in the Capital Radio Awards and the London Times commented 'Aldo Zilli's kitchen remains on top form, with a menu that favours upmarket ingredients put to simple use'.
His has presented Dinner Dates for LWT and has appeared on programmes such as The Morning Show (BBC), Rise TV (Channel 4) GMTV (ITV 1). He recorded several series for Carlton Food Network including One Man and His Hob, as well as Perfect Pasta with Aldo Zilli; Aldo's Italian Job and Aldo and Friends. Aldo co-presented a series for CFN called Two Chefs In Cape with Brian Turner and he has guested on a number of programmes including BBC2's Food & Drink, The Weakest Link, The Vanessa Show, The Generation Game, Channel 4's Light Lunch, Dinner Dates for LWT, GMTV, The London Programme and The Food Factory for ITV. He is a frequent contributor to National and Local radio on food and culinary issues and launched Restaurant Week for London's Totally London campaign.
Author, Columnist and TV Personality
Aldo has been resident chef for The Sun newspaper and has written books including Sainsbury's Quick and Easy Italian Food; Aldo's Italian Food For Friends and Zilli Fish, Foolproof Italian, The Zilli Cook Book, Simple Italian Cookery and Fish and Shellfish: The Essential Cookbook
He has worked as a chef consultant for Safeway and has designed a Zilli dinner service for Poole Pottery. Aldo's latest venture, The Zilli Cookery School launched in association with Magic of Italy, offers the chance to enjoy a unique cookery school and activity programme in the beautiful surroundings of Abruzzo in Italy.
Aldo is a dynamic personality on television and led the successful team to victory on Celebrity Fit Club on ITV1, gaining a new slender figure in the process. His success he partly attributes to the healthy eating plan he devised for himself, a diet specifically designed for men.
Aldo's television appearances were on Celebrity X Factor (ITV1) caused quite a stir when he and the other 3 singing chefs wowed the audiences with their songs in Italian, French and English - they proved enormously popular making it through to the last stages of the competition.
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Outside of appearing and speaking at live corporate and private events Aldo Zilli has a number of retail products available that can be purchased through Speakers Corner. For upcoming new book and product launches related to Aldo Zilli then please contact one of the Speakers Corner booking agents on +44 (0) 208 365 3200 or email info@speakerscorner.co.uk
Aldo Zilli Books
Zilli LightPrice: £20.00
Fish Cook: From Shrimp to SwordfishPrice: £14.99
Aldo Zilli's Foolproof Italian CookeryPrice: £14.99
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Aldo Zilli News
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Revolving restaurant in London's BT Tower is to reopen after 30 years
2nd November 2009Gary Rhodes, Heston Blumenthal and Jamie Oliver are to be approached by BT to run the revolving restaurant at the top of the BT Tower (formerly the Post Office Tower) when it re-opens at the end of 2011 after a 30 year closure.
2nd November 2009Gary Rhodes, Heston Blumenthal and Jamie Oliver are to be approached by BT to run the revolving restaurant at the top of the BT Tower (formerly the Post Office Tower) when it re-opens at the end of 2011 after a 30 year closure.
Gü Brings Sweet Success for James Averdieck
16th December 2008Gü Chocolate Puds, founded by James Averdieck in 2003 has recently become a multi award winner. Not content with scooping the New Exporter of the Year Award, sponsored by UK Trade and Investment, Gü Chocolate Puds also went on to be crowned the overall Food and Drink Exporter of the Year 2008.
16th December 2008Gü Chocolate Puds, founded by James Averdieck in 2003 has recently become a multi award winner. Not content with scooping the New Exporter of the Year Award, sponsored by UK Trade and Investment, Gü Chocolate Puds also went on to be crowned the overall Food and Drink Exporter of the Year 2008.
Lisa Faulkner wins Celebrity Masterchef
25th August 2010Lisa Faulkner cooked up a storm to win Celebrity Masterchef, beating finalists Dick Strawbridge and Christine Hamilton to the title. Masterchef judge, John Torode praised Lisa's 'natural touch and fantastic palate'.
25th August 2010Lisa Faulkner cooked up a storm to win Celebrity Masterchef, beating finalists Dick Strawbridge and Christine Hamilton to the title. Masterchef judge, John Torode praised Lisa's 'natural touch and fantastic palate'.
The Good Food Guide rates The Fat Duck as the top
11th August 2010Heston Blumenthal's restaurant 'The Fat Duck' has been voted the top restaurant in the UK for the third year in a row. Other top chefs that appeared in the top 10 included Marcus Wareing, Raymond Blanc and Gordon Ramsey
11th August 2010Heston Blumenthal's restaurant 'The Fat Duck' has been voted the top restaurant in the UK for the third year in a row. Other top chefs that appeared in the top 10 included Marcus Wareing, Raymond Blanc and Gordon Ramsey
Britain’s Biggest Beer Festival Kicks off Today
3rd August 2010The Great British Beer Festival descends on Earls Court today and fans of the special brew include not only keynote speakers such as Oz Clarke but also celebrity chefs from Gordon Ramsey to Brian Turner.
3rd August 2010The Great British Beer Festival descends on Earls Court today and fans of the special brew include not only keynote speakers such as Oz Clarke but also celebrity chefs from Gordon Ramsey to Brian Turner.
Lawrence Dallaglio puts his name to a pasta sauce - a diversion from rugby and conference speaking
29th September 2009The former England and Wasps rugby player and renowned motivational conference speaker has teamed up with the Salca, the Italian sauce maker best known for their pesto sauce. The Dallaglio sauces will be on Waitrose's shelves this week and at a premium price, are aimed at the top end market. Since Lawrence Dallaglio is one of Speakers Corner's favourite motivators, we'll all be queuing in the aisles at Waitrose later in the week with our own consumer test!
29th September 2009The former England and Wasps rugby player and renowned motivational conference speaker has teamed up with the Salca, the Italian sauce maker best known for their pesto sauce. The Dallaglio sauces will be on Waitrose's shelves this week and at a premium price, are aimed at the top end market. Since Lawrence Dallaglio is one of Speakers Corner's favourite motivators, we'll all be queuing in the aisles at Waitrose later in the week with our own consumer test!
Top Chefs to Cook for Wounded War Heroes
18th September 2009Paul Gayler, Chef de Cuisine at The Lanesborough has created the event Chefs for Heroes to raise money for the charity Help for Heroes. Paul will lead a team of top chefs as they cook a five course meal to raise funds for troops wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan. Celebrity chefs including Heston Blumenthal, Ainsley Harriott, Antonio Carluccio, Aldo Zilli and Anthony Worrall Thompson have given their support to the project and will be serving the diners on the evening.
18th September 2009Paul Gayler, Chef de Cuisine at The Lanesborough has created the event Chefs for Heroes to raise money for the charity Help for Heroes. Paul will lead a team of top chefs as they cook a five course meal to raise funds for troops wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan. Celebrity chefs including Heston Blumenthal, Ainsley Harriott, Antonio Carluccio, Aldo Zilli and Anthony Worrall Thompson have given their support to the project and will be serving the diners on the evening.
Celebrity Masterchef returns to our screens tonight
21st July 2010It's that time of year again, when even the most competant celebrity chefs have problems completing a simple task like boiling potatoes as soon as they enter the Masterchef kitchen. The celebrities competing in this year's Masterchef include, former Dragon Richard Farleigh, athlete Colin Jackson, Christine Hamilton and former BBC royal correspondant, Jennie Bond.
21st July 2010It's that time of year again, when even the most competant celebrity chefs have problems completing a simple task like boiling potatoes as soon as they enter the Masterchef kitchen. The celebrities competing in this year's Masterchef include, former Dragon Richard Farleigh, athlete Colin Jackson, Christine Hamilton and former BBC royal correspondant, Jennie Bond.
Heston Blumenthal and Gordon Ramsay named as the two best restaurateurs in the UK
19th August 2009The Good Food Guide 2010 has awarded the highest possible accolade to Heston Blumenthal's Fat Duck Restaurant, awarding only him ten points out of ten for the second year in a row. Gordon Ramsay was given nine points for his flagship restaurant in Cheslea. Again he is the only restaurateur to collect nine points, making Heston and Gordon the two finest chefs in the country.
19th August 2009The Good Food Guide 2010 has awarded the highest possible accolade to Heston Blumenthal's Fat Duck Restaurant, awarding only him ten points out of ten for the second year in a row. Gordon Ramsay was given nine points for his flagship restaurant in Cheslea. Again he is the only restaurateur to collect nine points, making Heston and Gordon the two finest chefs in the country.
The gastro-tastic Taste London festival hits London this weekend
18th June 2010Celebrate summer in the city at the Taste of London festival in Regent's Park. Now in its seventh year, Taste of London is London's first and largest pop-up restaurant festival. The festival brings together 40 of the capital's restaurants, great chefs like Heston Blumenthal and Giorgio Locatelli at the Taste Theatre, and an extraordinary range of quality food and drink from Britain and around the world. Save the date - this is the foodie event of the season.
18th June 2010Celebrate summer in the city at the Taste of London festival in Regent's Park. Now in its seventh year, Taste of London is London's first and largest pop-up restaurant festival. The festival brings together 40 of the capital's restaurants, great chefs like Heston Blumenthal and Giorgio Locatelli at the Taste Theatre, and an extraordinary range of quality food and drink from Britain and around the world. Save the date - this is the foodie event of the season.
Aldo Zilli Reviews
Aldo Zilli has spoken and appeared at a number of recent corporate events. Please find some client speaker testimonials and reviews for Aldo Zilli for a number of these events and conferences. If you would like some additional information as to how to book Aldo Zilli for your corporate event, then please contact one of the Speakers Corner booking agents on +44 (0) 208 365 3200 or email info@speakerscorner.co.uk
"Thank you so much for a truly wonderful day at the Masterclass on Saturday. I enjoyed every minute of it from Billingsgate to lunch! It was fantastic to meet you, Aldo, Tony, your restaurant manager (I didn't get his name) and all the rest of the staff. It was great fun watching, learning and putting into practice new skills and techniques. The food that Aldo prepared was more special than anything I have ever tasted before and his passion and enthusiasm were truly inspirational. It was great to meet all my fellow classmates and hopefully I have made some new friends to keep in touch with. Thank you for looking after us so well! I would highly recommend this class and would be happy for you to mention any of my feelings to other people who may be considering coming to the class. I will treasure the memory of this day for many years to come."
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