Ainsley Harriott

Aldo Zilli is an award-winning chef and restaurateur who specialises in Italian, vegetarian and seafood cuisine. One of nine children, he was born in the small seaside town of Alba Adriatica in the central Italian region of Abruzzo and first learnt Italian home cooking from his mother in Italy followed by catering college.

He was the founder and chef-patron of some of London’s most exciting and innovative restaurants, Signor Zilli, Zilli Green, Zilli Café and Zilli Bar. His Italian seafood restaurant, Zilli Fish, was a Soho institution and had been open for over 15 years until March 2012 when Aldo decided to hang up the chef’s whites to focus his time as a consultant chef to raise the profile of other brands, providing advice and expertise alongside devising new seasonal menus for numerous restaurants.

He is delighted to be the Brand Ambassador for Lucarelli and is excited to be cooking some live demos at the Solihull Food Festival this September showing you what’s on offer at Emporio Artari Touchwood as well as the Lucarelli Restaurants.

Aldo said: “Food and Drink Festivals are amazing and I love them as it brings the best out of us chefs interacting with our customers.

“Solihull is a great area and I am really looking forward to be taking part in the Food Festival. See you all there for some Italian delicacies with Lucarelli Restaurants!”