Aldo Zilli

Birthday: 1956-01-26

Place of Birth: Alba Adriatica, Abruzzo, Italy

Biography: Aldo Zilli is an Italian-born celebrity chef and restauranteur specializing in Italian cuisine. In 1996 he was awarded Best Italian Restaurant Award in The London Restaurant Awards and in 1998 he 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. He is also the world record holder for the most times a pancake is flipped in 1 minute, flipping it 117 times. He has appeared in One Man and His Hob, Good Food Live as well as in the third series of Celebrity Fit Club. He also appeared in the second treat on CBBC's Best of Friends, aired on 20 July 2009 in which he helped two girls make their own spaghetti.