Silvia Colloca

Silvia Colloca is an Italian-born food writer, TV producer, and host. She has authored five cookbooks, including Silvia’s Cucina, Made in Italy, La Dolce Vita, Love, Laugh, Bake!, and Simple Italian, with her sixth cookbook, The Italian Homecook, set to release in 2024. Since 2014, Silvia has been a regular contributor to Delicious and Delicious On Sunday. Her most recent TV series, Cook Like an Italian on SBS Food, has three seasons now selling worldwide. Her next series, Silvia’s Italian Masterclass, will air on Channel TEN in 2024.

Silvia co-wrote, co-produced, and hosted the beloved SBS show Made In Italy with Silvia Colloca, filmed in the Le Marche and Abruzzo regions, which gained a global following of passionate food lovers and earned her a TV WEEK LOGIE Award nomination for Best New Talent in 2015. She also co-wrote, co-produced, and hosted the 2016 ABC prime-time show Silvia’s Italian Table.

Beyond her culinary achievements, Silvia is a celebrated opera singer and versatile actress. In 2022, she produced her first solo classical album for Universal Music, which topped the Classical Charts for over 20 weeks, and performed with Andrea Bocelli at his Sydney concert—a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

Silvia is currently the ambassador for Essteele Cookware, sharing her love for quality-made Italian cookware, as well as D’orsogna Smallgoods.

In the kitchen, Silvia is most at home, where her style is unfussy and friendly, using simple ingredients to create easy-to-replicate dishes suited for the whole family. Her presentation is funny and warm, peppered with interesting facts and personal anecdotes about the legacy of Italian cooking. Silvia’s passion is to share delicious recipes passed down through her family for generations. Her food is traditional, authentic, simple, and rooted in the legacy of her mother and grandmothers.

Italians are fiercely passionate and opinionated about their food, its preparation, and its consumption, and Silvia is no exception!