| ZILLI | Aldo _, Italian chef and restaurateur (5) |
| CARLUCCIO | Antonio, Italian chef and restaurateur born in 1937 (9) |
| LOCATELLI | Giorgio ___, Italian chef who co-presented the BBC series Italy Unpacked with art historian Andrew Graham-Dixon (9) |
| SIMON | Celebrity chef and restaurateur (5,5) |
| GAULT | Celebrity chef and restaurateur (5,5) |
| STEIN | Chef and restaurateur noted for his culinary adventures around Padstow, Venice, Istanbul, Italy, Croatia, India, south-east Asia and recently Mexico (5) |
| WHITE | Fiery chef and restaurateur, Marco _ _ (6,5) |
| MARCO | Chef and restaurateur, _ Pierre White (5) |
| RAINE | Aldo ___ (Brad Pitt's role in a Tarantino film) |
| BASIL | Graduates the Italian chef employs? (5) |
| PASTA | Former amateur Italian chefs may cook with it (5) |
| PESTO | Something Italian chefs make in annoyance, adding nothing (5) |
| TIANA | Disney princess and restaurateur |
| GINO | ___ D'acampo, Italian chef and TV star (4) |
| GUCCI | Italian designer Aldo |
| ROSSI | Italian architect Aldo |
| ALDO | ---- Zilli, Italian chef and contestant on 2005's Celebrity Fit Club (4) |
| PIERRE | Fiery chef and restaurateur, Marco _ _ (6,5) |
| SHOES | Merchandise at Canadian chain store Aldo |
| INWAR | "Men ___" (1957 Aldo Ray film) |