Aldo Ortado is a contestant from MasterChef Australia Season 10 & 14. He is placed 13th in Season 10 and 8th in Season 14.
Biography[]
Retrieved from 10play.com.au
Season 10[]
Growing up in the Italian province of Bacoli, Aldo says sharing food was the key to his childhood. Each day his nonna would ask him what he wanted for lunch and dinner and he recalls always asking for pasta with cannellini beans and fresh mussels. He did not grow up with fancy food, it was all about fresh ingredients and comfort dining. It is that skill set mentored by his beloved nonna, which puts him in line for the MasterChef Australia 2018 season 10 title.
Aldo was raised with an older and younger sister and admits he had a wonderful childhood, spoiled by his extended family. He was a competitive swimmer, representing his village at swimming meets across Italy.
After leaving school in 2009, Aldo moved to Rome to study statistics and four years later, he headed down under to Sydney, seeking new adventures.
He started working for an event and catering business as a food attendant on the floor, before taking on a restaurant manager role with a local Italian restaurant, Giro Osteria.
In early 2014, Aldo met Mark and the pair became engaged two years ago. He says he is looking forward to planning their wedding and hopes his fellow MasterChef Australia contestants will help cater the big event.
When the MasterChef Australia journey comes to an end, Aldo hopes to open his own café and restaurant, focusing on classic southern Italian food with a relaxed feel during the day, which transforms into a fine dining experience at night. He says he wants the feel to reflect that of his childhood – a place where from the time you step inside, you just feel like you have arrived home.[1]
Season 14[]
Sharing food was the key to Aldo Ortado’s warm childhood growing up in the Italian province of Bacoli. Each day his Nonna would make his favourite lunch, and Aldo recalls it always being about fresh ingredients and comfort dining. Raised alongside an older and younger sister, Aldo says he was fortunate to be regularly spoiled by extended family. It’s a family he longs to return and see, as COVID restrictions have kept him in Sydney for the past few years.
In 2009 after leaving school, Aldo moved to Rome to study statistics and four years later headed to Australia seeking new adventures.
He started working for an event and catering business as a food attendant on the floor, before taking on a restaurant manager role with a local Italian restaurant, Giro Osteria.
In early 2014 Aldo met Mark, and the pair married two years ago.
Following his MasterChef Australia journey, Aldo appeared on television in numerous cooking segments, and opened pop up restaurants in Sydney. But he relishes being back home in the MasterChef kitchen and wants his fellow contestant to be under no illusion, he’s back to win.
Aldo dreams of one day opening his own café and restaurant, focussing on classic southern Italian food with a relaxed feel during the day, which transforms into a fine dining experience at night. He says he wants the feel to reflect that of his childhood, a place where from the time you step inside, you just feel like you’ve arrived home.[2]
Trivia[]
- He is the first Australian returning contestant who didn't reach the Top 12.
Season 14[]
- He & Melanie won the first Mystery Box Challenge of the season.
References[]
External links[]
Aldo Ortado on Instagram