Born in The Eternal City, Rome, Chef/Owner Silvestro Antonioli learned the smell, touch and taste of the best Italian cooking in his Mama’s kitchen. After a stint as a professional soccer player, he took over a prosperous food market, Margherita La Fonte, a grocery located in the heart of Rome, which was highly regarded for its deli meats, cheeses, produce, breads and wines.  As the grocery owner, Silvestro was responsible for selecting over 5000 food items.  This is where he honed his skills at picking only the finest and freshest ingredients for his customers.

   After ten years, Silvestro left the grocery business and moved to Savannah, Georgia, where he began his career as an esteemed chef.  Starting in the kitchen of Il Pasticcio, at the time a small Italian trattoria in downtown Savannah, he soon took over as head chef.  This began the transformation of the restaurant into a nationally recognized, award-winning hotspot, frequented by locals, tourists and celebrities galore.  The restaurant was highly rated by Zagat and others, and was featured in USA Today in a cover story about the top ten Italian restaurants in the United States.  Silvestro has cooked for numerous actors, among them Robert Redford, Julia Roberts, Will Smith, Tom Hanks, Nicholas Cage, Clint Eastwood and John Travolta.

   While living in Savannah, Silvestro vacationed frequently in Cocoa Beach with his twins Luca and Valeria. While they learned to surf, he fell in love with the beaches and thought about the restaurant he dreamed of owning.  On August 25th  2005, his dream came true as he welcomed customers through the doors of  Silvestro’s. Now everyone in Cocoa Beach, the Space Coast and neighboring areas can dine in fine fashion and taste the legendary cooking of this great chef.