 Born and raised in Torino, Italy, Silvia moved to the United States where she began her professional career in the advertising industry, quickly finding success as an award-winning art director. Her Italian upbringing instilled a passion for the culinary arts, which prompted her to shift gears and pursue training at the International Culinary Center in New York. She went on to get her master's in restaurant management at Cornell and a degree from Le Cordon Bleu in London.