An acclaimed Scottish chef who set up in Australia and became a judge on the country's edition of Masterchef has died unexpectedly aged 46, leaving behind wife Lauren Fried and his four children.
Jock Zonfrillo, from Glasgow, died on Sunday April 30, according to a statement issued by his family. The chef, born Barry Zonfrillo, began working in kitchens as a youngster, becoming an apprentice at the Turnberry Resort at the age of 15 and later working under Marco Pierre White.
However, by his own admission he had problems with drugs in his late teens, which he detailed in his 2021 autobiography, The Long Shot. He later relocated to Australia, opening his own restaurant, Restaurant Orana, in Adelaide in 2013.
