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In Memoriam: Fallen Stars of 2023
The culinary satellite has mislaid a star.
MasterChef Australia justice Jock Zonfrillo died connected April 30 astatine property 46, the show's web confirmed. A origin of decease has yet to beryllium revealed.
"Network 10 and Endemol Shine Australia are profoundly shocked and saddened astatine the abrupt nonaccomplishment of Jock Zonfrillo, a beloved subordinate of the MasterChef Australia family," a statement shared to Paramount ANZ's website connected May 1 read. "Jock passed distant successful Melbourne yesterday."
Zonfrillo's household besides reflected connected their heartbreak amid his abrupt passing.
"With wholly shattered hearts and without knowing however we tin perchance determination done beingness without him, we are devastated to stock that Jock passed distant yesterday," his loved ones wrote successful different statement. "So galore words tin picture him, truthful galore stories tin beryllium told, but astatine this clip we're excessively overwhelmed to enactment them into words. For those who crossed his path, became his mate, oregon were fortunate capable to beryllium his family, support this arrogant Scot successful your hearts erstwhile you person your adjacent whisky."
Their connection concluded, "We implore you to delight fto america grieve privately arsenic we find a mode to navigate done this and find abstraction connected the different broadside to observe our irreplaceable husband, father, brother, lad and friend."
The caller play of MasterChef Australia: Secrets & Surprises was acceptable to premiere May 1. However, the web noted the show will not aerial this week.
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Zonfrillo joined MasterChef Australia successful 2019. He was besides a chef, philanthropist and author, releasing his memoir Last Shot successful 2021. However, Network 10 and Endemol Shine Australia noted "he volition beryllium champion remembered arsenic a loving father, husband, member and son." According to the Daily Mail, Zonfrillo welcomed kids Isla and Alfie with woman Lauren Fried arsenic good arsenic daughters Ava and Sophia during his erstwhile marriages.
Zonfrillo's passionateness for the culinary arts formed astatine an aboriginal age.
"Determined and talented and with plentifulness of grit, Jock was calved successful Glasgow to an Italian begetter and a Scottish mother, which meant his formative years were heavy influenced by 2 beardown cultures and it was his obsession with nutrient and tendency for a caller pushbike that astatine conscionable 12 years aged fueled Jock to sound connected room doors looking for a job," the media companies' connection continued. "Jock's emotion and passionateness for nutrient saw him go 1 of the youngest culinary students to bash an apprenticeship astatine The Turnberry Hotel astatine conscionable 15 years of age."
Over the years, Zonfrillo worked astatine respective restaurants—including Restaurant 41 successful Sydney and Magill Estate Restaurant successful Adelaide—and launched Restaurant Orana and Restaurant Blackwood. However, his bequest goes beyond his culinary achievements.
"Jock's charisma, wicked consciousness of humor, generosity, passionateness and emotion for nutrient and his household cannot beryllium measured," Network 10 and Endemol Shine Australia said successful the statement. "He volition beryllium greatly missed."
After proceeding of Zonfrillo's passing, respective chefs paid tribute.
"In full daze to perceive of the abrupt decease of cook Jock Zonfrillo," Jamie Oliver, who is acceptable to look successful the premiere occurrence of MasterChef Australia's caller season, tweeted. "Had the champion clip moving with him for this year's @MasterChefau. Jock was precise generous with his clip and tone successful the amusement and volition beryllium truthful precise missed. Sending bosom felt emotion and condolences to each of his family, friends and the MasterChef squad and contestants."
Added Gordon Ramsay, "Saddened by the devastating quality of Jock Zonfrillo's passing. I genuinely enjoyed the clip we spent unneurotic connected MasterChef successful Australia. Sending each my emotion to Lauren and the household successful this hard time."
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